Good practices for confined space and lockout/tagout
May 18, 2012
To ensure that California employers do everything they can to prevent serious injury or death as a result of working in a confined space, The Phylmar Regulatory Roundtable (PRR) -- a group of companies committed to improving workplace safety and health -- compiled information from members companies existing safety and health programs and created materials that provide the public with a set of successful or good practices for confined space and lockout/tagout procedures for those who do not have these resources available to them.
With the recently published GHS regulations beginning May 25, 2012 and continuing through to 2015, Summit Training Source has released their newest DVD training program, “GHS: Globalize Your Communication,” to help companies meet and understand the critical new standard for universal handling instructions for hazardous chemicals.
U.S. based SafeStart Systems continues placement of its SafetyGate Professional product into the Aerospace Industry with recent sales to the ULA Launch facility in Trinity, Alabama.
The CarbonX® Aluminized Fleece by Chapman Innovations was named a finalist in the 10th Annual Utah Innovation Awards, presented by Stoel Rives LLP and the Utah Technology Council.
BioFit Engineered Products, a worldwide leader in durable, ergonomic furnishing solutions, brings its flair for functionality and design to the web with the newly redesigned www.BioFit.com.
Hearing Conservation experts from Honeywell Safety Products will present the latest research, technologies, and know-how on Hearing Conservation programs at three key upcoming industry conferences in June 2012 — American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Safety 2012, American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) AIHce 2012, and the Audio Engineering Society Conference on Music-Induced Hearing Disorders.
Michael D. Love, CPA, President and CEO of Gateway Safety and Robert A. “Bob” Weber, CIH, Global Quality and Regulatory Affairs Manager of 3M Company’s Occupational Health and Environmental Safety Division (OH&ESD) have been elected to the Board of Trustees of the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA), the association for personal protective equipment and technologies.
The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) announced the results of its fifth annual list of the nation’s 50 Fastest-Growing Woman-Owned Businesses this week.
DuPont is now accepting entries for its second annual Tyvek® Dirty Work Photo Contest. The contest is open to industrial workers throughout North America.
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