Safety Tips and Risk Management for Power Sweeping

Because our industry requires a somewhat unique set of safety controls, most of which do not appear in OSHA or State safety codes, we present these safety tips for our Members to adopt into their daily work activities. These are practical tips and techniques, and represent Best Safety Practices for sweeping professionals.

Member Update 6.10.13

Third Party Vendors: Cautions and Analysis

I recently invested a day-and-a-half in personally going through all the results from WSA’s Third Party Vendor Survey. This included setting up an individual results’ page for each individual vendor company included in the Survey. The reason this process was not delegated was that I wanted to see what insights I might gain about the way these companies operate, so as to pass along that information to the sweeping contractor community.

The Wisdom and Success of ‘Larry the Pool Guy’

The following story of ‘Larry the Pool Guy’ is presented in hopes it will inspire better business methods and understanding of the power of building a company on the cornerstones of professionalism, quality work product and ethics.

WSA Member Update 5.29.13

WSA Member Update 5.16.13

Using Company Video to Improve Search Engine Rankings

Tips from Cary Weston of Sutherland Weston on how to improve your search engine rankings by way of video marketing. This includes information on what equipment to buy as well as what to include in your video.

WSA Member Update 5.9.13

WSA Member Update 5.2.13

Second Generation Leadership Guides Dominance of Nationwide Environmental Services, Inc.

A profile of Joe Samuelian and how his sweeping company has grown since being founded in 1968. Includes input from Ani Samuelian, daughter of Joe and part of the second generation management team overseeing what is billed as the largest street sweeping company in America. Includes a Podcast interview with Ani Samuelian, which is embedded at the bottom of the article.