Safety Talk

WHAT'S AT STAKE For outside workers, stinging insects are a summertime job hazard. Stings are usually just an unpleasant annoyance, but occasionally they can cause serious illness and death. WHAT'S THE DANGER Wasps, hornets, bees and certain kinds of ants can all deliver stings. Usually the result is no worse than a painful local swelling that clears up in a few days. However, receiving too many stings or a having a severe allergic reaction to a sting can be fatal. People startled by insect stings (or even the threat of them) have been injured in killed in falls, vehicle crashes and contact […]