September 2010
- DEFIBRILLATORS & CPR: Going Global with an AED Program
- FIRE/LIFE SAFETY: Emergency Mass Notification for All
- INDOOR AIR QUALITY: IAQ and Worker Productivity
- TRAINING: Accessibility through Design
- 2010 SAFETY CONGRESS: Sailing to San Diego
- ERGONOMICS: Re-Engineering for Older Workers
- LOCKOUT/TAGOUT: Achieving Compliance in Large Companies
- BEHAVIOR-BASED SAFETY: Complacency -- The Silent Killer
- HEARING PROTECTION: Fit Testing Q&A
- DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: Planning Before It's Too Late
- DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: New Standards Guide Flashlight Selection
- FACILITY MANAGEMENT: Put Walkway Auditing to Good Use
- FOOT PROTECTION: Reality-Based Foot Protection
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Cover Story
By Penny Angeli
As defibrillator programs are required in more and more countries, our proactive approach ensures that we're aware of all the local requirements.
Features
By Cindy Horbrook
Ninety-one percent of businesses surveyed in 2007 by The Ad Council said it is "very" or "somewhat" important to take steps to prepare for a catastrophic disaster. Yet many companies fail to prepare.
By Lee D. Hager, Pegeen Smith
Many users in a group may obtain values close to the labeled NRR, but a substantial portion typically do not. The only way to determine a person's attenuation level is with a fit test system.
By Laura Swift
Top federal safety officials will discuss the Obama administration's OSH vision and how their agencies are implementing it. Many sessions focus on driver and transportation safety.
By Linda J. Sherrard
"Employees forget, don't care, get uncomfortable, and take it off at break or lunch. My job is to keep them safe from themselves all day."
By Michael Fraley
You need to be proactive in floor safety. Walkway audits play a key role in establishing due diligence and in preventing slips and falls.
By Dawn Dalldorf-Jackson
Professionals now can rely on a uniform rating system when evaluating lighting equipment.
By Jimi Michalscheck
Finding the correct frequency for auditing the program is one of the key elements in ensuring long-term success.
By Robert Kravitz
Better air = better performance.
By Ronnie Rittenberry, Jerry Laws
Motor carriers are coming to grips with the new federal safety measurement system. They've seen several changes in it already.
By Larry Wilson
It causes many problems, but the biggest or worst is that it leads to "mind not on task."
By Wayne D. Moore
Both the hearing and those who are hearing impaired must receive the same message, and it must be specific, consistent, certain, clear, and accurate.
By Bob Selwyn
Margin of error should be accounted for and the worst-case scenario measurement taken as the reading, particularly when close to an action level.
By Annie Bixler
Creating e-learning-based training programs for people with disabilities is not very difficult if you follow basic guidelines.
Departments
By Jerry Laws
It appears we simply won't give up our phones.
By Mike Taubitz
If we continue to focus on the tactical issues and play "safety cop," we will impede efforts to suggest safety is truly a foundation for sustainable growth.
By Robert Pater
Stopping to admire yourself quells momentum forward; becoming overly self-satisfied is one of the biggest enemies of moving ahead.