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Tips for Delivering a Comprehensive Safety Eyewear Program

Every employer should make it a safety priority for its workers to operate with clear vision in their workplace and surroundings.

Hands-on training is by far the most successful way to familiarize one with fire extinguisher usage.

Fire Extinguisher Training: Best Practices

Talking about the best fire extinguisher for each situation is essential in any fire safety training program.

ANSI requires that a 15-minute flow of tepid water be supplied to emergency equipment and suggests an incoming water temperature between 60 and 100 degrees F.

Eyewash Safety: Keeping Water in the Comfort Zone

Make sure your equipment delivers ANSI-required tepid water to eye and eye/face washes to encourage a full 15- minute flush.



NIOSH Opens Center Focused on Driving Safety

The agency's director, Dr. John Howard, said it is surveying long-haul truckers and hopes to develop national baseline estimates for driver demographics to aid FMCSA's regulatory efforts.

When it comes to working with electricity, stop shooting from the hip. You owe it to your employees.

Electrical Safety Basics: Not Exactly Shocking

Factor in all of the challenges before attempting a project and be ready to go to plan B should your initial plan hit a snag.

China adopted a swath of new safety regulations recently, and 3M offered assistance during the process, Frank Little said.

A World of Experience

Frank Little, vice president and general manager of 3M's Personal Safety Division, explains how the company builds its competency in countries all over the world and interacts with safety authorities and customers as they manage issues such as disease outbreaks and disasters.

A combination eyewash and faucet unit places the eyewash station where workers are most likely to turn in the emergency: the sink. The eyewash functions without having to turn on the faucet, so there is never a danger of scalding water on the eyes.

The 10-Second Race: Better Eyewash Stations Reduce Injury

A key benefit of the dual-function approach is the independent water supply to the eyewash function, so there is never a danger of hot water being delivered for eye-flushing.

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How Slip-Resistant Shoes Can Put Money in Your Company's Pocket

Many shoes labeled as "slip resistant" often are not effective enough for chefs, nurses, and other professionals who are exposed to hazardous floors.

'Zero is the Right Answer,' O'Neill Declares

Speaking in an Oct. 1 keynote at the 2013 NSC conference, former Alcoa CEO Paul O'Neill explained why he's focused on worker safety throughout his exemplary career in private sector and government posts.

OSHA Cites Georgia Power Co. with $119,000 in violations

Plant Bowen receives 17 violations after an explosion.

Mouthwash and over-the-counter medications can harm workers, who may not be aware of the risks.

Taking Hazards From the Home to the Workplace

Over-the-counter remedies and prescription drugs may affect the health of your workers and at the same time may carry over into the work environment.

Wholesale adoption of GHS hazard classsification principles will disrupt chemical hazard assessment programs and heighten problems manufacturers and importers will face.

Newest HazCom Chemical Hazard: GHS Classification Shock

Employers should be prepared to address new hazards for chemicals, even for chemicals that have been used in the workplace for years.

Protective Apparel, Fall Protection Abound at NSC 2013

The vast expo hall in Chicago's McCormick Place was crowded during expo-only hours on Sept. 30 as the biggest U.S. safety trade show of the year got under way in earnest.

Owens Corning, Allstate Win Top NSC Awards

The building products company won the 2013 Green Cross for Safety Award, and Allstate and the Allstate Foundation received the Flame of Life award for their efforts to reduce teen traffic accident deaths.

NSC Keynotes Down to the Eleventh Hour

The speakers for the Oct. 1 keynotes that are scheduled to feature three top federal officials will change if there is a federal government shutdown because of the congressional impasse.

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