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No glove is cut proof. It is up to the safety professional to determine the exposure, the potential length of the edge, the weight of the object, and the frequency with which it is being handled. (Banom image)

Get the Cut Resistance Your Workers Require

Why do you need to know what is in your cut-resistant glove and how it works?

OSHA requires that organizations provide training to all employees exposed to fall hazards.

What You Need to Know About Fall Protection Training

Hands-on practice helps to instill confidence and increase competence in users.

Anti-vibration gloves will continue to evolve as the industry develops new, engineered component materials. (Cestusline, Inc. photo)

No Easy Answers on Vibration Gloves

The most accurate method to determine the actual vibration magnitude exposure of workers is to perform on-site vibration analysis, which can vary significantly from the values declared by the tool manufacturers.



A review of any number of confined space paper permits shows many do not record prescribed requirements because there are no fields in which to input exposure/rest time information on the form by the attendant.

Confined Space: Managing Exposures

There is a data gap with the instruments used –- intermittent or continuous -- as well as the records resulting from these devices.

"If we move the controls away from the machine, we can put them into a small, environmentally controlled booth. That way, I am protected from all of the smoke, noise, heat, and vibrations, but I can still see the operations of the machine." (Barry R. Weissman illustration)

Employee Protection: The Hierarchy of Controls

"Replace the methylene chloride with any of the newer paint strippers that are less toxic, and your employees are able to work safely."

Grip and fit are just as important as the glove material, cut level performance and density. (PIP photo)

Gloves Are PPE and More

They actually help us work faster and better, thanks to amazing new designs and materials.

C & G Refrigeration Inc. Named a Severe Violator Again

The Hanover, Pennsylvania, contractor exposed workers to potentially deadly trenching hazards.

Construction Groups Call for OSHA to Correct and Reissue Crane Operator Certification Requirements

Leading construction groups have formed a coalition calling for these long-awaited requirements.

OSHA Finds Workers Exposed to Repeat and Serious Amputation Hazards at Kronis Coatings

The Mansfield, Ohio company faces $62,400 in penalties.

Canada's Transport Minister Pledges World-Class Tanker System

Lisa Raitt also said Transport Canada has responded to all of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada's recommendations in its final report on the Lac-Mégantic crude oil train derailment.

Stephen Dean, who works on the Mojave Solar Project in Barstow, Calif., has been selected as the winner of Cintas Corporation

Mojave Solar Project Worker Wins 'Hottest Job' Contest

Cintas Corporation and The Sqwincher Corporation are giving Stephen Dean two tickets to an NFL game this season, Cintas moisture-wicking performance polos, cooling collars, and a variety of Sqwincher products.

Continental Fabricators Inc. Cited for Exposing Workers to Amputation and Other Serious Hazards

The St. Louis-based steel fabricator faces penalties of $52,500.

OSHA Prepping for GHS Meeting

OSHA will host a public meeting Nov. 12 to discuss proposals in preparation for the December meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.

The safety board determined that the engineer of this Metro-North Railroad train fell asleep and exceeded the posted speed limit in this curve. (NTSB image)

NTSB Cites Ineffective Safety Management in Five Metro-North RR Accidents

One day after New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced it is hiring David L. Mayer, a former NTSB managing director, as its new chief safety officer, the federal agency announced it will hold a Nov. 19 meeting to discuss the safety issues identified in its five investigations.

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