Articles Tagged with ''Respiratory Protection''

As they did the hard work of removing floor tiles, insulation and other materials at what was once an elementary school, employees of two Illinois companies were unaware that they were exposed to deadly asbestos fibers.

On August 12, after two massive warehouse explosions rocked Tianjin, China, Honeywell teams from Automation and Control Solutions (ACS) Greater China, Government Relations, Human Resources, and Communications immediately pulled together an action plan that focused on humanitarian relief, employee well-being and safety, and first responder/firefighter support.

An Elk Grove Village-based company is facing fines of nearly $45,000 for exposing workers to various respiratory and electrical hazards, according to OSHA.

A complaint brought OSHA investigators to Transporter Maintenance and Inspection LLC, a subsidiary of L & B Holdings LLC in Port Allen, Louisiana. That inspection resulted in one willful, 27 serious and five other violations for exposing workers to various safety and health hazards, with proposed penalties of $156,800.

Dynamic Safety, USA, based in Somerset, NJ has officially begun servicing the needs of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) distributors and users throughout the United States. With over 100 years of experience in PPE product development, manufacturing, product customization, technical support and sales and marketing, Dynamic Safety, USA can provide distributors and users with all they need to protect our country’s workers, increase productivity and stay in compliance with the ever changing safety regulations.

Employers responsible for environments that require respiratory protection must ensure that exposed workers breathe good, clean air.

Particulate respirators use similar technology to capture contaminants now as they did years ago.

After a complaint brought OSHA inspectors to Durand-Wayland Inc.’s LaGrange, Georgia facility, their inspection resulted in the agency issuing 11 serious and 10 other safety violations.

OHSA’s Hazard Alert discusses the health hazards associated with hydraulic fracturing and focuses on worker exposures to silica in the air. It covers the health effects of breathing silica, recommends ways to protect workers, and describes how OSHA and NIOSH can help. Workers and employers need to be aware of the hazard that silica dust poses.

Gateway Safety announces the launch of a new product catalog. This helpful marketing tool consolidates valuable information on all Gateway Safety products, including, eye, face, head, hearing, and disposable respiratory protection and accessories.