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Today’s PPE offerings overcome many of these historical challenges and is functional, comfortable and simple to use for individuals of all shapes and sizes.

A willingness to embrace innovative approaches has become critical as industries strive to uphold and adapt to new standards. The materials handling industry, like many sectors, can revolutionize its operations by embracing more sustainable innovations in response to recent regulatory changes.

Heat can be dangerous — even fatal. Thankfully, new technologies provide new ways to address this threat. Here are five technology use cases for improving worker safety amid extreme temperatures.

When leadership teams are tasked with difficult choices of where to reduce spending, many consider what capital improvement projects could be delayed or what maintenance could be deferred. 

While the number of fatal injuries has increased compared to 2020, it remains below pre-pandemic levels. That distinction may provide a level of comfort for some, but it does not take away from the fact that many of those accidents, injuries, and illnesses are preventable. 

More manufacturers are turning to automation amid ongoing labor shortages and pressure to maximize productivity. 

Dr. Brian Taylor, Doctor of Audiology, talks about some of the health issues related to occupational hearing loss and offers his advice on how to prevent loss and reduce risk when working in industrial settings. 

Colors and symbols can affect our emotions, cognition, and actions, and their strategic implementation improves safety outcomes.

Ventilation professionals were working on ways to inform educators, administrators and school districts about indoor air quality, and the pandemic only increased the urgency to get easy-to-use information into the hands of those who could make the most difference.

OSHA inspections at Dollar General stores commonly find aisles, emergency exits, fire extinguishers and electrical panels blocked by stored merchandise and other materials, and boxes stacked unsafely.