Respiratory protection

CleanSpace opens Welding Respiratory Safety Resource Center

Details how to prevent exposure to carcinogenicity of welding fumes

September 26, 2017

CleanSpace Technology, a global manufacturer of powered air purifying respiratory protection, today opened its Online Welding Respiratory Safety Resource Center, a resource to educate organizations on the respiratory hazards of welding, key considerations for respiratory protection and the best respirator equipment options.

CleanSpace launches respirator trial kits for new OSHA silica standard

Construction industry can better protect workers’ health with revolutionary PAPR masks

September 7, 2017

CleanSpace Technology, a global manufacturer of powered air purifying respiratory protection, today released its CleanSpace2 Power Unit Respirator Trial Kit designed to provide organizations in the construction industry with high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter protection to help meet the OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1153 Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction and OSHA 29 CFR 1910 General Industry regulations.

Honeywell donates $2 million in personal protective equipment to aid in Texas recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey

Donation of broad range of protective gear will support first responders in Houston and across southeast Texas for emergency response, clean-up efforts

September 6, 2017

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that it has donated about $2 million in personal protective equipment (PPE) to support first responders and emergency personnel in efforts to assist their communities following the devastation of Hurricane Harvey.

From NIOSH

N95 Day 2017: When to think beyond the N95 FFR

September 5, 2017

Buckle your seat belts! Put on your high-speed safety gear! We’re about to blast off on a journey to explore the N95 respirator … and beyond. It’s N95 Day, and that means we are focusing on respiratory protection, and invite you to do the same.

How Alaska auto body shop fine tuned its OSH program

August 18, 2017

In business for more than 50 years, Spruce Park Auto Body, Inc., of Anchorage, Alaska continues to strive to “do more and better” in its industry and with its employees, who number 140 workers. The family-owned and operated business has made investments in advanced technology to repair the vehicles of today and anticipate the needs of repairing the vehicles of tomorrow.

ASTM proposes international standard to monitor hydrogen sulfide gas in workplaces

August 17, 2017

A proposed ASTM International standard will protect worker’s health by monitoring the levels of hydrogen sulfide gas in workplace air. The proposed standard (WK59402, Test Methods for Measurement of Hydrogen Sulfide in Workplace Air by Direct-Reading Electrochemical Detectors) is being developed by the ASTM International committee on air quality (D22).

Cleanspace recruits executives to lead North American expansion

Safety manufacturing business development veterans will focus on growing sales and distribution channels

August 3, 2017

CleanSpace Technology, a global manufacturer of powered air purifying respiratory protection, has selected Rick Marquez as its Vice-President of Sales, Americas and Ken Henry as the Director of Sales, Healthcare.

Special compression silicone...is now available in a full facemask

July 18, 2017

2017 Claudio Dente, President of Dentec Safety Specialists, is happy to announce the latest developments in respiratory comfort and effectiveness.

From the Director’s Desk

Celebrating 50 years of respiratory research at NIOSH

Dr. John Howard

July 6, 2017

This month I’m pleased to share with you that 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of occupational respiratory disease research at the NIOSH facility in Morgantown. In 1967 the Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Respiratory Disease (ALFORD) was established within the U.S. Public Health Service, and in 1971 it became part of NIOSH.

Report from AIHce 2017

Safety in disaster restoration

Benita Mehta

June 5, 2017

Daniel Chute, CIH, CSP, Atrium Environmental. Health and Safety Services, gave an interesting presentation Monday afternoon about rebuilding homes after disaster strikes. He has been working with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement safe practices in post-disaster restoration.