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Top products of the week

October 14, 2018

A full body harness that’s actually comfortable, emergency showers and eyewashes that you can use in winter weather and a device that eliminates static electricity. These were among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.

Weekly news round-up

October 13, 2018

Employers’ responsibilities regarding their workers’ mental health, the FDA bans cancer-causing food chemicals and the NTSB issues preliminary information on the investigation into the recent massive natural gas blast explosions in Massachusetts. These were among the stories featured on ISHN.com this week.

Hurricane Michael not finished wreaking havoc

October 12, 2018

Hurricane Michael – now a cyclone – has claimed 11 lives in four states so far, and officials are warning that the storm is again gaining strength and will continue to pose a danger. News reports say Virginia has been hit the hardest, with five people killed.

Capturing food dust: Mitigate cross contamination at the source

Chris Fluharty David Steil Kevin Tucker

October 11, 2018

Cross contamination is a serious challenge for food processing facilities that manufacture both allergen-free and gluten-free products and those for general consumption. Everything in the facility must be free from contaminants to ensure the safety of these food products.

Safety can’t afford failing to communicate

Flyers and email alerts aren’t enough

Gene Nichols

October 9, 2018

Establishing a safe workplace requires more than PPE and policy. Training and performance management are critical, but only go so far, and all the visual cues, scrolling monitors and pithy slogans in the world won’t make your workplace sustainably safe and healthy.

Corrie Pitzer on safety’s coming revolution

The ‘third wave’ of safety

Corrie Pitzer

October 9, 2018

Corrie discusses Safety I, Safety II, and Safety III. Safety I is the current practice—injury prevention. It is slowly evolving into Safety II, which emphasizes human performance and systems controls. Safety III holds out the promise of reinventing the profession.

Creating an employee-centric safety culture

You need ownership, training and safety as a value

Adam L. Bates, MS, MBA

October 9, 2018

What I call a “True North Safety Culture” is the point at which an organization aligns to a value and goal of eliminating risk(s)/injuries within an organization, and also aligns mission/vision statements to this goal.

Preventing battery acid & anhydrous ammonia exposures

Don’t risk nasty exposures

Samantha Hoch

October 9, 2018

From the oil industry to mining, agriculture to research, any working environment that puts employees in close proximity to occupational hazards such as potentially harmful chemicals must make workplace safety a priority. The food processing and packing industries are no exception.

How to deal with disruptions, contractors & temporary workers

The trouble with turnarounds

Jason Fox

October 8, 2018

When turnaround season comes to your facility, managers and turnaround personnel face a big dilemma: How do you successfully and safely complete the turnaround on a tight schedule?

Intersection in 20-fatality limo crash known to be dangerous

October 8, 2018

A family in upstate New York is reeling from the loss of four daughters – along with three of their husbands – in a weekend limousine accident that claimed a total of 20 lives. "Twenty fatalities is just horrific," National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman Robert Sumwalt said at the news conference. "I've been on the board for 12 years and this is one of the biggest losses of life that we've seen in a long, long time."