Yikes! Hearing loss is the third-leading major U.S. public health issue.
Employers should not focus only on the NRR when selecting protectors.
Don't forget your company's management and maintenance personnel. The regulations require training of all motor carrier employees.
What requirements must a hearing protector meet for arc flash protection?
HR managers can leverage their position in highlighting the value of employees and use their knowledge and skills to drive positive outcomes.
Employers can ensure their sites comply with OSHA's 1910.133 eye and face protection standard by following the fundamental hierarchy of controls.
"The value proposition is simply that if they are properly built, they will work, period."
There is no question that musculoskeletal disorders continue to be a leading cause of lost-time injuries among U.S. workers.
A new report calls on all parts of the health care system to adopt quality improvement programs in areas such as cardiac arrest, tracking system performance, accountability, and training.
I continue to conclude that non-cash incentive programs are a strategic tool to economically and effectively maximize effectiveness of any ES&H goal set.
State-of-the-art flashlights protect against workplace hazards.
NHTSA announced that it investigated after the company recalled more than 1,300 motorcycles for a defect that could reduce steering capability, and the company filed a late response to a NHTSA Special Order.
Any time there is moisture, we can get mold growth, especially when relative humidities are greater than 60 percent and the temperatures are higher than the recommended temps.
Thanks to innovative technologies such as aerosol-based duct sealing, solving issues and attaining optimal indoor air quality is easier now than ever before.
It's clear that the war on drugs has shifted away from the back alleys and instead on to Main Street. Abuse of prescription medication has grown to a bona fide public health crisis.