{"id":1918,"date":"2017-09-05T11:25:28","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T15:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/?p=1918"},"modified":"2017-09-05T11:25:28","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T15:25:28","slug":"follow-me-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/2017\/09\/05\/follow-me-on-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow Me On Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1356\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1356\" src=\"http:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DSC03387-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DSC03387-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DSC03387-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DSC03387-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DSC03387-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DSC03387-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reading Today&#8217;s Confined Space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I try to write about a lot of things, but can&#8217;t get to everything. Happily, there are a lot of others out there writing about workplace safety and providing valuable resources for workers and employers. \u00a0And Twitter isn&#8217;t just a tool for the Mad King to display his lack of wisdom; it&#8217;s also a useful tool to spread useful information. I&#8217;m following a number of workplace safety and labor experts and try to retweet everything that looks like it might help protect workers or save lives.<\/p>\n<p>So if you&#8217;re on Twitter, follow me at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jbarab\">@jbarab<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why workers need to be provided with fall protection and trained how to use it. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/osha?src=hash\">#osha<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1R4sykfpWI\">t.co\/1R4sykfpWI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jordan Barab (@jbarab) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jbarab\/status\/905087427118854145\">September 5, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Good advice, but just telling workers to &#8220;be careful&#8221; is not enough. Employers have a responsibility to ensure a safe workplace. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4BsFW5UYZh\">t.co\/4BsFW5UYZh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jordan Barab (@jbarab) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jbarab\/status\/904776656325406720\">September 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I try to write about a lot of things, but can&#8217;t get to everything. 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