Articles Tagged with ''workplace safety''

Your employees are your greatest asset, and every time they use a ladder in your facility, they put themselves at risk. Fortunately, the OSHA- and ANSI-compliant Ladder Safety Gate from PS Safety Access™ provides proven protection, minimizing the chances of a fall on elevated platforms, mezzanines or ladderways.

A new and improved Protecting America’s Workers Act (PAWA) has been introduced into the House of Representatives by Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT). Similar versions of this bill has been introduced every year for over a decade. The bill number is H.R.1074.

A compact, six-day course is available for anyone in the construction field who wants to learn about safety requirements related to electrical contracting work. The 30-hour course covers safety training that meets the standards of OSHA. It will be offered over three weekends in March by the Hunterdon County (NJ) Electrical Contractors Association (HCECA).

DowDuPont Specialty Products division announced it will divest its DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS) business to create a new, independent global operations management consulting firm. The new firm will be led and operated by existing DSS management and supported by Gyrus Capital, an investment firm based in Geneva, Switzerland. Financial information was not disclosed.

While the extent of responsibility under the law of staffing agencies and host employers is dependent on the specific facts of each case, staffing agencies and host employers are jointly responsible for maintaining a safe work environment for temporary workers - including, for example, ensuring that OSHA's training, hazard communication, and recordkeeping requirements are fulfilled.

An uncommon source of carbon monoxide poisoning—industrial gas-burning fryers—caused carbon monoxide poisoning among a large group of workers at an industrial kitchen, according to an investigation published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, and potentially deadly gas.

– Julie Copeland, the CEO of Philadelphia-based Arbill, a leading workplace safety company, is the focus of the cover story in the January/February issue of Industrial Supply magazine. The story spotlights Arbill's efforts to help companies in their pursuit of zero workplace injuries. Copeland commented “It is always rewarding when Arbill and our dedicated employees are recognized by the national media for the hard work we are doing to make sure our client’s employees make it home safely after every shift.”

Pure Safety Group (PSG), the largest company dedicated solely to fall protection, has unveiled two new products to complete its Series line-up of three Guardian Fall Protection safety harnesses, with applications for keeping workers at height safe in many real-life work scenario. All harnesses meet OSHA standards, exceed ANSI standards and are pending CSA certification.