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Weekly toll: Workplace deaths continue into new year

A supermarket employee, Duoc Tran, fell to his death at Comumbia Market when the ladder he was climbing to retrieve an object for a custo...

A look back at the Great Molasses Flood in Boston

One of the strangest – and deadliest – incidents in U.S. history occurred on this day in 1919, when millions of gallons of molasses poure...

Is the shutdown affecting the safety of air travel?

While unions representing air traffic controllers and aviation safety inspectors are warning that the partial government shutdown is enda...

Americans now more likely to die from accidental opioid overdose than a car crash

For the first time in U.S. history, a person is more likely to die from an accidental opioid overdose than from a motor vehicle crash, ac...

OSHA: Pa. company exposed its workers to trenching hazards

OSHA has cited Spear Excavating LLC – based in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania – for exposing employees to trenching hazards at a worksite in Mal...

Armed man takes employees at NJ UPS facility hostage

Two UPS employees were rescued this morning after being taken hostage by a gunman who was the ex-boyfriend of one of the hostages. The dr...

Yesterday in workplace safety: Pemberton mill collapse

I somehow missed the Pemberton Mill disaster that happened on January 10, 1860 when the large, 5-story factory in Lawrence, Massachusetts...

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A look back at the Great Molasses Flood in Boston

One of the strangest – and deadliest – incidents in U.S. history occurred on this day in 1919, when millions of gallons of molasses poured into Boston’s North End, killing …

Health

Americans now more likely to die from accidental opioid overdose than a car crash

For the first time in U.S. history, a person is more likely to die from an accidental opioid overdose than from a motor vehicle crash, according to National Safety Council …

Columns

Here are ongoing EHS plotlines for 2019

Dave Johnson

What’s relevant in 2019 cannot be neatly captured in a news story. We’re talking about issues with origins that stretch back years if not decades, and will have no ending …

Occupational Safety

Top products of the week

Fall protection, skid-resistant boots and an air respirator for welding helmets were among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week. …

Environmental Health and Safety

Weekly news round-up

A foodborne illness outbreak, a worker fatality at a car dealership and the first-ever public agenda issued by AIHA were among the top occupational safety and health stories featured on …

Facility Safety

Time to educate workers about dropped objects risks

Greg Schrab

Released in Q3 of 2018, ANSI/ISEA 121-2018, American National Standard for Dropped Object Prevention Solutions, is the first standard of its type for dropped and falling objects prevention equipment – …

Industrial Hygiene

Are you versed in industrial hygiene activities?

Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM

Standard 1910.1020 “Access to employee exposure and medical records” is the most important and far-reaching of OSHA’s regulations. When the standard became effective more than two decades ago, it could …

New Kee Walk® with Guardrail provides an OSHA-compliant rooftop walkway with integrated safety railing

Kee Safety, Inc., Buffalo, New York, announces the introduction of Kee Walk® with Guardrail, an OSHA-compliant rooftop walkway system with integrated safety railing. Designed to provide a secure, anti-slip walking surface on all roof types including metal profile and standing seam roofs, Kee Walk with Guardrail accommodates steps, traverses, and sloped roofs with pitches up to 35 degrees, Kee Safety® states.

Facility Safety

Camfil APC launches affordable, small-footprint mist collector for smaller machine shops

The EM-O Compact mist collector from Camfil APC is an affordable option for smaller machine shops looking to provide a cleaner and safer work environment. This plug-and-play, small-footprint mist collector was designed to separate either oil or synthetic coolant mist from the air before it is inhaled by operators or settles on machines, floors and other surfaces.

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

Training/Incentives

SafeStart Human Factors Conference announced

SafeStart announced today that registration is open for the SafeStart Human Factors Conference—the first-ever conference designed by and for those that want to benchmark, share best practices and discover innovations and new research in human factors. The conference will be held November 5 and 6, 2019, at the Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro, TN.

Product Innovations

Bally Ribbon Mills announces safety webbing and tapes for fall protection

Bally Ribbon Mills (BRM), an industry leader in the design, development, and manufacture of highly specialized engineered woven fabrics, announces its line of safety webbing and tapes, ideal for fire, law enforcement, industrial, military, and commercial fall protection personal protective equipment (PPE).

Product Innovations

KleenGuard A30 and A45 Coveralls with skid-resistant boots help prevent slips, trips and falls

Slips, trips and falls account for 35 percent of all workplace incidents in the U.S. and more than 95 million lost workdays per year. The new and improved boot material on KleenGuard A30 and A45 Coveralls can help reduce these risks.

Vendor News & Case Studies

Stranded snow cat drivers rescued with help from Blackline Safety

With heavy snowfall over the busy holidays in Fernie, B.C., two Fernie Snowmobile Association (FSA) volunteers found themselves stranded on a back-country trail after their snow cat swung over a drop while grooming the Corbin Valley Trail.

ISHN Magazine

2019 January

Among the articles in the January 2019 issue of ISHN Magazine, we have the top OSHA standards for 2019, offer a closer look at PPE, and much more.

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