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DOT announces new drone initiatives

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao last week announced proposed new rules and a pilot project to allow unma...

New resources for safety professionals on workplace injury trends, winter & agricultural safety

The National Safety Council has posted an online version of the Injury Facts reference book for safety statistics. The free resource feat...

Report: Meat & poultry recalls up by 83%

A new report says that “systemic failures” in the U.S. food safety system have led to a sharp increase in recalls of contaminated foods s...

Got a top workplace safety product? Enter the ISHN Readers’ Choice Awards!

The increasingly competitive marketplace of products related to occupational safety and health offers up a continuing cornucopia of goods...

WHO: Air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths a year

A World Health Organization (WHO) report, published late last year, highlighted the latest scientific evidence linking exposure to air po...

Pipeline explosion in Mexico kills 85

A week after a similar incident killed people in Nigeria, a pipeline explosion in Mexico has claimed 85 lives, and injured 58, with dozen...

NY workers displaced by opioid crisis get fed help

Workers in New York State who’ve been affected by the impact of the opioid crisis are getting some help from the U.S. Department of Labor...

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PPE

Got a top workplace safety product? Enter the ISHN Readers’ Choice Awards!

The increasingly competitive marketplace of products related to occupational safety and health offers up a continuing cornucopia of goods and services, emerging technology and ways to address emerging risks. How …

Government Regulations

Injury & illness tracking rule approved - but what's in it?

Despite being shut down during the partial federal government shutdown, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) last week approved OSHA’s final Tracking of Workplace Injuries and …

Occupational Safety

Recent workplace safety violations across the U.S.A.

Kansas drywall contractor cited following fatal forklift incident. Midwest Drywall Company, Inc., faces $77,604 in penalties after a worker was fatally crushed by part of a forklift. OSHA inspectors determined …

Occupational Safety

Top products of the week

Mist collection, fall protection and flame resistant gear were among the top occupational safety and health products featured this week: …

Environmental Health and Safety

Weekly news round-up

An environmentally friendly diet proposed by scientists that would radically transform food production and the types of food we eat; how the shutdown is affecting federal workers’ mental health and …

Environment

Selection, care & use of FR garments

Dave Johnson

NFPA 2113: Standard on Flame-Resistant Garments for Protection of Industrial Personnel Against Flash Fire (latest edition 2015, next revision 2020) guides you to avoid risks associated with incorrect selection, use, …

Facility Safety

Compressed air can be lethal

Jim Krebs

OSHA standard 1910.242(b) relating to hand and portable powered tools and other hand-held equipment is clear on using compressed air for cleaning. “Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning …

Ironclad Performance Wear launches line of durable touchscreen work gloves

Today Ironclad Performance Wear, the leader in high performance hand safety, announced the launch of their new Command Series glove line. The Command Series incorporates cutting-edge nanoparticle technology to create highly durable touchscreen work gloves.

Only on the Web

London Underground air quality ‘likely’ to present health risks

Pollution at London Underground tube stations is up to 30 times higher than in busy roads in the capital, research has found, potentially putting the health of staff and thousands of London commuters at risk. The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) said there is “likely” to be some health risks associated with the high concentrations of particulate matter (PM) on the London Underground network.

Blogs

Tips for recognizing & managing stress in the workplace

By M.B. Sutherland

Most of us have had at least one boss who tells workers to “leave their personal problems at the door!” But that advice was never very realistic. And in this day of texting, social media, and a phone in everyone’s pocket, it’s even less likely. The communication age makes it more important than ever to make stress management a high priority both to keep workers safer and to avoid hits to your company’s bottom line.

Achieving compliance with new OSHA fall protection regulations

By Thom Kramer PE, CSP

Leading by values, not priorities

By Adam L. Bates MS, MBA

Industrial Hygiene

Research studies global use of disposable respirators

Disposable respirators are one of the most widely used respiratory protection devices due to the ease of use and disposal as well as their reasonable prices. Unlike face masks, disposable respirators provide low breathing resistance and efficient protection against oil-based and non-oil-based particulates.

Health

OSHA’s respiratory protection FAQs

What materials are respirators made from? Filtering facepiece (dust masks) are generally made directly from a cloth-like filter material. Chemical cartridge/gas mask respirators can be made from a variety of materials.

PPE

Announcing the new Saf-T-Gard® Versa-Gard® Flex G2 and G4 cut-resistant gloves made with GorillaYarn™

Saf-T-Gard expands its Versa-Gard® Flex line of gloves today with the addition of the Saf-T-Gard® Versa-Gard® Flex G2 (VGF-5512) and G4 (VGF-5524) Cut Resistant Gloves Made with GorillaYarn™. These gentle giants of cut-resistant hand protection mark the debut of Saf-T-Gard GorillaYarn, a proprietary new yarn blend designed to supply continuous comfort without sacrificing cut resistance.

Product Innovations

You can change the cartridge position…without changing the cartridge

Claudio Dente, President of Dentec Safety Specialists, is happy to announce the latest developments in cartridge respirator’s convenience and efficiency. Mr. Dente remarked, “The Comfort Air masks are made with a unique new “positioning” feature that allows a worker to change the cartridge into three different positions.

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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