Every day, more than 2,000 U.S. workers receive some form of medical treatment because of eye injuries sustained at work, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In the past eight years, Proframing Contractors Inc. was cited for 10 violations when it allowed employees to work on roofs without fall protection and then refused to pay the majority of its associated penalties from OSHA.
Eye protection integrated into a hard hat, a jacket heated via batteries and a space-friendly fume hood were among the top worker safety products featured on ISHN.com this week.
Protective equipment integration reduces common cause of worker discomfort
December 22, 2014
When protective equipment is competing for space on the same face and head, workers may be tempted to remove or improperly use one component or the other. The latest protective eyewear from 3M, the 3M HIE6 Protective Eyewear, is integrated directly into the suspension of our 3M hard hats, nearly eliminating the weight of eyewear on a person’s nose and with no temples.
Gateway Safety’s Cyclone®, one of the industry’s only impact-to-splash goggles, offers two safety solutions and one great value — all in one versatile product. First, users can wear the dual-use goggle as Cyclone Impact, featuring a strong polycarbonate lens surrounded by a sturdy vinyl frame.
Without strict adherence to safety rules, it is too easy to get hurt in school shop classes that involve welders and torches operating at every workstation. In one incident, a student was at work under a Jeep chassis. His safety glasses had a slight tint and were making it hard to see in the dim light, so he took them off to get a better look.
A two-sided quick reference guide to arc flash personal protective equipment (PPE) is available from Graphics Products. PPE is easily identified using a picture table. The guide highlights long sleeve shirts and pants, safety glasses and goggles, face shields and hoods, hearing protection, gloves, hard hats and full body suits.
Harvick beats NASCAR's best at Homestead-Miami Speedway to earn first title
November 20, 2014
Wiley X®-sponsored NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick® has earned his first Sprint Cup Series Championship, doing so by racing two back-to-back victories on consecutive weekends. First, Harvick had to win the Quicken Loans for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Speedway last Sunday just to earn a spot among the “final four” drivers competing for the Cup.