Industrial Safety & Health Top Stories - Articles - Page 69

Protective clothing for extreme environments doesn’t have to be uncomfortable

No need to be miserable

October 8, 2018

While protecting against a hazard is your first and most obvious concern when choosing protective clothing, it might be just as important to consider the environment. If workers are uncomfortable, they can be tempted to cut corners on safety.

Hearing protection purchasing & usage

Exclusive study by Clear Seas Research

Benita Mehta

October 8, 2018

The study, by Clear Seas Research, was conducted to understand the PPE hearing market by identifying brand usage, exploring important attributes of brand selection for PPE and identifying purchase process trends.

Hand protection purchasing & usage

Exclusive CLEAReport by Clear Seas Research

Maureen Paraventi

October 8, 2018

Within industries there are multiple hazards that require multiple types of hand protection. That’s one of the key findings of the 2017 PPE Hand Protection CLEAReport from Clear Seas Research, which took a deep dive into the factors that influence hand protection purchasing decisions.

Critical behavior checklist for effective behavior-based coaching

Assessing exposure, severity & probability

E. Scott Geller

October 8, 2018

Behavior-based coaching is essential for any mission to keep people safe. It’s human nature to get distracted or complacent on the job, and to deviate from performing the prescribed safe operating procedure (SOP).

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The case for process safety management beyond OSHA compliance

Deborah Grubbe James B. Porter Jr.

October 8, 2018

Process safety management (PSM) is a term that is most frequently used in highly hazardous industries like oil refining, gas processing and chemical manufacturing. However, PSM could apply to any industry where people are working in and around any hazardous equipment or environment.

Reaping rewards: There are many ways to recognize workplace safety achievements

Theresa McEndree

October 8, 2018

Employees have come to expect to be rewarded for a variety of professional achievements or practices, including safety and industrial hygiene. In fact, 79 percent of employees want rewards programs, and 73 percent think rewards encourage engagement, according to research.

Top products of the week

October 7, 2018

Fall protection for ladders, energy efficient doors and cold weather FR gear were among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.

Weekly news round-up

October 6, 2018

A government audit gives OSHA’s fatality and severe injury reporting regulation a failing grade; small construction companies get a new safety assessment tool and a survey uncovers shocking workplace violence levels in hospital emergency departments. These were among the top stories featured on ISHN.com this week.

AIHA's new publication: A visual chronicle of America's workers

The American Industrial Hygiene Association publishes Earl Dotter's powerfully visual occupational, environment and public health documentary

October 5, 2018

On September 13 at AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, DC American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) announced the release of a collectible photo book of renowned labor and occupational health photographer Earl Dotter, "Life's Work: A 50 Year Photographic Chronicle of Working in the U.S.A."

The constant pressure for construction workers to work in pain

It’s always been there - will it ever go away?

Dave Johnson

October 4, 2018

Perhaps you read about the NIOSH study published in late August that found construction workers die of drug overdoses (not while on the job) at a rate six times higher than the general work population. Heroin was the main killer, followed by prescription opioids.