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In the protective toe footwear industry, there are several delivery models to choose from. The most common are utilizing a local store, web ordering, and shoemobile.

Selecting the Right Delivery Model and Service

At a local store, you have the ability to shop as you would at any other store, get fitted for your correct shoe size, try them on, and make a purchase.

While the United States hasn

Optical Clarity: Why It's Important and What It Means for You

Viewing your welds through a clearer, better-quality lens allows your eyes to work longer with less fatigue and also less overall strain on your body.

Just becuse it

The Other Side of the Coin

Just because it's hard to measure the specific financial benefits of reducing injuries doesn't mean we should shy away from discussing safety's impact on an organization's bottom line.

A common misconception is that first aid is difficult and you need an in-depth amount of learning experience to help someone. (American Heart Association photo)

'Anyone Can Help Save a Life'

"Knowing someone on hand is first aid trained should an event occurs reduces the stress level of all the employees and makes them feel safer."

Understanding what a specific supplier can and cannot provide, and what their service limitations are, is critical to the success and overall performance of your safety footwear program.

A Review of the Pros and Cons of Today's Safety Footwear Delivery Systems

The best method of obtaining safety footwear for your employees could be a combination of several elements.

Prepared by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, this model determines overall impact of a hazard by measuring its probability and magnitude (severity) against the vulnerability of a particular asset at risk.

The Asset Value of Employees

The true value of employee assets cannot be standardized with a simple, flat ratio. Studies performed around the world have shown results vary.

Reducing cases of MRSA and other antibiotic-resistant bacteria cases is a priority within the next five years in this action plan.

Agencies Release Antibiotic Resistance Action Plan

The plan's goal is to achieve major reductions in MRSA and some other threats by 2020.

Treating an injured employee is one of the most unpredictable situations and hard to prepare for, so you have to plan for the worst in most cases.

Modern Issues of First Aid Training

Treating an injured employee is one of the most unpredictable situations and hard to prepare for, so you have to plan for the worst in most cases while watching cost where you can.



A Model to Bridge the Gap from Compliance to Excellence

Trust is the glue that holds a culture of excellence together. When people don't assume agendas or hidden motives, followers will follow and groups unite.

NYC Transit Authority Retaliated Against Employee for Participating in Safety Inspection, OSHA Charges

An investigation concluded that the authority's "culture must change."

OSHA: Shortcuts by U.S. Steel Lead to Fatal Explosion

The explosion led to two workers' deaths, according to the agency's investigation.

FMCSA Sending Notices to Submit Drug and Alcohol Test Results

Randomly selected truck and bus companies must submit their calendar year 2014 results to FMCSA by May 15, 2015.

The March 2015 CSB video uses animation to illustrate the traveling cloud of 32,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia to which more than 150 off-site contract workers were exposed by the leak.

New CSB Video Explains Hydraulic Shock Incident

It illustrates what happened Aug. 23, 2010, when 32,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia leaked at a Millard Refrigerated Services Inc. facility. Thirty-two contract workers off site were hospitalized after exposure to the cloud.

Wal-Mart Stores Ends Appeal of 'Black Friday' Trampling Citation

The company notified the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission on March 18 that it has withdrawn its appeal of the citation, with its $7,000 penalty.

A Year in Space Begins for Astronaut, Cosmonaut

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will spend about a year living and working aboard the space station to help scientists learn more about how the human body adapts to long periods in zero gravity.

This FEMA photo taken May 4, 2010, shows the extent of flooding in downtown Nashville, Tenn. (David Fine/FEMA photo)

FEMA Preparedness Awards Deadline Days Away

April 10 is the deadline for the 2015 Individual and Community Preparedness Awards.

NIOSH Blog Highlights Violence in Health Care Settings

Health care workers reported an estimated 9,200 workplace violence incidents requiring time away from work to recover during 2013, with the majority of these perpetrated by patients or their family members, wrote Dan Hartley, EdD, NIOSH workplace violence prevention coordinator.

$10 Million Penalty Levied against Graco Children's Products

The company failed to provide timely notification of a defect in more than 4 million car seats.

Google, Johson & Johnson Collaborating on Surgical Robots

"This collaboration with Google is another important step in our commitment to advancing surgical care and, together, we aim to put the best science, technology, and surgical know-how in the hands of medical teams around the world," said Gary Pruden, worldwide chairman of the Global Surgery Group at Johnson & Johnson.

ALPA: Too Early to Speculate on Cause of Germanwings Crash

"Many factors may have contributed to the Flight 4U 9525 tragedy. We urge the public to refrain from speculating about what may have transpired and allow a thorough investigation to be undertaken," its statement says.

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