The DPA Buying Group is pleased to welcome ten new distributor members to its safety products division: All American First Aid & Safety (San Diego, DA headquarters); Ben Lomond Industrial & Safety Solutions Ltd. (BLISS) (Williamsville, Trinidad); CAN Equipment Sales LLC (Harvey, LA headquarters); Ewing Safety and Industrial, Inc. (Morris, IL); Howard T. Moriarty Co., Inc. (Toledo, OH); LHR Services and Equipment, Inc. (Pearland, TX); MCI Corp. (dba Viewbrite Safety) (Pompano Beach, FL); Safety & Packaging Sales, LLC (Raleigh, NC); Safety ER (Altamonte Springs, FL); Share Corporation (Milwaukee, WI).
OSHA has cited Karrenbrock Excavating LLC for allowing two employees to work in an unprotected trench while installing sewers. The company faces proposed penalties of $189,221.
For Dysfunctional Practices: that kill your Safety Culture, Dr. Timothy Ludwig draws on his 30+ years of research and practice in behavioral approaches to safety to help managers re-shape their safety culture by driving out fear and risk and engaging their workforce.
Process safety management seeks to establish a multi-level system to assess, document, maintain, and inspect equipment and work practices integral in controlling highly toxic and/or reactive materials.
The incidence of workplace violence increased by 23% annually from 2012 to 2015 at the 106 U.S. hospitals included in a recent study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
For the third time in six years, a branch of one of the world’s largest cargo-handling companies has been accused by workplace safety authorities of a willful violation linked to a worker’s death.
Blackline Analytics empowers decision-making by leveraging G7 connected gas detector ‘big data’
July 18, 2018
Today, Blackline Safety Corp. (TSXV: BLN) launched its second-generation Blackline Analytics platform, a tool that makes it easy for businesses to manage a world-class gas detection program.
Available to all new and existing Blackline Safety customers, this new data analytics software enables businesses to leverage the data streamed from their connected G7 gas detectors, empowering decision-making with user-friendly data visualization tools.
OSHA has cited Dupont Yard Inc. after an employee suffered a partial hand amputation and other injuries while working on unguarded machinery in Homerville, Georgia. The wooden post manufacturer faces $109,548 in proposed penalties.
An accident yesterday at the Campbell Soup factory in Maxton, North Carolina claimed the life of one worker and injured another who tried to help him. According to a press release issued by Robeson County Sheriff Kenneth Sealey, 59-year-old Alex Radford died after being pinned by a dumpster at a loading dock.
A standard aimed at helping employers reduce the risk of dropped objects incidents in industrial and occupational settings has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
Developed by the ANSI and the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA), ANSI/ISEA 121-2018, American National Standard for Dropped Object Prevention Solutions — approved on July 2, 2018 — establishes minimum design, performance, and labeling requirements for solutions and testing that mitigate this hazard.