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3M’s Personal Safety Division launches online silica tool kit

New resource is a starting point to help safety managers navigate the dangers of silica for their workers in construction and general industry

August 23, 2017

Keeping workers safe is a complex and time-consuming task for safety managers. They must monitor and understand the jobsite hazards and safety regulations, and know how best to tackle them for each individual worker.

The problem with the OSHA recordable rate

Dave Johnson

June 27, 2017

DEKRA a global consultancy that exhibited at Safety 2017, has gone on record stating the idea behind the OSHA recordable rate was a good one, but it is time to get more proactive in tracking safety performance. OSHA recordkeeping provided a level playing field for what would be classified as a medical treatment case or an injury for recording purposes, according to DEKRA. It has provided that consistency, not just in the U.S., but for companies worldwide.

Inspect walking-working surfaces to identify hazards

Eliminate slip-ups

Karen Hamel

June 22, 2017

To help reduce same-level slip, trip and fall incidents, OSHA recently a provision to the walking-working surface rules for facilities to conduct regular inspections of all walking-working surfaces. This, coupled with the new requirement to fix any hazards that are found will help prevent slip, trip and fall incidents.

About those walking-working surfaces…

OSHA’s new standard requires training and retraining

Jennifer Stroschein

June 21, 2017

Training is one of the most critical elements in safety. Providing workers with the required skills and knowledge to safely do their work is extremely important to OSHA. So important, in fact, that more than 100 of OSHA’s current standards contain specific training requirements.

Opinion

Killing the regulations that keep workers alive

June 1, 2017

In their first 100 days in power, the Trump administration and the Republican Congress have repealed and blocked worker safety regulations that were years, sometimes decades, in the making. Through legislative action, executive orders and the use of the Congressional Review Act, the executive and legislative branches jointly and repeatedly shifted the cost and responsibility of keeping workers safe from corporations to workers and the public.

OSHA's silica rule confuses and concerns construction contractors

June 1, 2017

Silicosis is a lung disease common among construction workers, including lifelong bricklayers. The disease is caused by inhaling crystalline silica dust, created when drills and saws buzz into bricks, concrete, and mortar.

Weekly news round-up

May 20, 2017

Arizona goes (OSH) rogue, the construction company petitions Acosta to knock down the silica standard and the cause of a crash that killed five bicyclists is revealed. These were among the top stories featured on ISHN.com this week.

New IQuity™ anti-fog coating from Radians® is a non-toxic, water-based coating that outperforms and outlasts mainstream hydrophobic anti-fog coatings

May 9, 2017

Radians®, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of high performance Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), recently launched its premium IQuity™ anti-fog coating that outlasts and outperforms mainstream hydrophobic coatings.

A Confined Space blog post

FY 2017 OSHA budget slashes funding in standards, statistics

Jordan Barab

May 2, 2017

The FY 2017 Omnibus Budget bill that was released by Congress today provides a flat overall budget for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and a $2 million cut in the budget of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The standards programs of both agencies were cut, while compliance assistance was increased.

Safety in the Construction Industry, Vol. 2

May 1, 2017

In 2017 the construction industry is one of the most dynamic sectors of the U.S. economy. Residential construction, bridge erection, roadway paving, excavations, demolitions, and large scale painting jobs are all booming.