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Industrial Scientific introduces wi-fi battery for Ventis® Pro5 Multi-Gas Monitors

New wi-fi battery instantly transmits data from Ventis Pro5 monitors to iNet Now for real-time monitoring using existing infrastructure.

September 9, 2019

Industrial Scientific, a global leader in connected sensing technology, is pleased to announce the expansion of its connected safety portfolio to include a new wi-fi battery for the Ventis Pro5 Multi-Gas Monitor for customers in the United States and Canada. The new battery uses standard wi-fi networks to instantly transmit data directly to cloud-based iNet® Now software, providing real-time alerts and visibility into gas hazards, panic, and man-down situations.

Is your workplace prepared for a natural disaster?

September 9, 2019

With the destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian still making headlines, it’s a good time to review your facility’s preparedness for extreme weather, which can strike at work as well as at home. In addition to being peak time for both Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes (more on that below), September is also National Preparedness Month – a reminder that it’s vital to be ready for all kinds of natural disasters.

CSB: Workers can help prevent catastrophic chemical incidents

Agency releases new safety digest on employee participation

September 9, 2019

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has issued a new safety digest on the value of worker participation to prevent chemical incidents. The digest notes that lack of worker participation was a factor in several major incidents investigated by the CSB because workers and their representatives were not engaged to help identify hazards and reduce risks.

Recycling facility worker killed in Nebraska

September 9, 2019

A 60-year-old employee of Omaha’s largest recycling plant was killed in a workplace accident last week. Authorities have identified the victim as Dilaver Gasa, an employee of First Star Recycling. News sources say the incident occurred on Thursday morning, when Gasa was pinned under the bucket of a front end loader.

From 2019 NSC Congress & Expo

Campbell Institute releases new research on leading indicators

Benita Mehta

September 9, 2019

The Campbell Institute at the National Safety Council released two new research papers in its ongoing series on leading indicators – “An Implementation Guide to Leading Indicators and Beyond Safety: Leading Indicators for Health & Wellbeing.” These are the fourth and fifth Institute white papers on this topic to help organizations effectively put leading indicators into practice to protect workers.

From 2019 NSC Congress & Expo

Amazon leader recognized as outstanding female safety professional

Benita Mehta

September 9, 2019

The NSC announced that Dr. Megan Tranter, global director of environment, health and safety at Amazon, is the recipient of its 2019 Marion Martin Award, presented annually to an outstanding female safety professional. Tranter was honored during the opening session of the annual NSC Congress and Expo in San Diego on Monday.

From 2019 NSC Congress & Expo

Hot topic: active shooter training

Benita Mehta

September 9, 2019

It was standing room only Monday afternoon as Lev Pobirsky, senior director of safety and security of Pepsi-Cola National Brand Beverages, spoke about active shooter training and workplace violence. He tries to answer the question: What really happens during an act of workplace violence?

Managing Process Changes

Visibility, collaboration and workflow control are all key

Matt Airhart

September 9, 2019

For operations like oil and gas that involve hazardous processes, change management can be a matter of life and death. Operational failures resulting from insufficiently planned changes can result in catastrophic events.

Four considerations to improve industrial fire safety systems

When fire safety is critical

Edward Doherty

September 9, 2019

As the world population reaches 9.2 billion by 20401 and the global GDP likely to double over that same period₂, demand for goods and energy is increasing as living standards continue to rise. To meet these needs, the industrial sector has been facing mounting pressure to quickly increase production.

How to de-energize equipment

Force guided relays maintain machine guarding circuit integrity

Luiz Shida

September 9, 2019

Safety circuits used in machine guarding applications incorporate devices such as sensors and relays to de-energize equipment if any hazardous condition is detected. These conditions normally involve a machine guard not being closed, a presence sensor detecting personnel in an unsafe area or the triggering of an emergency stop function.