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Five Common Pitfalls to Avoid with Emergency Safety Showers and Eyewashes Gas

Five Common Pitfalls to Avoid with Emergency Safety Showers and Eyewashes Gas

Don’t let these common mistakes allow your emergency equipment to suffer.

How to Implement a Safety Management Program at Your Construction Firm

How to Implement a Safety Management Program at Your Construction Firm

Start to think about safety as a comprehensive program.

Diving Into Construction Safety, Headfirst

Diving Into Construction Safety, Headfirst

The importance of preventing traumatic brain injury in the construction industry.

The Progression of Hand Protection: Guarding Your Most Valuable Tools

The Progression of Hand Protection: Guarding Your Most Valuable Tools

Hand protection has come a long way since the first workers used their hands to operate.

Hydrogen Sulfide: Understanding Exposure Risk in the Oil & Gas Sector

Hydrogen Sulfide: Understanding Exposure Risk in the Oil & Gas Sector

Protecting workers against avoidable exposure is the right thing to do.

Three Quick Steps to Better HazCom Training

Three Quick Steps to Better HazCom Training

High-level considerations can go a long way to improving your facility’s effectiveness.

Assessing Elevated Surfaces for Slip, Trip and Fall Risks

Assessing Elevated Surfaces for Slip, Trip and Fall Risks

The responsibility to ensure a safe work environment lies with company management.



Specific PPE is Needed for Entry and Exit

Specific PPE is Needed for Entry and Exit

Understanding the risks can better prepare entrants and supervisors when selecting PPE.

Warehouse Safety: Protecting People, Equipment, and Productivity

Warehouse Safety: Protecting People, Equipment and Productivity

Safety products can safeguard distribution centers.

Why the Switch to Safety Helmets is a Good Decision

Why the Switch to Safety Helmets is a Good Decision

Don’t let your construction site turn into a risky business for your work crews.

How Technology Can Speed Mustering and Help Ensure Compliance During Evacuations

How Technology Can Speed Mustering and Help Ensure Compliance During Evacuations

Employees behave differently when under stress—technology can help to simplify.

Counting on Complacency in HazCom

Counting on Complacency in HazCom

Complacency and memory play a much bigger role in HazCom compliance than you think.

Taking a More Holistic Approach to Hand Protection

Taking a More Holistic Approach to Hand Protection

Following a global Pandemic, the time is now to improve your approach to PPE selection.

Improving Safety in Construction with Connected Technology

Improving Safety in Construction with Connected Technology

Real-time monitoring of conditions can protect workers and equipment from damage.

Florida Roofing Contractor Cited After Worker Fatally Injured from Fall

Florida Roofing Contractor Cited After Worker Fatally Injured from Fall

The company was cited for a violation relating to fall hazards.

Understanding the Heat Burden While Wearing Personal Protective Clothing

Understanding the Heat Burden While Wearing Personal Protective Clothing

PPE can have effects on employees who work in heat.

A Shifting Landscape: The Importance of a Safety Management Partner

Episode 153

A Shifting Landscape: The Importance of a Safety Management Partner

OH&S Editor Sydny Shepard sits down with Wesco’s Ines Sira to discuss how safety professionals can stay current with new technologies and innovations.

Massachusetts Site Receives Renewal of “Star” Level Recognition

Massachusetts Site Receives Renewal of “Star” Level Recognition

The status was renewed under OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program.

How Can Workers Use PPE More Responsibly?

How Can Workers Use PPE More Responsibly?

Workers who are using PPE should inspect and wear it correctly

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  • Safety Knives

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    OmniPro Vision AI is a state-of-the-art collision avoidance system that features NIOSH award-winning Visual Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. This highly accurate, powerful system identifies and alerts on pedestrians, vehicles and specified objects, ensuring safer facilities, mining operations and industrial sites. With its web-based cloud application, OmniPro Vision AI also logs and analyzes a wide range of data related to zone breach notifications. Operating without needing personal wearable devices or tags, OmniPro has visual and audible zone breach alerts for both operators and pedestrians. Read More

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