UPM Update
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Safety Topic: Spring Cleaning SafetyAs the weather starts to change many homeowners start to think about spring cleaning. Here are some safety tips:
Household and pool chemicals, paints, and poisons should be properly marked and stored under lock and key, away from children’s reach. Dispose of any that are leaking, expired,… -
Safety Topic: Pushing SafetyOn occasion or perhaps even every day, we're called on to push something.
Typically it's safer to push than it is to pull a load; however doing either can be dangerous to your body. Many soft tissue injuries occur because we push or pull unsafely.
Specific techniques are helpful to…
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Safety Topic: OverconfidenceIt's good you feel confident about your job. You take pride in your ability to do your work quickly and well. However, there is such a thing as overconfidence - when you forget about the hazards and fail to use safe work practices.
No matter how long you have been on the job, and…
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Safety Topic: You and Safety AwarenessSafety Awareness is like almost everything else we do . . . it is learned, not instinctive.
We aren’t born with awareness for safety concerns.
We learn through various means.
Some learn by doing, others by watching and some by reading.
Others learn by their mistakes…
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Safety Topic: Slips, Trips and Falls - Winter Safety TipsSlips, trips and falls are the number one reason for an industrial injury in the United States. Below are some tips for walking outside when it is cold and snowy or icy:
Plan ahead and give yourself sufficient time. When walking on steps always use the hand railings and plant your… -
Safety Topic: Four Elements of CombustionAny program on fire prevention and safety is based on a clear understanding of how materials ignite. In order for a fire to occur, four elements are required; Oxygen, Heat, Fuel and Chain Reaction.
The elements of combustion are very similar to the construction of a tetrahedron: All…
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Supporting Wigs for KidsFor over 30 years, Wigs for Kids has been providing Hair Replacement Systems and support for children who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy, radiation therapy, Alopecia, Trichotillomania, burns and other medical issues at no cost to children or their families.
UPM Supply Chain…
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A Shout Out to Our Big Sister!Today’s all access, hyper-paced world brings upon us a barrage of work, emails, social obligations and time commitments each and every day. With so much information coming at us, along with personal and family responsibilities, it’s easy to overlook a message, a daily chore or even an…
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Congratulations to the Scholarship Recipients of 2016!We’re pleased to announce this year’s scholarship recipients: Joseph Bunton, Son of Steve Bunton who holds an operations position for United Performance Metals and Chris Ivers, son of Marjorie Ivers, who holds a sales position for Vulcanium, a specialty division of United Performance Metals.…
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UPM Putting the "Tough" in Tough MudderHere at UPM, we challenge our employees to jump out of their comfort zones, even if that means diving into a big pile of mud! On June 11th 2016, 17 of our UPM employees and 16 families/friends of UPM, making a total of 33 participants (Wow!), completed the 2016 Tough Mudder Kentucky challenge…
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Bring Your Work Home…And Eat On It Every NightBen Stansel, our Business Analyst here at United Performance Metals, recently moved from the suburbs of Loveland, Ohio to Northside, a Cincinnati neighborhood near the beautiful Spring Grove Cemetery. With this move, some construction and remodeling in his new residence was part of the plan.…
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UPM Steps in for SantaDuring this magical season season, United Performance Metals employees are stepping in for Santa to brighten the holidays for 8 children currently under the the caring arms of Butler County Children's Services.
Each year our own Tracy Graff coordinates this special project, and extends a…