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New tool measures effectiveness of workplace safety and health programs

As more organizations offer increasingly comprehensive programs for workplace safety and health, researchers and organizations alike look...

Surgeon General: Destigmatizing addiction will help combat opioid epidemic

Changing our attitudes toward addiction is crucial if we are to prevent opioid misuse and promote recovery of those who are addicted, acc...

Florence still claiming lives

Although Hurricane/Tropical Storm Florence has come and gone, authorities caution that hazards related to the storm persist and deaths ar...

The real story about miners, Black Lung and the life and death struggle for benefits

Recent studies show that the occurrence of Pneumoconiosis, or Black Lung disease, among coal miners across the Nation has skyrocketed bey...

Five companies fined in Fla. bridge collapse

Six months after the fatal collapse of a pedestrian bridge in Miami, Florida, OSHA has announced citations against multiple contractors. ...

How success sank a ship, endangered the crew

A too-large catch was behind the sinking of a commercial fishing vessel last year off the coast of Virginia, according to a National Tran...

Why some workers don’t use workplace wellness programs

Workplace wellness programs often offer an array of health-improvement activities, including courses to quit smoking, exercise or physica...

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Product Innovations

Top products of the week

New devices for preventing falls, safeguarding machines and light up job sites were among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week. …

Risk Management

Here are 3 actions to plan for exposure protection

Donny Beaver

If you’re in construction, maritime, hydraulic fracturing, or other general industries using silica, the new silica standard and silica dust should matter to you. Chances are, you could be getting …

Risk Management

Designing a multi-hazard FR PPE program for petroleum refineries

Scott Francis

Petroleum refineries are laden with various thermal and chemical hazards. Adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) is instrumental in providing a safe work environment for employees to complete the task at …

Health

Staying safe amid Florence's hazards

Although Florence may no longer be a hurricane, the storm still poses plenty of danger for people who are in or will be returning to affected areas. Electrocution, water-borne infections …

Occupational Safety

Top products of the week

Ergonomically friendly casters, FR apparel for cold weather and a wireless way to send real-time alerts to workers in hazardous locations were among the top occupational safety and health products …

Health

Weekly news round-up

Motorcycle crash prevention technology, a legislative move to shield autonomous vehicles from federal regulations and sobering new U.S. obesity statistics were among the top stories featured on ISHN.com this week. …

Today's News

As OSHA’s hazcom standard evolves

Glenn Trout

Back in 2012, OSHA aligned its Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom or HCS) with Revision 3 of the United Nation’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling (GHS), which resulted in …

OS+H ASIA 2018: Successful showcase for workplace safety & health solutions

OS+H Asia 2018, the region’s leading exhibition on workplace safety and health, recently closed in Singapore with a 15% visitor increase: more than 5,000 trade visitors from 36 countries took part over three days to see the latest innovations presented by 200 exhibitors from 20 nations. The event also welcomed more than 40 visiting delegations and groups representing various sectors such as building and construction, offshore marine, electrical and electronics as well as engineering services, warehousing and logistics.

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Why going cold turkey from alcohol can kill you

One out of every 12 adults in the United States suffers from alcohol dependence, making alcohol the most regularly used addictive substance in America, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) reports.

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

Product Innovations

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Product Innovations

No Anchor Point? No Problem.

Keep your workers safe at heights. Finding suitable anchor points is not only difficult for utility workers, manufacturers, maintenance techs, and others working at height, it's critical to ensuring their safety. MSA Latchways WinGrip®System to the rescue.

Vendor News & Case Studies

J. J. Keller earns Great Place to Work®Certification for third straight year

J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of regulatory, safety and compliance solutions, has been certified as a great workplace by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work®. This is the third year in a row J. J. Keller has earned this designation, which is based on extensive ratings provided by associates in anonymous surveys.

Conventions

Rockford Systems takes center stage at National Safety Council Congress & Expo in Houston

Rockford Systems, LLC., a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, announced today that it will participate in the international National Safety Council (NSC) Congress & Expo at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on October 22-24, 2018, where it will unveil safety breakthroughs that can protect workers who maintain and operate machinery from serious and life-threating injuries.

ISHN Magazine

2018 September

Among the articles in the September 2018 issue of ISHN Magazine, we have a list of 8 manufacturing hazards to watch out for, some perspective on publicized injury rates, and much more.

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