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Items Tagged with 'injury prevention'

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cold stress and winter-related injuries

Winter is here. Are you ready?

Follow these tips to prevent cold stress and winter-related injuries
Rick Pedley
December 20, 2022

Employers are responsible for protecting their workers from cold stress and other winter injuries. Learn how to keep workers safe when working in freezing temperatures.


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PPE in manufacturing

How to assess risk factors for PPE in manufacturing settings

Dr. Kevan Orvitz
May 25, 2022
Circumventing disasters such as injury and illness begins with trying to control a hazard to protect employees, and control of safety hazards begins with proactive measures.
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It’s construction season: Time for a refresher on worksite safety protocols

Thiago Zambotti
May 25, 2022
Every spring, as the days get warmer and the weather gets consistently drier, the construction industry ramps up their projects and construction season officially begins. And it is the time of year that workers and safety managers alike should be refreshed on proper safety protocols while on the job.
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Improving warehouse safety also boosts efficiency

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Dan Matthews
April 26, 2022

Demand for goods is likely at an all-time high. Many people who were stuck at home during the pandemic restrictions opted to make home improvements and upgrades. Combine that with significant supply chain slow-downs and there is a recipe for extreme demand.


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Form-A-Tread improves stair safety and reduces maintenance

April 14, 2022

To prevent slips and falls and improve safety on high traffic industrial stairs, Form-A-Tread Company offers a new category of durable high-tech epoxy paste called Form-A-Tread to ensure superior stair tread footing and visibility for years without re-application, instead of short-lived, high-maintenance tapes or coatings


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Focus On | Early intervention

A comprehensive guide to the emerging field of athletic trainers and industrial athletes
Jack Hoffman, MAT, AT
April 12, 2022

 Workplace early intervention programs help reduce the occurrence of sprain, strain, and repetitive motion injuries in the workplace. The way we prepare for physical tasks associated with the workplace really does matter. Workplace early intervention programs help reduce the occurrence of sprain, strain, and repetitive motion injuries in the workplace.


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The role of beliefs in accident prevention

Peter G. Furst
April 5, 2022

Preventable injuries culminate from a series of sequential events, as represented by five dominos. The first represents the task or situation, followed by some faulty worker decision, resulting in the unsafe action, which leads to an accident and the inevitable injury. By tipping the first domino all tend to fall, and by removing some of the intervening domino the accident can be eliminated. Hence the belief that workers decisions or actions are the primary cause of accidents.


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safety culture engagement

Emotional health & worker safety go hand-in-hand

Maura Keller
February 17, 2022

Employers play an important role in engaging employees in healthy lifestyles, and research shows that employers who invest in the emotional health of their workforce see a return on that investment with improved safety performance. In fact, mental and emotional health, as it relates to worker safety and productivity, is one of the hottest topics being discussed in board rooms, human resource departments and executive offices across industries. 


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Safety technology tracks training, BBS, health wearables & HazCom

How are wearables making worksites safer?

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Emily Newton
February 10, 2022

How do employers monitor the health and safety of personnel without encroaching on their privacy and productivity? What’s more, how do you ensure they’re wearing the proper protective gear at all times and also check that they’re utilizing safety protocols and utilities appropriately? The answer lies with wearable devices. 


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2021 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 2021
July 23, 2021

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 2021 Readers' Choice Awards are in!


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Webinar

6/1/22 to 6/1/23
Contact: Amy Harrison

Reducing Sub-Contractor Hand Injuries

ON DEMAND: Hand injuries are the #1 preventable injury in the workplace. Despite plentiful PPE, preventable hand injuries still occur at very high rates among industries where sub-contractors are a key part of the workforce.

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Webinar

6/22/22 to 6/22/23
Contact: Amy Harrison

Bust the Dust: Methods to Mitigate the Effects of Combustible Dust

ON DEMAND: This webinar will cover methods to improve the safety of workers in environments where combustible dust may be encountered. 

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Webinar

8/16/22 to 8/16/23
Contact: Amy Harrison

Addressing the Persistently High Rates of Fatal and Nonfatal Falls in Construction

ON DEMAND: Attend to see the latest data on falls, slips, and trips in the construction industry, including trends by year, subsector, and injury characteristics. 

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Sponsored Webinar

9/1/22 to 9/1/23
Contact: Amy Harrison

Confined Spaces – Are You Ready to Rescue?

ON DEMAND: Participants in this webinar will first learn why 60% of confined space fatalities occur when responding to and attempting to rescue victims from confined spaces. 

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Sponsored Webinar

9/7/22 to 9/7/23
Contact: Amy Harrison

Rethinking Hand Safety: How to Build an Effective Hand Safety Program

ON DEMAND: Around the globe, hand injuries are the number one preventable industrial accident—in manufacturing, construction, oil & gas, you name it.

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