When I look at the landscape of health and safety today in the U.S. and globally, it reminds me of a Henry Ford quote I heard long ago — “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.”
Safety Big Data sets can be used to predict workplace injuries with accuracy rates as high as 80-90 percent, according to a white paper based on research conducted in collaboration with a team from Carnegie Mellon University, one of the leading institutions in the field of Big Data analytics.
Did you ever experience a synthetic fabric melting on your skin due to a fire? It’s not fun. I had the experience once. Fortunately only my hand and wrist were burned, but I guarantee you, I don’t want to try it again.
We still don’t have the settings right and we need to get this filling machine running yesterday.” The lead technician yells out as if someone was there listening, but he’s working alone. Steven, a line mechanic with more than 25 years’ experience has seen this problem before, but this time it’s more difficult to identify the root cause and fix.
Every year, hand injuries result in more than a million emergency room visits, making them the second-most common work-related injury, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Regulations on hand protection (and personal protective equipment in general) are fuzzy enough — general requirements only are spelled out in OSHA’s standards — to invite considerable interpretation.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates that three out of five workers with reported eye injuries were not wearing their safety glasses at the time of injury.
You know that the distance from a corrosive material to an eyewash needs to be no more than 10 seconds and that the flushing fluid temperature must be tepid.
A Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is an important tool that EHS professionals can use to identify and mitigate hazards associated with difficult tasks or job sites.
Motor vehicle crashes are consistently the leading cause of death among workers in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
My mentor, Stephen K. Hall, who passed away long ago, warned me that overcoming bias, the tendency for how people think and act, would be my greatest career challenge.
Labelmaster has partnered with the American Coatings Association (ACA) to offer Hazardous Materials Identification System (HMIS®) labels to help companies comply with OSHA’s revised Hazard Communication
VAC-U-MAX material test facility incorporates pneumatic and mechanical conveying equipment and automated systems tailored to bulk material characteristics
Miller® Rigid Rail Fall Arrest Systems provide workers with exceptional mobility and fall protection while working at heights on or above vehicles or elevated machinery. Three
FireZerO by Wolverine is a flame-resistant apparel line that provides certified protection from heat and arc flash hazards and meets industry safety standards.
Honeywell’s Fibre-Metal Roughneck P1 Hard Hat is a full-brim, fiberglass hard hat designed to provide heavy-duty head protection even in extreme temperatures.
PIP has launched two new lines of cut protection gloves. PIP and DSM Dyneema® have partnered together to launch a comprehensive line of cut-resistant gloves that use the new Dyneema® Diamond Fiber Technology.