According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over 3300 people were killed and 387,000 injured in motor vehicle accidents connected to distracted driving. Distracted driving is any activity that diverts a driver’s attention from the primary task of operating a motor vehicle. Distracted driving involves any of the following activities: Texting Using a cell […]
Our sense of sight plays a critical role in ensuring we remain safe at work. Without our sense of sight there are many tasks that become either impossible or not feasible to complete safely. In order to understand our sense of sight we must stop thinking of our sense of sight as only our eyes. […]
When we talk about who is responsible for safety every employee’s response should be, “I am”. Unfortunately for too many companies the response, “I am” is seldom heard. Instead many employees wrongly assume that their safety department is responsible for their safety. So how do we change this response? How do we lead the effort […]
There is a popular old saying, “Don’t major in the minors and minor in the majors”. This phrase can sometimes make its way into the safety realm. Yet, when it does we must be careful on how we utilize it as it can too often be misinterpreted as not worrying about the details. At the […]
“The Ripple Effect” Most safety professionals like to cover the consequences of an accident and while it is important to understand the initial consequences of an accident, we could be better served to view the aftermath of an accident in terms of the ripple effect. Just like the ripples that a rock creates skipping across […]
Christopher Newport University’s Center for American Studies and Elite Contracting Group are proud to present the 5th annual Symposium on Homeland Security & Defense: Enhancing Resilience through Public-Private Partnerships, to be hosted on the CNU campus February 10-11, 2016 Make sure to catch the early-bird registration for the Christopher Newport Universities Symposium on Homeland Security and Defense […]
Elite is pleased to announce we have become an authorized Control4 Dealer, with a specialized focus in the hospitality market for the Mid-Atlantic Region. Control4, a leading global provider of smart home solutions, works with a select group of highly trained and specially-certified dealers around the world who have the expertise, resources and technical acumen […]
Elite Contracting Group has created a Facebook page! Like the page for all the latest news in our industry to show up on your newsfeed and make sure to invite all of your colleagues and friends to like it too. We are excited to gain even more of a social presence in our Region and beyond!
Fall finally returned last week. With its arrival comes not only a drop in temperature but pumpkin flavored everything, Friday night high school football, fall foliage and chili. However, there is one change that fall brings with it that many of us may not have thought about quite yet. During the fall is when the largest […]
Check out the new and improved website for the Symposium of Homeland Security and Defense. Elite is excited to co-host this symposium with Christopher Newport University for the second year. This years conference will be held on February 10-11, 2016. To register click on registration at the top of the page. We hope to see […]