Occupational Health & Safety

NIOSH, NHCA Publish Hearing Protection SupplementJan 26, 2012

OSHA Floors Tile Company with $318,000 FineJan 17, 2012

N.Y. Felt Firm Fined $146,300 for Crushing, Machine HazardsJan 14, 2012

AIHA Offering 48-Hour SalesDec 01, 2011

Metal Finishing Firm Hit with $151,400 in Fines for Physical, Chemical HazardsNov 19, 2011

$422,600 in Fines Issued to Dough Maker for Repeat Machine HazardsNov 07, 2011

Styrene Industry Touts Its SafetyNov 05, 2011

Pet Food Plant Cited with $758,000 in FinesNov 03, 2011

NSC: NRR Change Coming, But When?Nov 02, 2011

SAFETY VIDEOS

PROTECTIVE HEADBAND

PINK EAR PLUGS

DUAL-FILTERED PLUG

DISPOSABLE EAR PLUGS

A320 production: from start to finish

This video posted Sept. 12, 2011, by Airbus shows workers wearing PPE and using material-handling equipment as they build an A320 family jetliner on one of the three final assembly lines for Airbus' single-aisle product line. The jetliners are produced on assembly lines in Toulouse, France; Hamburg, Germany; and in China. more

Safety Baby Video

With this video KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL shows a different way of using Safety and Wiping products. A father, left at home with his baby son, finds new ways of putting our products to the test. For more information, please visit www.evolutionofcare.com. more

Inside the EPA Proposed Change to the Noise Reduction Rating

In anticipation of the EPA's expected change to the Noise Reduction Rating (NRR), Howard Leight has issued a brochure that explains known details of the proposed changes for hearing protectors. Titled, "Inside the EPA's Proposed Change to the Noise Reduction Rating," the brochure is designed as a handy information resource for safety managers, providing background on the impending new rating system and the ANSI testing protocols on which it is expected to be based. more

Combating Common Objections to Hearing Protection Wear

Keeping workers properly protected from hazardous noise and motivated to wear their hearing protectors is a challenge for any safety manager. With proper training and ongoing encouragement, most workers do wear their earplugs or earmuffs on the job. However, there are always a few workers who feel compelled to raise objections instead of just donning their hearing protectors and getting on with the job. more

Howard Leight Veripro

A field attenuation test was performed in 2007 by the Howard Leight Acoustical Laboratory onmore than 100 workers at eight different facilities during their standard work shifts. Locations and workers were not pre-screened, and workers were tested with their own earplugs they routinely wear on the job, with no modifications. The tested earplugs were from four different manufacturers. Workers received no training or coaching as part of the test, but were simply asked to insert the earplugs as they normally do on the job. No feedback or correction was offered if they fit the earplug incorrectly. more