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Proper hand washing is key for infection control.

Safer Soap: A Look at Harmful Ingredients Found in Hand Cleansers

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, up to 40 percent of workers will suffer from occupational dermatitis at some point in their working lives.

Imagine the outcome if elements of consequential leadership made its way into a leadership environment where there is an unwavering commitment to safety excellence. (Make My Day Strategies LLC photo)

Help the 'Bulletproof' Employee Make the Connection

Inspire conformance through influence, awareness, and definitively through the identification of the harmful and helpful biases we all have, some of them buried deep within us.

Hazmat employees should be aware of emergency action plans, spill response procedures, fire prevention plans, and any other procedures that are in place to help prevent injury while preparing or transporting a hazardous material.

Key Requirements for Employees Transporting Hazmats

Like OSHA and EPA chemical safety trainings, DOT training helps hazmat employees to recognize and identify hazardous materials and learn how their functions ensure that those materials can be transported safely.



Be Ready for Hurricane Season, Authorities Advise Coastal Residents

The Florida Department of Health already has warned Floridians to be ready and says every hurricane season should be treated as a serious threat.

All employers, employees, and contractors within all three segments of the oil and gas industry (upstream, midstream, and downstream) are responsible for ensuring safe and healthful work sites.

The Significance of API RP 2219 Recommendations in the BLSR Accident, Part II

Employers and workers need to pay special attention to minimum recommended safety requirements of approved standards and safe working procedures.

Eye protection is vital to safeguard your eyes and maintain healthy vision across a wide variety of jobs. (3M Personal Safety Division photo)

How Protective Eyewear Has Changed Dramatically Over the Decades

Today's safety eyewear can be so lightweight and comfortable that at times workers don't even notice they are wearing it once it's on.

After an individual renews his eyewear prescription, there are other ways to help reduce CVS. Specialty lenses are now developed to aid the computer user.

Safety Eyewear for Computer Vision Syndrome

Computer work is more visually demanding than any other type of office work.

Flash fires and fuel-fed fires are two different hazards, and it

Eight Things Oil & Gas Workers Should Know About Flash Fires

Flash fires and fuel-fed fires are two different hazards, and it's critical to distinguish between the two for various safety reasons.

This is not just the path toward improved safety and lower safety-related costs; it is also the path to walk if your goal is greater customer retention, higher sales, and maximizing profits.

Safety Totally Leads the Way

This is not just the path toward improved safety and lower safety-related costs; it is also the path to walk if your goal is greater customer retention, higher sales, and maximizing profits.

The old standard had five ratings, but the new version nearly doubled it with a new scale of A1-A9. The change adds high-end levels, reflecting the influx of high-performance cut-resistant gloves in the marketplace. (Ansell photo)

ANSI/ISEA 105-2016 Regulation Updates

We're better equipped than ever before to provide hand protection to industrial workers. The biggest challenge is making sure regulations and standards around PPE and hand protection keep pace.

"The Colorado Convention Center is a great venue," said Dan McNeill, director of professional development at ASSE. "We

ASSE's Mile High Moment

This could be the most consequential annual conference for the society in many years.

HHS Offers $70 Million More in Grants Amid Opioids Crisis

"The grants we announce today clearly demonstrate our efforts to meet the opioid crisis with every tool at our disposal," said SAMHSA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Kana Enomoto.

Gloves and other rubber insulating products must be permanently marked to indicate the voltage class, and the gloves and sleeves must also have a color-coded label identifying the voltage class. (Saf-T-Gard International, Inc. photo)

Identify, Verify, and Comply: The Three Pillars of a Successful Electrical Safety Program

What's shocking is that many workers are not using rubber insulating equipment because they simply don't know they need it.

Safety training is the best way to ensure your procedures are understood and a great way to reinforce safe behaviors. It reinforces your safety goals and reminds participants about the impacts of not achieving those goals.

Does Your Safety Incentive Program Need More Carrot and Less Stick?

Safety training is the best way to ensure your procedures are understood and a great way to reinforce safe behaviors. It reinforces your safety goals and reminds participants about the impacts of not achieving those goals.

To help prevent eye injury, make sure your employees are wearing ANSI Z87+ impact resistant eyewear. (Radians, Inc. photo)

Your Eyes Are Amazing—They Deserve Quality PPE

When vision is impaired, quality of life and the ability to work experience a drastic and unfortunate decline. Preventing eye injuries should be a top task on every safety professional's to-do list.

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