ISHN Magazine

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2019 December

Among the articles in the December 2019 issue of ISHN Magazine, we have expert insight on selecting the right respirator, a link to the 2020 Buyers’ & Resource Guide, 10 safety mistakes that can land you in a courtroom, and much more.

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Selecting the right respirator

Selecting the right respirator

Know your contaminants & exposure levels
Robin Regan
December 4, 2019

Workers in various industries can be exposed to dangerous airborne contaminants. The dangers range from nuisance level dusts to serious, life-threatening exposure, each requiring respiratory products at various levels of protection.


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Hazcom for multi-employer sites

Hazcom for multi-employer sites

All employees must be working from the same playbook
Phil Molé
December 4, 2019

Today’s workplaces look far different than they have in the past, taking on many shapes, sizes and settings. As a result, more workers from multiple employers are working side-by-side at the same locations, increasing the shared responsibility for worker safety among employers.


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Stay current with PPE safety standards

Stay current with PPE safety standards

What you need to know about ASTM F2413, NFPA 2112, NFPA 70E and EU standards
Lori Hyllengren
December 4, 2019

The importance of safety can’t be underestimated. Providing personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential in industries that require employees to work in harsh and hazardous conditions, from manufacturing to transportation, construction and more.


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How good is your fall protection training?

How good is your fall protection training?

Close the gap
Pat Furr
December 4, 2019

Imagine that on the first day at your new job, the foreman tosses you a harness and a 6-foot lanyard and says, “Be careful out there!” That may seem like an extreme example of a woefully inadequate fall protection training program, but I will bet dollars to donuts it happens more often than we think.


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Navigating OSHA recordkeeping & reporting

Navigating OSHA recordkeeping & reporting

A closer look
December 4, 2019

As OSHA continues to update its 2016 rule on recording and reporting workplace injuries and illnesses, organizations should be aware of new policies that affect how they treat – and reward – safety in the workplace.


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5 exposures that need protection

5 exposures that need protection

Hotspots for falls
Mark H. Stromme
December 4, 2019

When employees are performing construction work six feet or more above a lower level, you need to provide them with some type of fall protection. There is an exception for working on scaffolding — the threshold height for fall protection is ten feet. OSHA regulates falls at 1926 Subpart M.


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Retiring machinists will impact plant safety

Retiring machinists will impact plant safety

Bye-bye boomers
Matt Brenner
December 4, 2019

Within the next decade approximately 2.7 million “Baby Boomers” (b. 1946-1964) will retire, ensuring tens of thousands of skilled, well-paid positions will become available, all without a ready supply of American workers to fill them. Statistics paint an especially gloomy picture for the manufacturing sector, and a widening of the skills gap as young employees replace old.


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Don’t get caught in the numbers game

Don’t get caught in the numbers game

Measuring & rewarding
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Dr John Kello
December 3, 2019

The president of the Association for Psychological Science recently published a column titled, “The Publication Arms Race.” Dr. Lisa Feldman Barret’s central point is that we professors are rewarded mainly for our publications, and mainly for the quantity of those publications.


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Assessing hazards & human error

Assessing hazards & human error

Rethinking traditional safety
Larry Wilson
December 3, 2019

This will be a series of short articles designed to provide a different perspective—a paradigm shift -- in terms of how most of you think about industrial safety. And how most of you think about accidental injury causation in general.


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Introducing the 2020 Buyers’ & Resource Guide

Solutions to safety, health, environmental issues are accelerating
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Dave Johnson
December 4, 2019

Search for the products you are looking for in this guide by manufacturers, distributors, and associations. Scan the ad index for suppliers, too. Keep this buyers guide close by so when the need arises, you can take advantage of the many innovations that have come to the EHS field in recent years.


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Accelerate ergonomics: Systematically link to Lean and Six Sigma
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Accelerate ergonomics: Systematically link to Lean and Six Sigma

Mike Wynn
December 4, 2019

Changes to the workplace represent both risks and opportunities for ergonomics. The risk of change is that without considering ergonomics, new challenges can be introduced. For example, a company became aware that product finish problems (scratches) were sometimes occurring but the source was unknown, so a Six Sigma green belt project was initiated.


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CBD oil, miracle cure or snake oil?
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For Your Health & Wellness: CBD oil, miracle cure or snake oil?

December 4, 2019

The cannabis plant, Cannabis sativa, contains a number of active ingredients, including THC and CBD. THC, the most active ingredient of marijuana, is the component that makes a person high when either smoked or ingested. CBD, on the other hand, is not psychoactive: it doesn't induce a mind-altering effect.


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U.S. Navy Captain Mike Abrashoff
Editor's Note

Saving a culture: Going from worst to first

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Dave Johnson
December 3, 2019
U.S. Navy Captain Mike Abrashoff was given command of the USS Benfold at age 36, making him the youngest commanding officer in the Pacific fleet. His challenge was daunting: the destroyer with 310 sailors was a notable loser, with low morale and the highest turnover in the Navy. Many safety and health pros early in their careers face the challenge of establishing their credibility.
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Mining electrocutions trigger MSHA alert

The Mine Safety and Health Administration issues electrical safety best practices
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Dave Johnson
December 3, 2019

In late 2019, a plant electrician with 15 years of mining experience was electrocuted when he contacted an energized connection of a 4,160 VAC electrical circuit. Two more mining fatalities by electrocution have occurred since. The electrocution deaths prompted the MSHA to issue a safety alert.


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