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Bradley’s on-site safety shower and eyewash site surveys ensure Ansi/ISEA z358.1 compliance

November 29, 2017

Bradley Corp. offers complimentary safety shower and eyewash system site surveys conducted by Bradley factory-trained field specialists. For more than 10 years, facilities throughout U.S. and Canada have looked to Bradley Corp.’s safety professionals to help keep their operations compliant. Bradley conducts over 1,000 of these informative on-site surveys per year with customers and non-customers alike.

Hazmat release earns Fla. company citations

November 23, 2017

OSHA has cited Tampa Electric Co. and Critical Intervention Services, a security services provider, for $43,458 in total proposed penalties, following a release of anhydrous ammonia – a chemical refrigerant – at its Gibsonton facility. OSHA responded to the incident on May 23, 2017 and determined that the ammonia release occurred when a relief valve activated after a pipeline became over pressurized. As a result, four workers were taken to the hospital for observation and released.

ReadiMask™ Adhesive Sealing Particle Respirator to be exclusively distributed to global law enforcement and corrections by SABRE – Security Equipment Corporation

The world’s first adhesive sealing disposable safety respirator is an ideal tool for first responders

November 21, 2017

SABRE-Security Equipment Corporation, the number one pepper spray trusted by police and consumers worldwide, is pleased to announce they are now the exclusive provider of the ReadiMask™ Adhesive Sealing Particle Respirator for the law enforcement, corrections and first responder market worldwide. The ReadiMask is the only adhesive sealing disposable full-face particle respirator mask designed to substantially reduce exposure to current and emerging threats including dry spores similar to Anthrax, bodily fluids, pepper spray, airborne particles, blood borne pathogens, and many more.

First responders focus on confined spaces

November 9, 2017

Although confined space rescues comprise a relatively small percentage of the operations performed by fire departments in the U.S., they are among the most challenging and dangerous. In fact, as hazardous as confined spaces are for the people who initially become trapped in them, they are even more deadly for would-be rescuers, who account for nearly 60 percent of all confined space deaths.

Here’s what would save more lives of cardiac arrest victims

911 dispatchers, bystanders both have roles

November 8, 2017

More people would survive cardiac arrest if emergency medical dispatchers give chest compression-only CPR instructions over the phone and if infants and children receive chest compressions with rescue breaths, according to updated CPR guidelines published today by the American Heart Association (Association). The changes in the 2017 American Heart Association Focused Updates on Adult and Pediatric Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality also re-emphasize the importance of bystanders starting immediate chest compressions if they see an adult collapse in a suspected cardiac arrest.

Workers and power outages: getting out of the building a concern

October 27, 2017

With extreme weather and its effects increasingly in the headlines, a new survey reveals what worries workers when it comes to power outages. An online poll among 2,072 U.S. adults ages 18 and older commissioned by Cintas Corporation found that more than a third (34 percent) would not feel very confident in their ability to navigate the building safely.

Emergency Safety Shower Decontamination Booth

October 25, 2017

When Time is of the Essence, after an exposure to a hazardous chemical substance, any delay, even for a few seconds, can result in serious injury. OSHA and ANSI require that Emergency Showers be located within 10 seconds walking distance from hazardous site location.

OS+H Asia 2018 online exhibitor registration open

October 13, 2017

Online exhibitor registration for the 11th edition of OS+H Asia, The Occupational Safety + Health Exhibition for Asia, is now open at www.osha-singapore.com. Organized by Messe Düsseldorf Asia, the event will take place from August 22 - 24, 2018 in Singapore. Messe Düsseldorf Asia is the subsidiary of Messe Düsseldorf in Germany, renowned for A + A - the world’s leading international trade fair for the occupatonal safety and health sector.

Death, destruction mount in Northern California wildfires

October 10, 2017

The death toll in the wildfires roaring at high speeds across Northern California has reached 23, with 30,000 buildings and five vineyards destroyed.

Haws Integrated® launches ANSI Z358.1 compliant emergency overhead tank shower

October 9, 2017

Haws® is proud to introduce the new Performance Series Overhead Tank Shower to our extensive line of emergency response tempering solutions by Haws Integrated. Model 8740 is a pre-engineered and self-contained overhead tank shower designed for indoor and non-extreme outdoor climate installations.