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Safety Technology

Safety technology comes to construction industry

Lee Sadd

Though it's often characterized as a traditional blue-collar industry, construction has long been at the forefront of technological progress. It's critical that the development of safety, efficiency and structural technologies …

Transportation Safety

Weekly news round-up

The Ethiopian plane crash and its potential ramifications for aviation safety worldwide; tobacco product regulations; and help for employers whose workforces are affected by the opioid crisis. These were among …

Product Innovations

Top products of the week

FR, fall protection, work gloves and dust collection were among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week. …

Government Regulations

Managing fear of carcinogens

Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM

In 2019, 1,762,450 new cancer cases and 606,880 cancer deaths are projected to occur in the United States1. It is statistically improbable for someone in America not to know someone …

Environmental Health and Safety

Hi-Visibility garments continue to evolve

Anthony Di Giovanni

While we tend to think only in terms of the visibility factor, it is important to remember that the latest ANSI/ISEA 107-2015 standard covers both basic design and performance of …

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Towards a biosocial approach to occupational safety and health

Michael Flynn

The integration of the social determinants of health paradigm by occupational and public health researchers and institutions is leading to a recognition of the need for a more holistic and …

Oil and Gas Industry Safety & health

Damages, injuries, expenses following a combustible dust incident

Timothy Heneks, PE

Most organizational leaders are aware of the direct impact that a dust explosion could have on their facility. Even when it is understood that hazards exist within a system and …

Coping with this year’s mega pollen season

This March is giving us a taste of spring in several parts of the country, with sunny days and temperatures above normal. For many, there is anticipation in hearing the sound of birds sing again, along with warmer, longer days and flowering buds; but to others, it is also a tough time due to suffering through pollen allergies. Experts are forecasting this year as being one the worst pollen seasons in decades in many parts of the world.

Government Regulations

Mancomm releases updated Hazardous Materials Regulations edition

Hazardous materials regulations govern the packaging and transportation of hazardous materials by highway, rail, vessel, and air. Given that these regulations have changed significantly over the last several years – and continue to evolve – it has become more important than ever for HazMat professionals to keep up to date on them. This effort becomes easier with the publication of Mancomm’s March 2019 edition of Hazardous Materials Regulations.

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

PPE

New DuraTech® Personal Leading Edge Self-Retracting Lifelines deliver leading edge safety, all-day comfort, and job site durability

FallTech®, a U.S. manufacturer of fall protection safety solutions today announced the launch of its DuraTech® Personal Leading Edge line of single and twin 9' self-retracting lifelines.

Occupational Safety

Emergency safety shower decontamination booth

When time is of the essence, after an exposure to a hazardous chemical substance, any delay, even for a few seconds, can result in serious injury. OSHA and ANSI require that emergency showers be located within 10 seconds walking distance from hazardous site location.

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9/11 Ground Zero exposures continue to claim lives

Seventeen years out from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, nearly 10,000 first responders and others who were in the World Trade Center area have been diagnosed with cancer. More than 2,000 deaths have been attributed to 9/11 illnesses. By the end of 2018, many expect that more people will have died from their toxic exposure from 9/11 than were killed on that terrible Tuesday.

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A worker dies of toxic exposure in the workplace every 30 seconds

Early in 2019, OSHA cited a pet food company in Florida for failing to provide protective gear for workers handling corrosive chemicals, a Pennsylvania hair salon for exposing workers to hazardous materials, an Ohio musical instrument factory for exposing workers to toxic copper dust, and a Texas indoor gun range for exposing workers to unsafe levels of lead.

ISHN Magazine

2019 March

Among the articles in the March 2019 issue of ISHN Magazine, we have expert insight on the world of safety technology, offer a closer look at combustible dust management, and much more.

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