From sustainability to risk assessment to residential fall protection, Safety 2013 sessions will cover a wide range of EHS-related topics. To give you a scheduling heads’ up, here’s a sampling of notable breakout sessions you may want to attend:
This week’s Top Products of the Week include head, hand and fall protection and a solution for increasing visibility in those dangerous workplace intersections:
Updates on the Texas fertilizer plant explosion and the Bangladesh factory building collapse, a preview of AIHce 2013 and an OSHA change in who may accompany its inspectors on “walkarounds” were all featured news on ISHN.com this week:
It isn’t often that the results of one’s safety efforts in the workplace are easily measured, but in the case of Jeremy Bethancourt, that measurement is 11. And counting. Since the Arizona businessman began developing and implementing strengthened fall procedures at Scottsdale, Arizona-based LeBlanc Building Co. in 2006, 11 construction workers employed by LeBlanc have had falls arrested, saving them from likely serious injury or death.
Rigid Lifelines™, a leading provider and manufacturer of engineered fall protection systems and accessories, introduces the Griffin™ portable fall protection system.
OSHA has established a strategic partnership with the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters and W.E. O'Neil Construction Co. to reduce workers' exposure to hazards and the likelihood of serious injuries.
From innovative developments in fall protection to a new approach to high heat resistance, here are the week's top OEHS-related products as featured on ISHN.com:
RTC Fall Protection, a division of Sellstrom Manufacturing Company, announced today the development of their newest harness – The Suspension Harness. This newly designed harness was developed in response from customers who needed a solution in which they could be safely suspended to complete their work.
Just in time for the spring and summer construction season, OSHA has produced a new bilingual English-Spanish booklet, "Falling off Ladders Can Kill: Use Them Safely."