Articles Tagged with ''safety''

Would you watch out for my safety? Discover 5 reasons people will want to watch out for your safety and the safety of others Monday, June 4 session 502 at www.safety2012.org in Denver, CO.

Richard Fairfax, OSHA deputy assistant secretary issued a memorandum on March 12, 2012 to agency regional administrators and whistleblower protection program managers that might have slipped under the radar of many safety professionals.

Injury, damage and lost work hours resulting from untethered tools falling from aloft cost U.S. industry about $6 billion a year. A staggering figure, yet this type of accident is almost completely preventable by using a relatively inexpensive tethering device. 

Safety and health experts from the United Mine Workers of American (UMWA) said a recent visit to coal mines in Columbia gave them a sense of nostalgia -- and not in a good way.

Research conducted by the federally-funded National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has helped to reduce fatalities among commercial fisherman by 42 percent.

OSHA and the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) have renewed an Alliance aimed at promoting best practices for reducing and preventing worker exposures to health and physical hazards.

RAE Systems, the leader in toxic gas detection systems and portable detectors, today announced the immediate availability of its upgraded ProRAE Guardian (PRG) V.1.5 Windows® based software.

OSHA has recently cited Buford, Ga.-based Maga Construction Inc. with 12 serious violations for exposing workers to fall hazards and other safety violations at a San Antonio work site.

ChemSW, Inc. has announced a unique new Safety Inspection Live™ (SI Live™) solution that enables users to perform safety inspections using the most popular mobile handheld devices such as Apple® iPhones®, iPads®, Google® AndroidTM, etc.

Magid Glove & Safety, the leading single-source safety solutions provider, is excited to sponsor the upcoming complimentary NFPA 70E protection webinar together with Hugh Hoagland, one of the world's foremost experts on electrical arc testing and safety.