This standard was prepared by members of ISEA’s Head Protection Group as a revision to the 2009 edition and approved by a consensus review panel of technical experts, unions, construction industry and other user groups, test labs, certification agencies and government agencies.
Work-at-height employees can now experience relief from the elements. The Da Brim PRO Tech safety helmet visor offers UPF50+ sun protection, rain resistance and withstands 35 mph winds.
Q. With the new head protection requirement according to the changes in OSHA standard 1910.269 and 1926.960, I am curious to know what qualifies as adequate protection in an arc hazard situation. Would a balaclava/goggle be considered adequate protection as an arc flash hood?
Sonic Creations Inc. cited for repeat and serious safety violations following OSHA inspection
June 26, 2014
The whimsically-named Water Color subdivision in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. turns out to be a dangerous place for the workers who are building it. According to OSHA investigators, workers were framing houses without required fall protection and lacked necessary PPE.
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has launched Build Your Own Hat, a Web-based application that enables customers and distributors to fully customize hard hats from the complete selection of Fibre-Metal and North brand safety caps.
A national effort to prevent falls in construction, revisions to the head protection standard and a look at the status of government regulations that are currently in the pipeline were among the top EHS-related stories featured on ISHN.com this week.