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OSHA’s respiratory protection FAQs

January 21, 2019

What materials are respirators made from? Filtering facepiece (dust masks) are generally made directly from a cloth-like filter material. Chemical cartridge/gas mask respirators can be made from a variety of materials.

Announcing the new Saf-T-Gard® Versa-Gard® Flex G2 and G4 cut-resistant gloves made with GorillaYarn™

Proprietary Saf-T-Gard GorillaYarn joins forces with a polyurethane coating giving way to a new king of the cut-resistant hand protection jungle that delivers powerfully-strong performance and comfort

January 21, 2019

Saf-T-Gard expands its Versa-Gard® Flex line of gloves today with the addition of the Saf-T-Gard® Versa-Gard® Flex G2 (VGF-5512) and G4 (VGF-5524) Cut Resistant Gloves Made with GorillaYarn™. These gentle giants of cut-resistant hand protection mark the debut of Saf-T-Gard GorillaYarn, a proprietary new yarn blend designed to supply continuous comfort without sacrificing cut resistance.

Top products of the week

January 20, 2019

Mist collection, fall protection and flame resistant gear were among the top occupational safety and health products featured this week:

Selection, care & use of FR garments

NFPA 2113 standard spells it out for you

Dave Johnson

January 18, 2019

NFPA 2113: Standard on Flame-Resistant Garments for Protection of Industrial Personnel Against Flash Fire (latest edition 2015, next revision 2020) guides you to avoid risks associated with incorrect selection, use, and maintenance, as well as contamination and damage of flame-resistant (FR) garments.

Few emergency responders used respirators at toxic gas exposure scene

15 sought medical treatment

January 17, 2019

Most of the emergency responders dispatched to a serious incident involving a toxic gas exposure did not use required respirators for breathing protection, according to a NIOSH-funded investigation published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). The gas, phosphine, forms when pesticides containing aluminum phosphide mix with water.

From Dentec Safety Specialists:

You can change the cartridge position…without changing the cartridge

January 16, 2019

Claudio Dente, President of Dentec Safety Specialists, is happy to announce the latest developments in cartridge respirator’s convenience and efficiency. Mr. Dente remarked, “The Comfort Air masks are made with a unique new “positioning” feature that allows a worker to change the cartridge into three different positions.

Top products of the week

January 13, 2019

Fall protection, skid-resistant boots and an air respirator for welding helmets were among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.

KleenGuard A30 and A45 Coveralls with skid-resistant boots help prevent slips, trips and falls

January 11, 2019

Slips, trips and falls account for 35 percent of all workplace incidents in the U.S. and more than 95 million lost workdays per year. The new and improved boot material on KleenGuard A30 and A45 Coveralls can help reduce these risks.

Hard hat inventor Bullard kicks off 100th anniversary celebration

Bullard celebrates a century of innovation

January 10, 2019

Bullard, a global leader in personal protective equipment, announced today its plans for a year-long celebration to honor the 100th anniversary of the Company’s invention of the hard hat. Headquartered in Cynthiana, Kentucky, the Company invented the Hard Boiled® Hat in 1919 and today supplies head protection products to workers worldwide.

N95 respirators may not provide 95% protection against nanoparticles

January 9, 2019

A field test that involved placing an N95 respirator-wearing manikin at multiple sites and testing exposures using a nanoparticle counter found that while the respirator reduced exposures, in many situations it did not provide 95% protection.