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OSHA cites tool manufacturer after employee suffers amputation

OSHA has cited ArtiFlex Manufacturing for exposing workers at its Wooster location to amputation hazards after an employee suffered a par...

The “safety triangle:” A useful, yet complicated, theory

Occupational safety and health specialists study past work-related illnesses and injuries to understand how to prevent future ones. More ...

Deadly mud: How a pipe blowout killed five Oklahoma oil workers

A blowout and massive fire at an oil well in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma January 22, 20118 occurred shortly after drilling crew members re...

Workplace rudeness goes home, affects children

When people are rude to their coworkers or treat them badly, they probably don’t realize the unintended victims in that encounter could b...

Public health leaders oppose Kavanaugh for Supreme Court

The nation’s leading public health organization has come out in opposition to President Trump’s nominee for U.S. Supreme Court. In a lett...

Dispatches from the front lines of the battle for workplace safety: Short stuff

Poison Food, Poisoned Workers: Eyal Press of The Intercept writes about chronic health problems that have plagued Jessica Robertson since...

Health groups fuming over illegal new ecigarettes

Six leading public health and medical organizations today urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to stop the sale of new elect...

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Product Innovations

Top products of the week

Portable and multi-gas gas detection, a filter tower for welding fumes and new FR workwear were among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week. …

Occupational Safety

Weekly news round-up

A startling diet development, the OSH usefulness of workers comp data and more teens may be doing hazardous work. These were among the top stories featured on ISHN.com this week. …

PPE

Potentially fatal fumes: Reduce airborne hazards while welding

Alex Birrell

Welding and welding safety are nothing new to us all. While welding equipment today has dramatically improved, the fumes generated remain hazardous and are classified as a carcinogen. Has respiratory …

Facility Safety

30 things to know about emergency showers & eyewash stations

Dave Johnson

A list of thirty OSHA voluntary requirements for placements and performance of emergency showers and eyewashes. …

Health

Can employers help address America’s opioid epidemic?

Robert M. Robenalt

The opioid crisis has led to significant challenges for Americans, and employers are not immune. Some have noted the crisis as being one of the greatest challenges currently facing the …

Occupational Safety

It's not too late to participate in Safe + Sound Week

Although Safe + Sound Week began yesterday, there’s still time for your company to join the 900+ businesses in the U.S. that are participating in it. Safe + Sound Week …

Health

What we don’t know about exercise – and should

Most Americans know – by now – that exercising is good for you. What many of us don’t know – according to a new study – is that not exercising …

Worldwide Protective Products announces expansion of sales management team

Worldwide Protective Products today announces completion of an expanded sales management structure enabling the company to deliver real-time support to industrial and safety distributors through an integrated customer care network.

Occupational Safety

Why health and safety information should be free and accessible

Scott Cuthbert

Some years ago, I sat in a boardroom full of health & safety professionals who were all scratching their heads, determined that there must be a better way to make safety information free and accessible for public use. Questions were fired back and forth across the table, like: “Why can’t we have one place to go to get all the policies, best practices and legislative guidelines instead of having to reinvent the wheel?”

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

High-visibility cut resistant gloves with impact protection

These 13-gauge cut and impact resistant gloves feature a high-visibility yellow Tuffalene® shell and orange Mach Finish nitrile palm dipped.

Product Innovations

Innovative multi-gas detector streamlines safety with state-of-the-art alerts and monitoring

Dräger, an international leader in the fields of medical and safety technology, today announced the release of its X-am 8000 to the US and Canada markets. The multi-gas detector can simultaneously detect up to seven gases including flammable gases, vapors, and oxygen, and is applicable to a number of industries including chemical, oil and gas, fire services, mining, shipping, pharmaceutical and water treatment.

Vendor News & Case Studies

Service training courses from JLG University

Properly trained service technicians help minimize downtime and boost productivity. Our service training courses teach your employees what they need to know to service your lift equipment.

Transportation Safety

Tackling road safety in the waste and refuse industry

Every year 258 million tons of waste is thrown away in the US and the majority of it is collected by refuse vehicles and recycling trucks. From narrow residential streets to commercial premises, and waste handling and recycling sites, navigating roads and maneuvering refuse vehicles safely can be a tough challenge.

ISHN Magazine

2018 August

Among the articles in the August 2018 issue of ISHN Magazine, we have a list of 30 things to know about emergency showers and eyewash stations, some tips for reliable hearing protection, and much more.

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