Safety Product Innovations - Articles - Page 55

Mobile app identifies safety, work at height, weather exposure risks

August 1, 2019

Responses provided by Carol Hanover, Field Director, Risk Control, Travelers

Artificial intelligence will be a huge competitive asset

What you need to know about the “Smart” factory

Megan R. Nichols

August 1, 2019

Industry 4.0 has arrived, which means machine shop owners and managers of large manufacturing concerns are all looking at their options for bringing about their own transformation. But what functionality does smart factory equipment really offer? And what types of equipment are worth the price of adoption?

Safety technology tracks training, BBS, health wearables & HazCom

Ian Cohen

August 1, 2019

Whether managing inventories to ensure that your company is ‘in compliance’ with all applicable laws and regulations, managing onsite chemicals comes with huge environmental, health and safety risks.

Introducing Pulsar™ PVC boot line extension

Offering value and innovation

July 31, 2019

Tingley Rubber Corporation, a leading supplier of protective footwear and clothing, announces the addition of the Pulsar™ PVC knee boots in both plain toe & safety toe styles. “These new knee boots include an ASTM F2413-18 certified composite safety toe and feature Tingley’s Chevron-Plus® tread pattern for a long life and great slip resistance on wet-clean and wet-contaminated surfaces.”

New Honeywell software transforms field operations for workers at manufacturing and service companies

Honeywell Forge Inspection Rounds digitizes and standardizes workflows for field workers, leading to increased productivity, improved accuracy and reduced unplanned downtime

July 31, 2019

Honeywell today unveiled new software to help field workers in the oil and gas, mining, ad aerospace industries digitize equipment inspection programs, which can increase productivity, improve accuracy and minimize unplanned asset downtime. Honeywell Forge Inspection Rounds is a mobile solution for field operations that improves technician operator rounds by enabling users to make informed, data-driven decisions.

Understanding the types of self-retracting lifelines

Arresting A fall

Baxter Byrd

July 30, 2019

Nearly eight years ago, in its Z359.14 Safety Requirements for Self-Retracting Devices standard, ANSI divided self-retracting lifelines (SRLs) into two classes, Class A and Class B. Although it’s been close to a decade, there is still some misunderstanding as to what these classes mean.

Top products of the week

July 28, 2019

Innovations in head and respiratory protection, fall prevention and first aid were among this week’s top products of the week.

Getting there first: Location tags enable fast, urgent response

July 26, 2019

ISHN recently exchanged an email Q&A with Amanda Alexander, global product manager for Emerson’s Location Awareness System.

Ergodyne launches lightweight and breathable bump caps

July 23, 2019

The next generation of bump caps have arrived. Ergodyne announced the launch of their new lightweight and supremely breathable bump caps today. The new Skullerz® Lightweight Bump Caps offer durable head protection against bumps, scrapes and bruises in areas with low ceilings, overhead pipes or beams, or other tight spaces and confined quarters.

Cleanspace launches HALO – a revolutionary respirator for the healthcare sector

July 23, 2019

CleanSpace Technology, a global manufacturer of next generation respiratory protection equipment, today announced CleanSpace HALO is now available in North America. CleanSpace HALO is a revolutionary respirator for the healthcare sector that boasts advantages to using N95 disposable masks or traditional Powered Air Purifying Systems (PAPRs).