The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) is looking for people outside of the association to help review revisions to the voluntary consensus standard, ANSI/ISEA 107-2010, the American National Standard for High-Visibility Safety Apparel and Headwear.
According to an exclusive Industrial Safety & Hygiene News magazine subscriber survey, the overwhelming majority of safety and industrial hygiene personnel use OSHA’s permissible exposure limits (PELs) to monitor hazardous substances and as part of their overall employee respiratory protection efforts (85 percent).
The statistics are grim. At the time this issue went to press, the current Ebola epidemic had killed upwards of 7,000 people – more than all other known Ebola outbreaks combined.
Every day, more than 2,000 U.S. workers receive some form of medical treatment because of eye injuries sustained at work, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
To help keep workers safe on the job, it’s crucial for safety managers to serve as go-to resources with a well-rounded, practical understanding of fall protection
For EHS professionals in the utilities, manufacturing and construction industries, the risks are great and the costs are high in managing an effective flame-resistant clothing (FRC) program.