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Regulations on hand protection (and personal protective equipment in general) are fuzzy enough — general requirements only are spelled out in OSHA’s standards — to invite considerable interpretation.

Fewer people are carrying gift cards in their wallets these days, but that doesn’t mean that they’re decreasing in popularity.

I just don't understand, "I heard the safety manager lament."

Hazards to the eyes exist in nearly every industrial workplace.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates that three out of five workers with reported eye injuries were not wearing their safety glasses at the time of injury.

Safety managers have a complicated job that juggles engineering, psychiatry, and life success coaching.

You know that the distance from a corrosive material to an eyewash needs to be no more than 10 seconds and that the flushing fluid temperature must be tepid.

Keeping welding fumes to a minimum in the shop is essential for protecting people, property and productivity.

In the summer of 1983 I was in Portland, Maine, with my family.

I have seen considerable resistance, even from safety professionals, when it comes to trying to instill an “all accidents are preventable” culture.