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Petzl to debut new helmets and rope rescue kit at ASSP 2019

New line of professional safety products increase efficiencies, value, and comfort

June 3, 2019

The new and improved line of helmets expands on Petzl’s industry standard personal protective equipment by offering new models, updated features, and a wide range of accessories to better address the constantly evolving needs of the construction and general industry sectors. The VERTEX helmet (shown above) is designed with a six-point suspension system that conforms to the shape of the users head for maximum comfort.

RedVector / Convergence Training to demo virtual reality ladder safety training experience to help businesses fight falls

June 3, 2019

RedVector / Convergence Training, a Vector Solutions brand and the leading provider of online continuing education, training, and performance management solutions for the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC), industrial and facility management industries, will launch a new virtual reality (VR) ladder safety training experience to help businesses and employees fight falls.

First responders get life-saving sensor readings, video surveillance

Squishy Robots to the rescue

Dave Johnson

June 3, 2019

It’s a bird, it’s a plane… no, it’s a Squishy Robot, dropped from a helicopter or a drone to transmit crucial environmental data to emergency responders at disaster scenes.

Arc blasts can ruin hearing

Sonic blasts can result in immediate & permanent damage

Dave Johnson

June 3, 2019

Hearing loss isn’t the first injury that comes to mind when an arc fault occurs. The light and heat emitted by the massive electrical explosion – the arc flash – can cause life-threatening and life-altering burns to the skin, compression injuries and loss of limbs if workers are left unprotected.

Gunned down at work

Why did a Virginia Beach employee open fire in his workplace?

Maureen Paraventi

June 3, 2019

As the families of the dozen people DeWayne Craddock shot to death on Friday plan their funerals, authorities try to determine what motivated the 40-year-old to bring guns into the Virginia Beach City municipal building and open fire. Eleven of the victims were co-workers of Craddock’s.

Top products of the week

June 2, 2019

Gloves that are oil resistant and cut resistant, lifts that are safer than ladders and a major industrial vacuum maker reaches a milestone. These were among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.

Weekly news round-up

June 1, 2019

OSHA releases its upcoming regulatory agenda, a treatment offers hope to those struggling with opioid addiction and contractors launch an effort to get motorists to drive safely in highway work zones. These were among the top stories featured on ISHN.com this week.

Vineyard worker dies in machinery

May 31, 2019

A Napa Valley grape company is contesting the violations that OSHA issued to it after the death of a worker in a field in October 2018. Following an investigation into the death of 49-year-old Leon Marcelo Lua, OSHA issued citations for five safety and health violations – three of them serious - against De Coninck Vineyards in American Canyon. Proposed penalties: $38,000.

22 OSH violations at one facility

May 31, 2019

OSHA has issued a whopping 22 citations to Kumho Tire Georgia Inc., Sae Joong Mold Inc., and J-Brothers Inc. after a follow-up inspection found safety and health hazards at the tire manufacturing facility in Macon, Georgia. The three companies collectively face $523,895 in proposed penalties.

Workplace violence, LOTO, silica on OSHA’s spring 2019 regulatory agenda

May 31, 2019

The spring 2019 regulatory agenda released by OSHA last week includes rulemakings in various stages that will be priorities for the agency in the near future. Included on the agenda: