Items Tagged with 'Fall Protection'
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Invest in truck driver slips & falls protection

Invest in slips & falls protection

Safety footwear and fall protection protect truckers from specific hazards
Jane Jazrawy
June 3, 2019

Trucking can be a hazardous profession for drivers – and that’s before the driver has even set foot in the cab or put the vehicle in gear. For good reason -- fleets focus much of their attention on minimizing risks on the road, but there are also risks when a driver is on his or her feet as well, due to the risk of a fall.


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MSA Safety

Visit MSA booth 1402 @ AIHce 2019

See the latest safety solutions, test new products & challenge your gaming skills
May 14, 2019
Hope to see you at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Expo (AIHce) in Minneapolis, May 20-22! Stop by booth 1402 for the latest in gas detection, including a sneak preview of the ALTAIR io360.
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2019 Readers' Choice Awards Winners: Best PPE, safety equipment products

ISHN Magazine recognizes the most innovative personal protection equipment and occupational health and safety products of 2019
May 13, 2019

Thousands of ISHN subscribers voted online for the most innovative personal protection equipment (PPE) and occupational health and safety products, and now the results of ISHN's 2019 Readers' Choice Awards are in!


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MSA Safety

Inspection Notice: MSA Latchways web personal fall limiters (PFLs)

May 1, 2019
MSA is issuing this Inspection Notice to inform you that we have received a field report of an unflared center shaft in an MSA Latchways 10 ft. (3m) Web PFL. MSA has not received any reports of injuries associated with this condition. However, we are requesting you perform the inspection outlined in this notice. If subjected to rough handling, an unflared shaft may eventually dislodge completely from the web PFL.
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Top products of the week

Top products of the week

April 28, 2019
A mobile risk management app, an award-winning mud glove and safety messages you can eat were among the top safety products featured on ISHN.com this week.
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Top products of the week

Top products of the week

April 7, 2019
Products to help prevent heat stress, stop tools from falling and connect smart Industrial Internet of Things devices were among the top products featured on ISHN.com this week.
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ladder accident prevention, fall protection

What causes ladder accidents?

Mistakes like improper set up, standing on the top step, or accessing a roof with a stepladder
David Francis
April 3, 2019

Even though ladders have been around for most of recorded history, they haven't changed much in function and design since their primitive origins. This simple design is so practical almost everyone uses it; on the other hand, it is so basic it is also easy to misuse and can be dangerous.


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Top products of the week

Top products of the week

March 3, 2019
Work gloves with an oil grip, quality management software and a new N95 respirator were among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.
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telecom tower

Falls, structure collapses continue to claim lives in comm tower industry

February 12, 2019
The growing demand for wireless and broadcast communications over the past three decades has spurred a dramatic increase in communication tower construction and maintenance – one that exposes workers to specific hazards. In order to erect or maintain communication towers, employees regularly climb towers, using fixed ladders, support structures or step bolts, from 100 feet to heights in excess of 1000 or 2000 feet.
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12/16/16

ASSE to host virtual symposium on new OSHA Walking-Working Standard

The American Society of Safety Engineers is offering a virtual symposium to help occupational safety and health professionals better understand the sweeping changes OSHA recently made to its final rule on Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection standards in relation to slip, trip and fall hazards. Read More