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Celebrating Safely for the Fourth of July

Celebrating Safely for the Fourth of July

Fireworks can be dangerous, and there are many risks to keep in mind when using them.

Hot Tips for Summer Safety

Hot Tips for Summer Safety

Summer is well under way in North America, and with the sun and fun comes a number of safety concerns to keep in mind.

L&I Issues Reminders for Teen Workers

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries has issued guidance for teen workers during summer job season.

UK Company Fined After Workers Suffer Serious Leg Injuries

An engineering company was sentenced by the Health and Safety Executive on Wednesday after two employees were seriously injured while disposing of old gas cylinders at work at the company’s site.

Prime Drivers for Emergency Showers & Eyewashes

While showers and eyewashes can't prevent exposure to hazardous materials, they can certainly minimize the effects when exposure to injurious corrosive materials happens.

Facility managers and safety officers or engineers will want signs compliant with OSHA 1910.145 (Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags) and ANSI Z535.4 (Product Safety Signs and Labels).

Damage-Free Sign Labels for Industrial Use

Sign labels that can be printed with laser or ink jet printers in minutes and removed cleanly from most surfaces serve to notify, instruct, and even protect personnel in just about every area in a facility

Even though the hydrogen fueling process is much like fueling a gasoline-powered vehicle, it still will challenge the safety professional to work outside of a controlled workplace setting. (Airgas photo)

Hydrogen Fueling Safety

Hydrogen safety utilizes the same safety concepts as other flammables and cryogenics. Though it’s been around forever, we have only begun to understand its potential.

A Simplified Method for Determining Residual Risk in RIA TR R15.306-2016

The combination of initial risk and risk reduction measures fixes the residual risk, thus simplifying the determination of residual risk and avoiding errors.



Most do not realize that slips and falls from the same surface are great risks.

Falls: The Battle with Gravity Can Be Costly

Falls impact more than the individual, so do what is prudent to reduce falls in your world and continue to educate yourself.

Where Should NIOSH Focus Its Robotics Research?

Work by NIOSH's new Center for Occupational Robotics Research certainly bears watching as the use of robotics rapidly increases in U.S. industries.

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