July 2019 | ISHN Magazine

Among the articles in the July 2019 issue of ISHN Magazine, we have expert insight on employee safety training, the 2019 ISHN Readers’ Choice Award Winners, and much more.

Train workers to accurately see hazards & report what they find

The Hazard Hunt will never be the same

Compiled by Dave Johnson, Editor

July 1, 2019

“What are you going to do for an 18- to 23-year-old who yesterday worked at Wendy’s and today will be walking into a high-risk work environment?” asked Mike Deetsch. Mike is the director of education and engagement for the Toledo Museum of Art.

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!

How to choose the best safety knife for the job

Ask the right questions, make sharp decisions

Cassie Donnelly

July 11, 2019

From warehouses and distribution facilities to the factory floor, thousands of workers depend on safety knives to perform important jobs while providing an extra layer of injury-preventing protection.

Maximize FR protection

Consider all your workplace exposures to ensure compliance

Rick Pedley

July 15, 2019

Whether you’re working around dangerous chemicals, electrical systems, or fire-prone areas, you need to make sure you’re wearing the right flame-resistant (FR) clothing. If a fire occurs, FR clothing will minimize the severity of the burns, improving your chances of survival.

Understanding the types of self-retracting lifelines

Arresting A fall

Baxter Byrd

July 1, 2019

Nearly eight years ago, in its Z359.14 Safety Requirements for Self-Retracting Devices standard, ANSI divided self-retracting lifelines (SRLs) into two classes, Class A and Class B. Although it’s been close to a decade, there is still some misunderstanding as to what these classes mean.

Centralized software reduces errors & increases security

Ditch the spreadsheets

Ian Cohen

July 3, 2019

We all love our spreadsheets. For years, EHS professionals have relied almost exclusively on spreadsheets to collect, analyze, and share data. We can do just about anything we want with our spreadsheets, and if you know visual basic, you can really have fun with them.

Highway work is dangerous– nearly 800 fatalities per year

In the zone

Derick Plowden

July 5, 2019

Construction work zones are dangerous. Every day, workers who step foot on highways and roads risk danger from vehicle traffic and heavy equipment. Completing work is important, but when safety takes a back seat to production schedules, the result can be deadly.

Online, mobile, micro-learning, podcasts and more

ISHN’s Guide to Breakthrough training resources

July 17, 2019

Training companies include cloud-based training, eLearning, streaming video, classroom lectures, blended learning, behavioral observation training, coaching, comprehensive training processes for teams and workforce materials.

Protecting workers at height from gravity’s pull is never-ending

Formal training is not enough

Pat Furr

July 18, 2019

Gravity doesn’t need to go to school. She is a master at pulling all objects toward the center of our blue planet and has been doing so since the dawn of time. So, yep, she is the grand master. Whereas we mere mortals are still learning how to counter her effects.

Confined Spaces: Airborne dust & particulates accumulate quickly

These hazardous materials require close exposure monitoring

Kevin Chase

July 1, 2019

Broadly speaking, a confined space is an area that is large enough for a worker to enter and do work, but that is difficult to get in and out of easily, and not designed or intended for regular occupancy.

Help stop a suicide: Rates dramatically increasing in the workplace

Dave Johnson

July 8, 2019

“Today we’re going to talk about something bigger than PPE, policies and practices. Something we’ve never discussed before. Can’t really fit it into a toolbox. It’s called life.

Use virtual reality with caution — it’s not child’s play

The best way to learn

Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM

July 1, 2019

Next to the real thing, virtual reality training is the best way to learn. VR training has been around for many years and in many forms, but generally was limited to people with deep pockets such as the military, NASA and the airline industry with use of flight simulators, for example.

New ANSI standard covers design, training & safe use

New ANSI standard covers MEWP design, training & safe use

Improving mobile elevated work

Rick Smith

July 12, 2019

Mobile elevated work platforms are powerful, durable, and useful machines that help workers perform a wide range of tasks at height. Training operators and other workers on the safe use of these machines is crucial to decrease the risk of injuries, property damage and liability.

Getting there first: Location tags enable fast, urgent response

July 1, 2019

ISHN recently exchanged an email Q&A with Amanda Alexander, global product manager for Emerson’s Location Awareness System.

How do you assess risks? It hinges on leadership & culture

David Sarkus MS, CSP

July 9, 2019

Not many people walk around throughout their day with a risk assessment in hand. We should, however, always have an informal risk assessment tool in our mind that allows us to perform at least a cursory assessment until we can dig deeper or in a more formal way.

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ISHN Magazine

2019 July

Cover

Train workers to accurately see hazards & report what they find

Features

2019 Readers' Choice Awards Winners: Best PPE, safety equipment products

How to choose the best safety knife for the job

Maximize FR protection

Understanding the types of self-retracting lifelines

Centralized software reduces errors & increases security

Highway work is dangerous– nearly 800 fatalities per year

Online, mobile, micro-learning, podcasts and more

Protecting workers at height from gravity’s pull is never-ending

Confined Spaces: Airborne dust & particulates accumulate quickly

Column

Help stop a suicide: Rates dramatically increasing in the workplace

Use virtual reality with caution — it’s not child’s play

New ANSI standard covers MEWP design, training & safe use

Getting there first: Location tags enable fast, urgent response

How do you assess risks? It hinges on leadership & culture

ISHN Magazine

2019 July