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Enjoying autumn doesn’t have to come with a steep price tag. Pull your children away from their schoolwork and take them along on a seasonal family adventure that won’t break the budget. Here are some low- or no-cost autumn activities for you to do:
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September has been designated as Healthy Aging Month—an annual observance designed to focus national attention on the positive aspects of growing older. Healthy aging involves developing new skills and interests, learning to adapt to change, staying physically active and being connected to your community and loved ones, instead of being consumed with anxiety about aging.
Exercise is a great way to stay healthy as you grow older. All older adults should avoid inactivity. Some physical activity is better than none, and those who participate in any amount of physical activity gain health benefits. Government health agencies recommend 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity exercise for all adults. Additionally, eating a low-salt, low-fat diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables and fiber can reduce your age-related risks of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, osteoporosis and other chronic diseases. Whatever improvements you undertake, do so with determination and remain positive.
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While most people desire the health benefits of exercise, not all exercise can or should be performed by everyone. For many people, health conditions or long-term injuries prevent them from taking up some of the more demanding forms of exercise.
If you fall into one of those categories, low-impact exercise may be what you’re looking for. Designed to limit stress on the body, low-impact exercise can still be intensive enough to provide cardiovascular and musculoskeletal benefits. You don’t need to be a mountain climber or marathoner to obtain rewarding levels of personal fitness, but you do need regular exercise in order to maintain your health and well-being. Consider the following forms of exercise as a way to meet your fitness goals:
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For many people, a nice vacation means sandy beaches and exotic cultures. But not every trip can be a “dream vacation.” Fortunately, it’s possible to get away from it all without having to spring for hotels and airfare.
Camping is a great way to take in some much-needed rest and relaxation on a shoestring budget. A camping trip can provide the same sense of freedom a few hours from your home that you would get from visiting another country.
In addition to being low-cost, camping does not require much in the way of advance planning, and can easily be coordinated and undertaken with family or friends. Most campgrounds will even allow you to bring a pet along, freeing you from another vacation-related hassle.
Despite the benefits, camping also has some risks. Observe the following safety tips from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Forest Service to ensure that your trip goes off without a hitch.
Goal setting is challenging because life gets in the way of our goals. A great way to achieve our goals is set smaller smarter obtainable goals. Read more about how to set obtainable goals in the article “Personal Goal Setting” by Sarah Pavey, found on http://www.mindtools.com. (article link http://www.mindtools.com/page6.html)
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July and August are typically the hottest time of the year in most areas of the United States, and these months are often packed with long days at fairs and festivals, family vacations and numerous trips to the pool or lake. While you’re out having fun in the sun, watch for signs of heat illness.
According to the National Weather Service, heat is one of the leading weather-related causes of death in the United States, with men more susceptible than women to heat illness because they sweat more. The elderly and children are also at higher risk if they are not careful in the sun.
Sweating is one of the body’s key reactions to heat, but if you lose fluid from sweat that isn’t replaced by drinking enough water, your body temperature can spike dangerously. When the temperature and humidity both rise, your body’s ability to cool itself is also affected because sweat can’t evaporate fast enough to cool your body.
Heat illness occurs along a spectrum, ranging from heat cramps and fainting to heat exhaustion and heat stroke, which is a life-threatening condition. Symptoms of heat exhaustion may include headache, dizziness, cramping, excessive sweating, pale and clammy skin, and rapid but weak pulse. If someone is suffering heat exhaustion, get him or her out of direct sunlight so he or she can cool down and rehydrate.
Heat stroke occurs when the body becomes so hot it loses its ability to cool itself. Heat stroke is typified by headache, dizziness, confusion, hot and dry skin, throbbing pulse, shallow but rapid breathing, and sometimes unconsciousness. If someone is suffering heat stroke, get medical assistance immediately.
Because summertime includes many fun activities out of doors, you don’t want to miss out. Follow these guidelines to stay cool and safe in the sun:
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Over the years, I have been blessed to be a part of a growing trend within our industry and I am very passionate about it. I’m talking about Fabrication.
Fabrication was around long before my time. TP Mechanical has done fabrication of sorts for many years, and I remember my first experience with it when I was working in the field. In 1998, I was working on a school with a lot of plumbing piping located in masonry walls. I was still learning about different material types and installations at the time, but we fabricated all of the piping on the job-site before installing it in the block walls.
There were different masonry crews scattered across the job site, and they were laying up different wall sections every day. We had to work hard to stay right with them to make sure all of our piping made it within the walls.
Our job superintendent devised a plan to make it easier for us to stay ahead. He worked late every day and made hand sketches of the piping that was located within the walls and provided the drawings and material necessary to make it happen. He split our job site into two crews: one crew was in charge of fabricating the piping sections and the other was in charge of installing them. I was selected for the fabrication team. We set up our shop within a material trailer located on site. By doing this we could work rain or shine to stay ahead of the install team and the masonry contractor.
We continued this process throughout the job and the project was very successful. That was 16 years ago this June. That project has always been part of me throughout my career. I have been fortunate enough to be on many job-sites and facilities across the country and even traveled to Europe to evaluate and learn fabrication techniques. I can honestly say that no one does it better than TP Mechanical.
TP Mechanical’s leadership saw the growing need for fabrication in our industry early on. They went full steam ahead to make the investment in a state-of-the-art fabrication facility in Cincinnati, Ohio. Out of this facility, TP Mechanical provides all fabrication needed for its job-sites as well as for outside customers. We build Plumbing, HVAC, Fire Protection and Medical Gas systems of all sorts. We have even established remote fabrication facilities near construction sites to improve speed and efficiency.
The culture at TP Mechanical has grown to welcome fabrication at all levels because our teams see the benefits for the projects, our customers and the industry alike.
With fabrication TP Mechanical can provide products just-in-time to the projects. We utilize a safe work environment and
shave days, weeks or even months off of construction schedules. Everyone benefits from Fabrication. Properly planned fabrication can reduce safety hazard exposure on the job-site, keep unwanted materials off of the job-site, reduce waste from construction landfills, improve construction logistics and reduce installation time, therefore enhancing construction schedules.
I am proud to be a part of the Fabrication workforce at TP Mechanical because we care about our customers and we are making a difference in our industry. Fabrication has been around for a while, but it is quickly evolving into a bright future. What are you fabricating?
Have you ever wondered what really qualifies as exercise? You maybe surprised to discover many activities do, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield break these activities down.
We go above and beyond in our commitment to developing our workers’ overall skill and expertise. We provide opportunities for our workers to go past expectations and become advanced experts in their fields.
We have spent the past year developing a new initiative called “Building TP Talent.” The purpose of this initiative is the continued growth and development of our employees. We are dedicated to spending more time guiding employees, focusing on leadership behaviors and building technical skill talent. Our TP Mechanical team members are enrolled in a diverse group of classes – titles that range from Building and Enhancing Customer Relationships to a class that focuses on Site Safety Awareness and Identifying Workplace Hazards.
We encourage our team to pursue certifications, cross training and advancements that make them better at what they do. This year, we even launched an internal mobile app to make it easier for employees to sign up for classes and gain knowledge.
This continual growth for our employees is a commitment to them and to you. We know that a better trained workforce means higher quality, greater efficiency and better customer service. At TP Mechanical, our superior training programs allow us to be dedicated to delivering excellence and innovation.
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Fire protection is an integral part of every business. Ensuring that in case of a fire, your company’s property and the safety of your employees are protected. While we understand that cost is on every company’s mind, we invite you to take a moment to learn how fire sprinkler systems are not only beneficial for safety concerns but also cost effective.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reports that when sprinklers are present, the chances of dying in a fire are reduced by one-half to three-fourths. The average property loss per fire is cut by one-half to two-thirds, when compared to fires where sprinklers are not present*.
Many argue that fire sprinklers are too expensive when they are not a code requirement. At a cost of around $1.50 per square foot of new construction, the ROI for a fire system easily surpasses the risk of damage that would be done without one.
Some people believe that sprinklers cause more damage in a fire. False again. When a fire is detected, only the nearest fire sprinkler(s) are triggered, thus localizing the water damage and possibly resulting in only having to replace some carpeting and/or furniture. The sprinkler heads react to temperatures in each room individually. Think of the cost of replacing your entire building and everything in it, versus just one room.
Water damage has to be an issue right? Actually, more than 90% of fires are controlled by four sprinklers or less. At about 25 gallons per minute, per sprinkler, there would far less damage and clean-up when compared to the amount of water used by fire department hoses. Not only would the sprinkler system be the first line of defense, it also is connected to an alarm panel that would speed up the process of notifying the fire department.
Fire protection systems can be utilized to protect not only your property it can save lives. We hope that you will consider giving us a call regarding our fire protection capabilities and what we can do to enhance your current fire protection system.