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Items Tagged with 'worker protection'

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harmful dust, fumes, and sprays

How to determine what type of respiratory protection you need for your jobsite

Ray Chishti
May 25, 2022
Construction work produces harmful dust, fumes, and sprays that are harmful to workers' health. Determine what assigned protection factor is needed.
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Face Coverings Made with FR Fabrics

February 15, 2021
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have introduced FR face coverings, to help keep you protected from the virus without compromising your FR safety. But many of you have been wondering if it is safe to breathe through FR-treated fabric for extended periods of time. We’ve released a new technical briefing to answer your concerns.
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Strategies to train & outfit inexperienced workers

Strategies to train & outfit inexperienced workers

Coping with the labor shortage
Sean Sweeney
October 1, 2019

At the start of September, the number of open jobs exceeded the number of active jobseekers for the 17th consecutive month—a record for the United States economy.


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PPE, personal protection equipment

What to look for in a PPE provider

A how-to guide & benefits of consolidating your buy
Jim Bailey
September 9, 2019

Safety managers are responsible for keeping workers safe, but it shouldn’t come at the expense of sales or productivity. That often starts with picking the right PPE provider. At its core, a PPE provider partnership is about delivering high levels of service and quality products.


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5 types of violence at work

5 types of violence at work: Recruiting is where you spot red flags

Phil LaDuke
August 1, 2019

Homicide as the cause of death in the workplace has risen from ninth in 2015 to fourth in 2018.  OSHA has increasingly invoked the General Duty Clause to require employers to protect workers from workplace violence from bullying to homicides.


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Respirators require ongoing maintenance

Respect your respirator with ongoing maintenance

Don’t get lost in a cloud of toxic welding smoke. Make smart selections when it comes to respiratory protection.
Rick Marquez
May 20, 2019

When it comes to workplace safety, welders are well aware that their profession is one of the most dangerous. Welders face an array of hazards from electric shock, retinal damage, ocular melanoma, or serious burns.


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Arc flash deaths often occur in confined spaces

A study of electrical injuries and fatalities on the job

Electrical injuries: facts & myths
Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
May 10, 2019

IEEE, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, recently produced a paper1 reviewing 100 years of research on shock and arc injuries. Going back, the first recognized hazard to workers was the shock hazard.


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Confined spaces worker protection

Confined spaces demand caution

First conduct an assessment, then consider three primary options when selecting a confined space rescue service
Pat Furr
April 1, 2019

A permit-required confined space has the potential to present inherent risks to worker health and safety and should be entered only when necessary and always with extreme caution. Unfortunately, there are times employees need to enter these work areas.


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Employee privacy issues

Key tech revolution worker privacy concerns and questions

March 19, 2018
Will workers resist, due to privacy concerns, using wearables that capture a workers’ vitals? Carina Santos, CEO, Logical Safety: Privacy concerns are at the tip of many peoples tongues at the moment.
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EHS tools in the digital age

EHS tools in the digital age

Is new technology practical & applicable?
Erika Scrimpshire
October 11, 2017

In the EHS space, recent studies have shown that advances in technology have reached EHS management systems, extensive mobile capabilities, drones and "smart" PPE. These advances reflect incredible innovation within the industry, but have advances in technology made day-to-day operations easier for EHS leaders?


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