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Winter is here. Are you ready?

Follow these tips to prevent cold stress and winter-related injuries

December 20, 2022

Employers are responsible for protecting their workers from cold stress and other winter injuries. Learn how to keep workers safe when working in freezing temperatures.

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Let’s look at cold weather PPE from the human body’s perspective

Cindy Pauley

December 13, 2022

Let’s make cold weather PPE interesting and, as newly promoted safety detectives, look at this from the body’s perspective.

Winners announced for The NIOSH Protective Clothing Challenge

Five teams awarded a total of $55,000 for solutions to ensure protective clothing fits all workers

September 20, 2022

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in collaboration with NASA Tournament Lab and HeroX, announced the winners of "The NIOSH Protective Clothing Challenge—Leaving No Body Unprotected.” The Challenge seeks solutions that consider the broad spectrum of U.S. workers in relation to factors that may influence fit such as body size and shape, gender, race, ethnicity, religious or cultural practices, or specific work tasks.

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How to choose and maintain the best arc flash clothing for the job

Rick Pedley

August 15, 2022

All arc flash workwear is flame resistant, but not all FR clothing is qualified to protect you from arc flash hazards.

J. J. Keller responds to need for PPE in women's sizes

August 4, 2022

Despite growing numbers of women in transportation, construction and manufacturing, finding PPE that fits women well remains difficult. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2021, women comprised 11% of construction workers, 7.9% of truck drivers, and 29% of manufacturing employees, and their numbers in these fields continue to increase.

FR clothing must be properly washed and sanitized to be effective

Rick Pedley

November 8, 2021

Flame resistant clothing is an essential piece of safety gear, but these items get dirty just like any other piece of clothing. Washing and sanitizing FR clothing isn’t the same as doing a load of laundry at home.

Professional workwear company empowers new recruits to join the skilled trades

Video | Company empowers new recruits to join the skilled trades

Layan Dahhan

September 29, 2021

Work in the skilled trades is often looked at as an unviable long-term career path. Brian Ciciora, founder and CEO of the performance workwear company Truewerk, is looking to change that narrative and empower new segments of workers to join the skilled trades.

New retail website launch

January 10, 2020

Jan 6th, 2020 marked the official launch of our brand-new True North Gear® retail website. Both the True North and DragonWear brand sites will be merged under one parent website to create an enhanced online shopping experience. The new retail website will allow customers to order products online directly from True North and DragonWear.

Sustainability at Mount Vernon FR

November 21, 2019

Our green story. Responsibility is a major part of the Mount Vernon FR business model—responsibility to protect both our customers and the environment: Mount Vernon FR recycles water used in production processes through our boiler, so that we are wasting less and conserving more.

Top products of the week

August 18, 2019

Hinged knee pads that grip better, color blocked protective apparel and cutting edge dust removal equipment were the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.