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The American Industrial Hygiene Foundation is accepting scholarship applications

The American Industrial Hygiene Foundation (AIHF) is pleased to announce that it is accepting scholarship applications for the 2021 academi…

GasLab™ to distribute NevadaNano’s groundbreaking Molecular Property Spectrometer™ gas sensors

GasLab will expand NevadaNano’s reach to customers in the industrial, chemical, Oil & Gas, and HVAC&R markets in the United States.

J. J. Keller simplifies the hiring of DOT-regulated drivers

The first step in building a safer fleet is hiring the right drivers. But finding enough qualified drivers and complying with the Federal M…

National Safety Council statement on President-elect Biden’s American rescue plan

The National Safety Council applauds President-elect Biden’s comprehensive and aggressive American Rescue Plan. NSC previously called for t…

Continental Western Corporation acquires G/A Safety Supply, expanding CWC safety division

On January 5, 2021, Continental Western Corporation (CWC) acquired Virginia-based G/A Safety Supply (G/A Safety).

Honeywell delivers 225 million N95 and surgical masks in December for healthcare and government use

N95 respirators and surgical masks delivered to healthcare systems as well as federal and state governments. The company significantly incr…

Rockford Systems and ISS Safety announce strategic partnership to serve machine safeguarding customers globally

Rockford Systems LLC and ISS Safety, LTD. have entered into a strategic partnership that provides machine safeguarding customers in North A…

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Occupational Safety

It’s time to follow a new playbook as Biden plans to ramp up OSHA, according to experts

Dave Johnson

OSHA historically has been overly ambitious when Democrats control the White House. It’s time to follow a new playbook as Biden takes over, according to many experts inside and outside …

Government Regulations

How a new technology is setting the standard for hand protection

Bill VanMullekom

As part of efforts to reduce the injury toll, ANSI/ISEA 138, the American national standard for performance and classification for impact resistant hand protection, was published in March 2019. …

Industrial Hygiene

Prepare facilities and frontline employees to respond to oil sheens and spills

Karen Hamel

Frontline workers are usually the first to discover oil leaks, drips and spills — whether it's discovered upon arrival, found during a routine inspection or is the result of an …

Occupational Safety

Working alone, together: How to solve problems your lone workers may encounter

Ryan Cantwell

In 2020, safety responsibilities ballooned to include precautions for a global pandemic — and this trend doesn’t show any signs of stopping. When responsibilities grow but your time and resources …

PPE

After a tough 2020, it’s time to focus on employees’ health and wellbeing

Dr. Kevan Orvitz

As cases of COVID-19 have soared throughout the U.S., the mental and physical cost has been damaging for employees in high-hazard industries such as manufacturing, warehousing/logistics, food processing and healthcare. …

Training Strategies

Proactive fall prevention – in just 2 minutes

Chelsea Kidd, MBA, CSCS, CPT

As the second leading preventable workplace injury, falls plague the workforce. The impact of fall related injuries is felt heavily in service-providing industries as well as transportation, utilities and the …

Safety Technology

How environmental monitoring can keep manufacturing workers safe

Amy Jeffs

The manufacturing industry presents a lot of high-risk scenarios within day-to-day operations, from lone-worker safety concerns to the risks associated with operating heavy equipment. Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has …

2021 to bring many changes, hopefully for the better

Benita Mehta

I’m sure many people are happy to bid good riddance to 2020 and hopefully look forward to a better 2021.

Training Strategies

Whistleblowers, past and present

Cory Worden M.S., CSHM

In this series, the concept of and need for whistleblowers is explored along with historical and present-day cases.

Blogs

PPE asset tags: Keeping a digital eye on safety equipment

By Tina Huff and JoAnn Mrgich

Why is it important to digitally track PPE? Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a vital part of workplace safety. By digitally tracking long-term PPE more efficiently and effectively, it’s possible to maintain safety and compliance goals while reducing resources spent managing your PPE program.

How to help new employees stay safer

By John Heniff

Too many biases to even name impact safety

By Len Kinor

Government Regulations

An interpretation of PWFA laws

Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM

Workplace hazards today are broad and complex. Where specificity of law is absent or ambiguous, such as workplace safety for Covid-19, OSHA’s “General Duty” clause, section (5)(a)(1) of the OSH Act, becomes an enforcement incentive.

Safety Technology

5 ways smart tech is changing the supply chain in 2021

Devin Partida

2020 was a particularly high-stress year for supply chains. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted operations and brought new hazards and health risks that companies had to consider. As businesses head into 2021, the need for change is clear.

Environmental Health and Safety

COVE webinar: A New Framework To Help EHS Professionals Manage Risk

COVE presents a new webinar titled "A New Framework To Help EHS Professionals Manage Risk" at 2 p.m. ET on January 21, 2021

Safety Culture

White Paper | ISO 45001

With companies and executives being held accountable for incidents in the workplace, the issue of workers’ health and safety has become a persistent concern for organizations around the world.

ISHN Magazine

2021 January

Among the articles in the January 2021 issue of ISHN Magazine, we continue a series on whistleblowers, offer support for lone workers and provide an exclusive analysis of OSHA under the Biden Administration with commentary from a variety of experts.

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