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Explaining typical hand injuries

February 12, 2020

We take our hands and fingers for granted – right up until we lose them We have 10 fingers, and it might seem that losing just one isn’t a big deal, but such an injury can have severe, lifelong consequences. Below is a list of the most common types of hand injuries:

Six Must-Have Features in a Lone Worker Device

Tae-Yeon Won

February 10, 2020

Many devices, including gas detectors, have connectivity features designed to transfer information from a lone worker back to safety personnel on site. Although connectivity features are a tremendous step forward, not all lone worker solutions deliver the protection they need.

Advances in hand protection

What to expect as the new decade unfolds

Donald F. Groce

February 4, 2020

As a new decade rolls into our world, will there be any new significant developments in safety, particularly in hand protection that will provide an even safer work environment than the past decade?

Hand protection “preventative tech“

Corenne Taylor

February 4, 2020

We have gradually come to depend on cell phones and their apps for more and more information about our daily lives. The latest trend seems to be health monitoring that allows the average person to keep an eye on their vital stats. The future of hand protection is moving in much the same direction.

Real-world glove use: Cut-resistant test results can be misleading

Kwan Lo

February 4, 2020

In considering very cheap cut-resistant gloves we may well be led to wonder, how could these supposedly hi-tech gloves be so cheap, and are they real or fake? Having been involved in the PPE glove industry for many years, I believe the truth lies somewhere in between.

New book explores what works, what doesn’t in hand safety

“If this book helps just one company rethink how they do hand safety and that saves even one hand, then it’s a success"

January 29, 2020

When it comes to hand protection, what kind of training actually gets through? What causes a worker to act safely (or not) in the moment? Which stats are meaningful and which are useless? What infrastructure changes and personal protective equipment (PPE) decisions actually pay off? How do cultural issues play in? How have others reduced hand injuries by 50, even 90 percent?

Pure Safety Group introduces Stronghold Quick-Switch System for dropped objects prevention at World Of Concrete show

Product is part of expanded line up of PSG products moving into new global regions

January 29, 2020

Pure Safety Group™ (PSG) is launching the Stronghold® Quick-Switch® Tool Tether System for the prevention of dropped objects during work at height. The system is based on the proprietary Quick-Switch design, the only technology that allows workers to switch tools from one connection point to another in a single motion to provide a level of dropped objects safety unmatched in the industry.

Pure Safety Group announces more global expansion and results of new brand strategy at WOC

January 29, 2020

Pure Safety Group™ (PSG) announces new availability of its products across three brands into additional global markets at this year’s World of Concrete (WOC) Show. Checkmate®, which has been known throughout Europe as a leader in fall protection product innovation for more than four decades, is now, as part of the PSG family, making many of its products available in the U.S. for the first time.

Two St. Louis area eye doctors relaunch Complete Eye Safety

Complete Adds veteran safety glasses executive John Stewart as Partner

January 28, 2020

Two St. Louis area eye doctors, Dr. Mark Kahrhoff, OD, and Dr. Derek Wiles, OD, are relaunching, rebranding and reenergizing Complete Eye Safety, a company providing occupational and industrial prescription safety eyewear and services to companies throughout the Midwest.

Top products of the week

January 26, 2020

A hardhat that’s so stylish it’s being called a “masterpiece,” eye protection workers actually want to wear, a compact but powerful headlamp and a rechargeable personal flashlight were the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.