"Safety for everyone” is the tagline of a 60-second Honda commercial you might have seen this fall. It tugs at the heart strings. A series of images is accompanied by voice-overs:

Although it’s an intricate piece of equipment with a number of components — including a facepiece, a breathing tube and a blower that passes contaminated air through a HEPA filter — a powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) depends heavily on something fairly ordinary in order to function well: a battery.

Workrite Uniform Company, Inc., a flame-resistant (FR) workwear manufacturer, announces the launch of the Workrite FR Tactical Pant: a durable, lightweight and stylish FR clothing option for industrial workers and firefighters.

Ask your significant other to evaluate your relationship. I’m sure the answer will vary depending on circumstances, but I doubt it will be easy to detect a warning light.

OSHA’s most recent Unified Agenda indicates that a final Confined Spaces in Construction rule could be coming soon.

This past January 2013, Canada became the first country in the world to issue a standard on Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.