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Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) takes a tragic toll on families and communities every year, with nearly 1,000 Americans losing their lives to this sudden killer every day. According to OSHA, 13 percent of workplace deaths are due to SCA.

As safety professionals know, personal protective equipment (PPE) is only effective when the employee selects the correct type and size, and wears or uses it properly. Thus the need for proper training.

It has always been an issue, but not that much of a problem, until now. What I am talking about is the growing number of zeros, after the decimal place, used to describe exposure limits and measurements.

Perhaps you missed this dispatch from Reuters news service earlier this year: “The round-the-clock availability that cell phones and pagers have brought to people’s lives may be taking a toll on family life, a new study suggests.”

Most serious fall incidents can be traced back not to the fall protection equipment itself but, rather, to either misuse of the equipment or the use of wrong equipment — usually due to a lack of knowledge.

Various studies have been conducted in industrial environments to assess situations that most often contribute to slip-and-fall accidents.