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Visual Literarcy a hazard recognition tool

Visual Literacy is a new hazard recognition tool

Identify hazards before an incident occurs. Here are three steps you can take.
Doug Pontsler
May 23, 2019

Identifying hazards in the workplace, determining the degree of risk they represent, and taking appropriate action is a fundamental component of any safety management system. While simple to say, it can be more difficult in practice than we might expect.


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Should you rent of buy work uniforms

Should you rent or buy work uniforms?

Budget, use and space constraints should be considered when choosing uniforms for your organization.
John Ross
May 22, 2019

Uniforms are the unsung heroes of the workplace. They give team members a sense of pride and unity. They contribute to a polished, professional appearance for the organization as a whole. And they can even help protect employees against potentially life-threatening hazards.


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VelocityEHS strengthens industrial hygiene product suite with Spiramid acquisition

May 21, 2019
VelocityEHS, the global leader in cloud-based environment, health, safety (EHS) and sustainability solutions, announced today it has acquired Spiramid, developer of the most advanced and easy-to-use system for managing industrial hygiene (IH). The acquisition adds Spiramid’s occupational safety & health software and unparalleled IH expertise to the most trusted EHS platform in the industry.
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PPE and smart sensor technology

PPE makes use of smart sensor technology

Clever clothing innovations are making PPE use more acceptable, with more versatile applications.
Christopher Young
May 21, 2019

Workplace safety is one of the major concerns that has been successfully driving the international industrial protective clothing fabric market. Today, from hard hats to steel-toed boots, personal protective equipment, often known as PPE, is keeping workers safe from head to toe.


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product innovations

Casella unveils new VAPex Pump

Product designed to protect employees from chemical exposure with safe low flow pump monitoring
May 20, 2019
Casella, a leading provider of air sampling, noise and vibration monitoring solutions, announced today its new VAPex, an advanced and lightweight low flow pump. The elite low flow pump is the ideal solution for seamless reporting on employee levels of chemical exposure, resulting in significant timesavings for occupational hygienists.
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Casella

The evolution of health & safety monitoring technology

Justin Stewart
May 20, 2019
This year’s AIHce is significant in that it marks 80 years since the first conference was held in Cleveland, Ohio. It’s hard to imagine what the forefathers of the industrial hygiene profession would have made of the measurement technology available today.
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Respirators require ongoing maintenance

Respect your respirator with ongoing maintenance

Don’t get lost in a cloud of toxic welding smoke. Make smart selections when it comes to respiratory protection.
Rick Marquez
May 20, 2019

When it comes to workplace safety, welders are well aware that their profession is one of the most dangerous. Welders face an array of hazards from electric shock, retinal damage, ocular melanoma, or serious burns.


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Top products of the week

May 19, 2019
A dust collection system for the food processing industry connected safety for gas detectors were the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.
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Mugno withdraws as OSHA chief nominee

Agency remains rudderless
May 17, 2019
After nearly nineteen months in confirmation limbo, the man nominated by President Donald Trump to head up OSHA has withdrawn from the process. Scott Mugno, whose two-decades-long tenure at FedEx Ground and Express included six years as vice president of safety, sustainability, and vehicle maintenance, reportedly notified the White House and Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta this week that he was moving on to other pursuits.
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EHS research

Longer hours and injury risk

May 17, 2019
Take longer shifts, add being new on the job and lacking a routine and you get an increased risk of injuries relative to those occurring during the first eight hours, according to a study published recently in Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Furthermore, incidents occurring during long working hours were more likely to result in a death or involve multiple injured workers.
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