The two-part event, led by hearing conservation expert Elliott Berger, will discuss hearing protection performance ratings, overall effectiveness of hearing protection, the potential impact of changing NRR standards on the horizon, and communications in noise.
A sound that is barely audible at a worker's threshold of hearing without hearing protection should be inaudible though hearing protection even if it's boosted by 15 dB.
"Make a Difference" is the theme of the National Safety Council's 2008 National Safety Month observance and a call to action to reverse the increase in accidental injuries and deaths.
If you have already addressed stockpiling needs for your facility, OSHA invites you to please provide your underlying assumptions and methodology.
Since 1997, motorcycle fatalities have increased 127 percent. Annually, the number of motorcycle deaths is more than double the number of people killed in all aviation, rail, marine, and pipeline accidents combined.
Employee exposure to electrocution and being caught in unguarded or unexpectedly energized driers and other machinery were also among the dangers OSHA found.
Three employees contracted from a temporary help company were injured after they were instructed by supervisors to clean the inside of a tank that contained concrete slurry waste.
"Understanding Cut Protection" is available at www.ansellpro.com. It explains cut protection and provides insight into factors that impact a product's ability to protect against cuts, including abrasion resistance, grip, dexterity, and comfort.
Sales increased for all three segments of the fire market for the Pittsburgh company, SCBAs, fire helmets, and thermal imaging cameras.
What can stop a speeding bullet or bomb fragments, repel fire, and protect the wearer from caustic or toxic substances and even the deadliest of pathogens? Personal Protective Apparel (PPA) can. To me, it is a superhero of safety!
John T. Ryan III, chairman and CEO since 1991, steps down at the annual meeting two weeks from today as Bill Lambert takes over. Shown at the NYSE closing bell ceremony April 15 are, from left, Lambert, NYSE CEO Duncan Niederauer, Ryan, and Tom Jeramaz, an MSA sales representative.
The move broadens Jackson's welding product offering and complements its efforts in auto-darkening technology, said Jackson President and CEO Tom Burns.
"It's disappointing when we find on re-inspection that problems which may lead to death or serious injury still exist," said Jule Hovi, OSHA's area director in Toledo, Ohio.
"We recommend the general population and workers not wear lumbar supports to prevent low back pain or for the management of low back pain," said lead author Ingrid van Duijvenbode.
Rising safety concerns and workers' awareness of their rights is spurring growth of the industry, researchers say.
According to DOJ, the Canadian company and two of its executives attempted to defraud the U.S. Army's Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, a military unit tasked with equipping and training the Iraqi Army.
The association's president said he hopes this rule "signals a renewed commitment from OSHA to continue to advance appropriate standard setting.”
The report, "Emerging Health and Safety Issues in the Volunteer Fire Service," cites PPE and safety measures as shortcomings that must be overcome to reduce deaths among volunteer firefighters.
The Rhode Island-based PPE manufacturer, itself being acquired by Honeywell, says this move makes it the leader in first aid products.
The settlement resolves allegations that Protective Products International Inc. knowingly supplied the United States with defective Zylon bulletproof vests.