Let's take a look at some of the easiest ways to make sure your hands are always up for the job, regardless of the weather.
Proposed changes have been submitted for both the ANSI/ISEA 105 Hand Protection Selection Criteria and the EN 388 European regulatory standard for protective gloves. Everyone involved in the design, development, and specification of cut-resistant apparel and PPE needs to understand the impact of these changes on their selection and purchasing decisions.
Leaders have to encourage mental readiness, first in themselves and then within everyone else.
Rebuilding trust won't be easy.
Preventative maintenance and care of your workers' hands may sound like common sense, but the statistics don't lie: Many are not doing enough.
If people are unaware of what they need to do or how they need to do it, we must ensure communication is clear and both performance and results based.
Slips, trips, and falls are an everyday risk at hospitals and comprise one of the top accident categories.
The final step is testing whether the selected respirator suits the workers themselves.
Whatever training you attend and complete should be viewed as the launching point to get you started on learning everything you can about fall protection.
NTSB sends team to Fort Lauderdale to investigate jet engine fire.
The third annual Mine Rescue Day honors the 300 rescue teams that stand ready.
A study published in Environmental Research Letters says the excess pollution directly contributed to the deaths of 60 people in the U.S.
Lots of companies are sending employees aloft, or underwater, to show off rescue equipment at this year's A+A trade fair.
On the occasion of the 30th A+A trade fair, 60 years after the first A+A took place in 1954, the organizer held a party Oct. 28 to recognize the show's history and accomplishments.
The Hall 7a stage features everything from fire protection and PPE demonstrations to ASSE sessions on "solving the mystery" of U.S. safety and health standards.
Attendees get eyeful of the latest workwear and products, even rolling ladders, from 11 companies at this year's daily fashion shows.
The ANA has asked nurses to get the flu vaccine as well as advise their patients to do the same.
"This is where the world gets together in terms of occupational safety and health," Germany's Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Andrea Nahlers said during her opening keynote.
The program, introduced during AIHA’s conference in Orlando, is intended to teach young workers about safety and health.
AIHA now provides an online Mold Resource Center as a reference guide.