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OSHA trainer caught selling fake training cards

A certified OSHA trainer who plead guilty to selling fake OSHA training cards faces up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines. Acc...

ASSP report to help companies develop active shooter plans

The shooting on Saturday in Aurora, Illinois involving a gunman who opened fire at a warehouse where he’d worked is the latest incident o...

What hiring managers are looking for in EHS grads

Want to enhance your chances of getting hired as an EHS generalist – also known as an environmental health and safety multidisciplinary p...

CSB IDs cause of 2016 Pascagoula gas plant explosion

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has released its final report of the June 27, 2016, investigation of an explosion and fire at the Enterpri...

Company fined for lack of hazardous energy training

A 54-year-old worker died after he fell into a vat of sulfuric acid at a South Lyon-based steel manufacturing firm (Michigan) in what is ...

Bus brings safety training to Canadian worksites

If you can’t get your crew to a safety training, there’s a bus which will bring the training to you. A bus which is outfitted for certif...

Did modifications doom stretch limo passengers?

Did changes that allowed a 2001 Ford Excursion stretch limousine to carry 18 people contribute to the horrific death toll in an October 6...

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Occupational Safety

ASSP report to help companies develop active shooter plans

The shooting on Saturday in Aurora, Illinois involving a gunman who opened fire at a warehouse where he’d worked is the latest incident of its kind, but probably won’t be …

Environmental Health and Safety

Noise Control

Vince Cavaseno

Industrial plants are known for being loud, acoustically-harsh environments. The combination of high ceilings, reflective surfaces and heavy machinery din creates an environment for reverberation and noise. Such conditions can …

PPE

Protecting knuckles & fingers

Rodney Taylor

Prevention is a key factor for any organization seeking continual improvement in its occupational health and safety performance. In the hierarchy of controls, elimination of the hazard comes first, and …

Better Living

Good health boosts fitness, morale & productivity

Destiny Pope

Wellness is defined as “the condition of good physical, mental and emotional health, especially when maintained by an appropriate diet, exercise, and other lifestyle modifications.” Companies are turning to preventative …

Health

Hearing loss experts invited to contribute knowledge during edit-a-thon

Among the many events organized around this year’s World Hearing Day is a Wikipedia Edit-a-Wikipedia Edit-a-ThonExternal led by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Established by the …

Transportation Safety

Older drivers at work

Older workers (those ages 55 and older) bring extensive skills, knowledge, and experience built over the course of a lifespan. However, age-related physical and mental changes may affect older workers’ …

Environmental Health and Safety

Cosmic radiation endangers aircraft crews

Rude passengers and sleep deprivation from irregular hours aren’t the only work-related hazards that crew members of airplanes have to deal with. They – along with passengers - are exposed …

From PS Safety Access: Ladder safety that won't let you down

Your employees are your greatest asset, and every time they use a ladder in your facility, they put themselves at risk. Fortunately, the OSHA- and ANSI-compliant Ladder Safety Gate from PS Safety Access™ provides proven protection, minimizing the chances of a fall on elevated platforms, mezzanines or ladderways.

Occupational Safety

Fingers, hands at special risk in poultry processing operations

On July 3, 2015, an employee of Tyson Foods was preparing for work at the line 4B tender clipping station at the company’s poultry processing plant in Sedalia, Missouri. The stand slipped, pinching her middle finger between the frame and the processing line. Her finger was amputated between the nail-bed and first knuckle.

Blogs

5 easy steps to successful PPE testing

By M.B. Sutherland

Reminding workers to wear their PPE is a big part of keeping them safe. But as a busy safety manager, the last thing you want is to be your company’s new CNO – Chief Nagging Officer! You can make your job easier while making your workers happier and safer by implementing an easy PPE Wear Testing Program.

Tips for recognizing & managing stress in the workplace

By M.B. Sutherland

Achieving compliance with new OSHA fall protection regulations

By Thom Kramer PE, CSP

Occupational Safety

Construction worker loses arm caught in an industrial auger

A 44 year-old construction worker’s right arm was ripped off during an industrial-related accident in Hillsboro Beach. Fla. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue responded to the scene just after 10 a.m. Witnesses told rescue works that the man was working with an industrial auger, a tool used for boring holes into the ground, when his right arm got trapped in the drill bit.

Health

Injury to worker results in fines for Toronto manufacturer

A worker received a permanent injury while assessing a sugar-filling line at the company's industrial facility in Scarborough, Ontario. Prior to the accident date, the employer had installed temporary perimeter fencing around the sugar-filling line as an interim measure while a long-term guarding solution was being designed and manufactured by a third-party engineering company.

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Industrial safety gloves market growth till 2024 predicted

Industrial safety gloves market size is estimated to surpass USD 9 billion by 2024; according to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc. Rising awareness about the workers' wellbeing and the increasing number of occupational fatalities in the manufacturing sector will be the key impetus for the industrial safety gloves market penetration.

Health

Robotic glove to “lend a hand” to people with motor disabilities

The majority of people who suffer the partial or total loss of the hand’s motor skills report a drastic reduction in the quality of life due to the consequent inability to carry out many activities of daily life. Performing tasks often taken for granted, such as buttoning a shirt, using the phone, or grasping utensils for cooking or eating becomes frustrating or almost impossible due to reduced grip strength and poor motor control of the hand that afflicts these people.

ISHN Magazine

2019 February

Among the articles in the February 2019 issue of ISHN Magazine, we have research and tips for proper safety glove hand protection, offer a closer look at worker health and safety, and much more.

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