Industrial Safety & Health Top Stories - Articles - Page 348

The final touch: A look at four flame-resistant fabric finishes

July 1, 2015

As flame-resistant (FR) protection has become commoditized, fabric and garment manufacturers have focused on traditional textile attributes to differentiate their products.

Safety is not a commodity and neither are its products

Aaron Bryan Ed Ligus

July 1, 2015

Safety should never be treated as a commodity.

Know your hazardous locations

Installing equipment in these atmospheres can be dangerous, even deadly

Robert Bresnahan

July 1, 2015

Sometimes electrical equipment must be installed in areas where combustible vapors and gases are used or may be present.

Invisible dangers: Meat and poultry: a legacy of risks

Bob Ladzinski

July 1, 2015

In 2013, Tyson Foods was ordered to pay a civil penalty of $3.95 million, create a new risk-management program and provide $300,000 for emergency response equipment in communities where it operates.

Ongoing combustible & toxic gas exposures require high-performance gas detection

Dan Munson

July 1, 2015

For companies in which the presence of combustible and toxic gases are a way of life, protecting your people and your physical plant while ensuring business continuity is the most important function of a fixed gas detection solution.

NFPA: There’s no safe way to use consumer fireworks!

Only attend public fireworks displays put on by trained professionals

July 1, 2015

As the Fourth of July approaches, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is reminding the public that there’s no safe way to use consumer fireworks. According to NFPA, coordinator of the Alliance to Stop Consumer Fireworks, over 11,000 injuries resulted from consumer use of fireworks in 2013.

OSHA raises awareness to reduce fatal falls

Maureen Brady

July 1, 2015

Falls are the leading cause of fatalities in construction, accounting for about one-third of all fatalities in the industry.

Hazards, requirements & advancements: PPE in the oil and gas industry

Katherine McCarthy

July 1, 2015

Potentially hazardous work conditions, job duties and health risk… it’s no secret that the oil and gas industry can be a dangerous place to work.

Raising the risk: driving exemptions put oil and gas truckers at risk

Dave Johnson

July 1, 2015

Hundreds of oil and gas workers have been killed on the job in the past decade in highway crashes.

Center for Safety and Health Sustainability appoints Fay Feeney to Advisory Board

June 30, 2015

Adding to its list of global leaders in safety, the Center for Safety and Health Sustainability (CSHS) is pleased to announce the addition of Fay Feeney to its Advisory Board. Feeney’s knowledge and experience in risk management and corporate governance will help advance the CSHS vision for safe, healthy and sustainable workplaces for all.