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NIOSH and Partners Announce New Winner of the Prevention through Design Award

October 13, 2022

The second annual Prevention through Design (PtD) Award was presented to Dr. Georgi Popov for his outstanding leadership in reducing workplace hazards through design methods. The award ceremony was a collaborative effort of NIOSH, ASSP and the NSC.

Understand your jobsite safety climate strengths & weaknesses

CPWR provides free online tools & resources for continuous improvement

Dave Johnson

October 3, 2022

Companies of any size or available resources can start their safety climate improvement journey by using one of the system’s two assessments developed by CPWR (with stakeholder input) to either measure their safety climate maturity or conduct a simple needs assessment of the company’s jobsite safety climate across eight leading indicators.

J. J. Keller Announces Wallon of CHEP as 2022 Safety Professional of the Year

September 29, 2022

J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc., announced that Sara Wallon, HSE Director - North America with CHEP U.S., a Brambles company, is the 2022 J. J. Keller Safety Professional of the Year (SPOTY) Award winner. William Spreeman, Director of Safety for Columbia Grain International, placed second, and Pam Cox, Executive Director of EHS Worldwide for Verizon, placed third.

Eye protection training essential for the perfect fit

Rachel Krubsack

September 23, 2022

Thousands of people are blinded each year from work-related eye injuries. These injuries are due to none or ill-fitting protection.

Blackline Safety sets new standard in connected worker safety with launch of G6

September 20, 2022

Blackline Safety Corp. launched a new connected wearable to transform single-gas detection. The all-new G6 personal gas detector – unveiled on Monday, September 19, 2022 at the National Safety Council (NSC) Safety Congress & Expo in San Diego – offers fast incident response time and a more efficient way to manage safety and compliance.

Winners announced for The NIOSH Protective Clothing Challenge

Five teams awarded a total of $55,000 for solutions to ensure protective clothing fits all workers

September 20, 2022

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in collaboration with NASA Tournament Lab and HeroX, announced the winners of "The NIOSH Protective Clothing Challenge—Leaving No Body Unprotected.” The Challenge seeks solutions that consider the broad spectrum of U.S. workers in relation to factors that may influence fit such as body size and shape, gender, race, ethnicity, religious or cultural practices, or specific work tasks.

Keynote speakers to inspire at NSC Safety Congress and Expo in San Diego next week

ISHN will be there with live updates from the show

September 15, 2022

NSC's National Safety Congress and Expo is next week, September 19-21, 2022, in San Diego, and there is a full schedule of events to offer inspiration, learn from experts, network and connect with colleagues from every aspect of the safety industry. ISHN staff will be there and we have a booth, so please say hello!

Rite-Hite introduces GuardRite polymer safety barrier

September 15, 2022

Rite-Hite recently unveiled an extension of its GuardRite line of in-plant safety barriers, the GuardRite Polymer Safety Barrier.

Verdantix hosting in-person summit in Austin in October

September 15, 2022

Verdantix is returning to live events with their annual North America innovation summit, ‘Innovating for Safe and Sustainable Operations’ focusing on key EHS and ESG strategic priorities. The event is October 25-26, 2022, in Austin, Texas.