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:

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.

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."

OSHA has cited roofing contractor KG Framing and Construction LLC with 12 safety violations, including one willful and three repeat, for failing to provide roofers with protection from falls at a commercial shopping site in Maryland Heights.

The RUD- PSA Fall Protection Anchorage Points can be used as an anchor point for personal protective equipment (DIN EN 795).PSAs are marked according to DIN EN 365, e.g. (1 or 2 persons), have a safety factor 4:1, and meet requirements of DIN 50308 as well as OSHA 1926.502.