Celebrate our founder this Father's Day. John L. Grove was the father of the access industry, and his ideas made the world a safer place. This Father’s Day, we’re celebrating the culture of innovation he created at JLG through a feature on:
Whether you choose to enforce a strict closed-door policy or weather permitting open-door policy at your facility, fall protection for your people and material handling equipment should be a main concern. In fact, lack of fall protection is not only the most frequently cited safety violation* but falls to a lower level are the second leading cause of preventable workplace fatalities**.
It’s National Forklift Safety Day, designated as such by The Industrial Truck Association (ITA), which uses it as an opportunity for the industry to educate customers, policymakers, and government officials about the safe use of forklifts and the importance of proper operator training.
Rockford Systems, a premier provider of machine safeguarding and combustion safety solutions, today announced the expansion of its workplace safety portfolio with a new Press Safety Inspection service. The Press Safety Inspection service will evaluate the current mechanical operation and safety compliance of punch presses and press brakes.
Violations in construction, warehouse, retail industries
June 6, 2019
OSHA cited online pet supply company Chewy, Inc., after a worker suffered fatal injuries while operating a stand-up industrial truck. The company faces maximum penalties of $14,323 for exposing workers to struck-by and crushing hazards.
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), some 22 million U.S. workers are currently exposed to hazardous noise conditions. Excessive workplace noise is linked not only to hearing loss, but also to a host of other medical conditions, including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and coronary heart disease (CHD).
Industry-leading industrial safety system demonstrations at booth #1748
June 5, 2019
Cascade Safety and Security, the international leader in coiled wire fabric systems for new and retrofit industrial machinery and equipment, will be exhibiting at ASSP’s annual conference—Safety 2019—at the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center, June 9-12. The Cascade team will be located at Booth #1748.
The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) produces the American National Standard for Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment, ANSI Z358.1, to establish uniform minimum performance and use requirements.
As the families of the dozen people DeWayne Craddock shot to death on Friday plan their funerals, authorities try to determine what motivated the 40-year-old to bring guns into the Virginia Beach City municipal building and open fire.
Eleven of the victims were co-workers of Craddock’s.
Gloves that are oil resistant and cut resistant, lifts that are safer than ladders and a major industrial vacuum maker reaches a milestone. These were among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.