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"Drinksgiving" celebrations lead to impaired driving

Whether you call it “Drinksgiving” or “Blackout Wednesday,” the meaning is the same. Those terms refer to the night before Thanksgiving, ...

Prescription fentanyl behind many overdose deaths

Although numerous reports attribute fentanyl overdose deaths to illegally manufactured versions of the drug, new research shows that phar...

Are Kentucky — and other OSHA state Plans — failing their workers?

OSHA State Plans: love ’em or hate ’em, but we have to live with them. The Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, Ohio Valley ReSou...

Record number of tickborne diseases reported in U.S. in 2017

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show tickborne diseases are again on the rise. In 2017, state and loca...

NTSB: Design errors led to collapse of Fla. pedestrian bridge

Errors made in the design of a 174-foot-long pedestrian bridge in Miami contributed to the fatal collapse of the structure on March 15, 2...

AIHA offers guidance on Calif. wildfire response, recovery

As the wildfires that have claimed at least 56 lives continue to rage across California, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIH...

How dangerous are robotics to workplace safety, really?

Robots are becoming increasingly popular in workplaces around the globe, especially cobots, the machines designed to work next to humans....

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Occupational Safety

Weekly news round-up

Robotics pose safety challenges in the workplace, Tennessee ash coal cleanup workers win a legal victory and an air traffic controller starts slurring her words while on duty. These were …

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Are Kentucky — and other OSHA state Plans — failing their workers?

Jordan Barab

OSHA State Plans: love ’em or hate ’em, but we have to live with them. The Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, Ohio Valley ReSource and the Center for Public Integrity …

Transportation Safety

NTSB: Design errors led to collapse of Fla. pedestrian bridge

Errors made in the design of a 174-foot-long pedestrian bridge in Miami contributed to the fatal collapse of the structure on March 15, 2018, according to an investigative update issued …

Occupational Safety

How dangerous are robotics to workplace safety, really?

Kayla Matthews

Robots are becoming increasingly popular in workplaces around the globe, especially cobots, the machines designed to work next to humans. But when considering implementing any technology, it's essential to keep …

Government Regulations

Federal regulators deflated the numbers on tire-related crash deaths, then took victory lap

Eli Wolfe

Without saying why, federal traffic safety officials have quietly altered crash data, revealing that more than three times as many people die in wrecks linked to tire failures than previously …

Human & Organizational Performance

Human error & operational risk

Peter Bridle

How confident are you that a costly, serious safety event isn’t just around the next corner? If your organization has ever been surprised or caught off-guard by a sudden deterioration …

Today's News

Vegas air traffic controller is incapacitated on duty

Was it drugs or alcohol? A medical emergency? Federal officials aren’t saying, but an air traffic controller at the Las Vegas tower had to be removed from her position last …

Emerson introduces wireless toxic gas monitor to protect personnel at challenging remote locations

In response to the critical need for monitoring of toxic hydrogen sulfide gas in wellheads, tank farms, and other remote locations, Emerson today introduced its first fully integrated wireless gas monitor. The Rosemount™ 928 Wireless Gas Monitor is a fully integrated WirelessHART™ toxic gas monitoring solution.

Occupational Safety

Keeping workers safe during the holiday rush

Although the 2008 death of a Long Island Walmart worker in a “Black Friday” stampede raised awareness of holiday hazards for retail employees, they’re not the only ones at risk during the often frenetic shopping season that precedes the holidays. The spike in merchandise sales also affects workers in the wholesale and transportation industries who fulfill customer orders and deliver packages.

Blogs

Achieving compliance with new OSHA fall protection regulations

By Thom Kramer PE, CSP

Now that the OSHA rule on Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection Systems (29 CFR 1910 Subparts D&I) has been effective for more than a year, organizations are still working to understand and implement required changes to fall protection projects, policies and programs.

Leading by values, not priorities

By Adam L. Bates MS, MBA

6 ways to implement a safety culture within your workplace

By Paul DeTennis

Occupational Safety

UC San Diego health case study

UC San Diego Health, the only academic hospital in San Diego, is one of the premier health care providers in the United States and is nationally ranked in six adult medical and surgical specialties by U.S. News & World Report. With more than 1,500 doctors and scientists who are published experts in the field, UC San Diego Health provides unparalleled patient care.

Product Innovations

From Mt. Vernon FR: Fire Retardant vs. Flame Retardant

Two of the most searched FR terms in Google are "Fire Retardant Fabric" and "Flame Resistant Fabric." Here's the difference between the two: Flame resistance is the characteristic of a fabric to resist ignition and to self-extinguish if ignited.

Vendor News & Case Studies

All Cintas Indiana sites achieve prestigious workplace safety status

The Indiana Department of Labor (IDOL) announced today that all 16 Indiana Cintas Corporation sites have achieved STAR status in the Indiana Voluntary Protection Program for workplace safety and health excellence. Cintas Corporation Location 314 in Evansville is the most recent and final site to achieve the STAR status. Certification in VPP is an achievement that identifies employers who serve as model worksite for Hoosier workplace safety and health.

Vendor News & Case Studies

Streamlight® announces hiring of Northeast Regional Sales Manager

Streamlight®, Inc., a global provider of high-performance lighting tools, announced today that Tony Casciano, Jr. has joined Streamlight as the Northeast Regional Sales Manager for the fire and industrial markets. In his new role, Casciano will be responsible for driving sales and working with independent sales representatives and distributors with an emphasis on end-user activity to increase revenues and market penetration within their designated territory.

ISHN Magazine

2018 November

Among the articles in the November 2018 issue of ISHN Magazine, we have a list of ways to improve safety processes, offer some perspective on human error and leadership, and much more.

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