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Home » Respiratory Protection

Articles Tagged with ''Respiratory Protection''

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Hearing loss risk at Ohio concrete company

October 15, 2019
Hearing conservation has apparently not been a priority at Prestress Services Industries of Ohio LLC, a full-service structural precast company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Among the 20 safety and health violations found by OSHA inspectors at the company’s Mount Vernon, Ohio concrete production plant: Noise levels in the facility were above the permissible exposure limit, and
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Weekly news round-up

Weekly news round-up

October 5, 2019
Unsafe shortcuts lead to worker deaths, how to liven up safety trainings and the feds limit opioid prescriptions for injured workers. These were among the top occupational safety and health stories featured on ISHN.com this week.
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Do you have a plan? Protect workers from lung cancer

Do you have a plan? Protect workers from lung cancer

Mark H. Stromme
October 1, 2019

Crystalline silica is one of the most common elements on the planet, just behind oxygen. About 2.3 million workers are exposed to it in their workplace. It’s about 100 times smaller than sand and can be found on construction sites in building materials such as concrete, block, stone, sand, and mortar.


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Reduce the Risk: Complying with OSHA’s crystalline silica rule

Reduce the Risk: Complying with OSHA’s crystalline silica rule

Josie Larsen
October 1, 2019

Crystalline silica is an abundant natural material found in soil, stone and sand. It is also present in many construction materials such as brick, mortar and concrete. It becomes respirable when any of the afore-mentioned materials are cut or broken down into fine particles.


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Scarring Exposures: Engineering controls capture silica dust particles

Scarring Exposures: Engineering controls capture silica dust particles

Dave Stock
October 1, 2019

Crystalline silica is one of the most common minerals found worldwide in the earth’s crust. It is frequently used in many industrial processes such as mining, quarrying and stone-cutting. Breathing air contaminated with crystalline silica particles can cause serious respiratory and lung diseases.


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Top products of the week

Top products of the week

July 28, 2019
Innovations in head and respiratory protection, fall prevention and first aid were among this week’s top products of the week.
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Manage extreme heat to avoid exhaustion, stroke, possible death

Manage extreme heat to avoid exhaustion, stroke, possible death

Climate control respirators
Ashlyn Oswalt
June 4, 2019

Industrial work environments are not ideal for comfort. They are often hot, stuffy, and stifling. Factor in the appropriate PPE that many workers are required to wear, and regulating body temperature can become extremely difficult, if not impossible. Without preventative measures, the results can be fatal.


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Respirators require ongoing maintenance

Respect your respirator with ongoing maintenance

Don’t get lost in a cloud of toxic welding smoke. Make smart selections when it comes to respiratory protection.
Rick Marquez
May 20, 2019

When it comes to workplace safety, welders are well aware that their profession is one of the most dangerous. Welders face an array of hazards from electric shock, retinal damage, ocular melanoma, or serious burns.


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Innovative respiratory protection for welders

Innovative respiratory protection protects welders like never before

You’ve come a long way, baby
Megan McConville
April 24, 2019

Early welding was dirty work. Welders of the past were exposed to flying sparks, harmful fumes, and high temperatures with very little protective gear. From when welding processes were first used in the Middle Ages to the modern, innovative welding helmets of today, personal protective equipment for welding safety has come a long way.


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NIOSH monitoring confirms metalworking fluids exposure concerns

March 15, 2019
A NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation report presented findings of an agency investigation at an engine machining plant where employees were exposed to metalworking fluids, or MWFs. The union representing the employees had requested the evaluation because of concerns that exposure to MWFs had caused respiratory symptoms and dermatitis among workers.
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