3D printing or additive manufacturing allows users to “print” a variety of items, from airplane parts to prosthetic limbs. 3D printing is still a relatively new technology and there are many gaps in the information available about health and safety implications. As with many innovations, workers are the first groups exposed to potential hazards.
SeeHerWork, a new apparel company launching mid-September with pre-orders available August 1st, aims to put female workers in clothes that fit and perform. The number of women in non-traditional careers, such as construction, energy, utilities, logging and emergency response is on the rise, according to US Labor Statistics.
Arbill, a privately-held, award-winning safety company headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, announced the launch of its new website that features the company’s debut of its SafetyCare program.
The U.S. Justice Department announced a 22-count indictment Thursday against a Nebraska railroad services company and its owners related to an April 2015 explosion that killed two workers and injured a third.
Motion Industries, Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts and a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company (GPC), is saddened to announce the sudden passing of its President and CEO, Tim Breen.
With the launch of the new Apple® iOS X/S Connect App for the MSA ULTIMA® X5000 and the General Monitors S5000 Gas Monitors, the world’s most advanced industrial toxic and combustible gas detection platform takes another giant leap ahead in industrial safety.
Wearable sensors could monitor stress, physical demands and even risk perception
August 27, 2018
The construction industry, by its nature, can be dangerous. SangHyun Lee, an associate professor in the University of Michigan’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, says wearable sensors can can improve construction worker safety and also reduce costs through better data on worker health. He answers questions about his research.
In a recent address to attendees of the National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Loren Sweatt expressed the hope that a “turning point” was just ahead in the sometimes-rocky relationship between OSHA and the industry.
Cal/OSHA has issued citations to an outdoor advertising company for serious safety violations after a worker suffered third-degree burns when a metal pole he was using to install a sign on a billboard came into contact with an overhead power line.
