The message and encouragement from management must be loud. Management is not simply looking the other way. And by no means should employees be made to feel that they are pilfering.
Orlando's spacious Orange County Convention Center welcomes ASSE's annual conference next month.
Staffers will visit residential construction sites to focus on specific hazards the employers have requested. No citations and penalties for participating employers will be issued, but participants must agree to correct all serious conditions.
Scaffolds and mobile equipment are top of mind during the June 17-18 event in London.
ASTM has formed a task group to develop a specification standard for them, Selcen Kilinc-Balci, a physical scientist for NIOSH's National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, reported on the agency’s Science Blog.
The 3M Petrifilm Salmonella Express System was just one of the safety products honored April 30 in the 2014 Edison Awards competition. Products from Kimberly-Clark, Sonomax, and Starkey Hearing Technologies also won.
More and more studies are coming out that document the benefits of ear plug fit testing for industrial workers.
Safety glasses selection seems so simple on the surface, but many factors should influence the choice.
The most important thing to remember about surgical masks is that they are not designed to pass a fit test. Their purpose is to help protect the environment and nearby persons from the wearer's contaminants.
The World Steel Association and its members, which represent about 85 percent of the world's steel production, will carry out an industrywide safety audit.
The page offers information related to chronic diseases that accompany aging.
The apps address ladder safety, heat stress, safe lifting, noise monitoring, and first aid.
The rule includes significant PPE changes, such as mandating fall harnesses for workers in aerial lifts and requiring that employers provide and pay for FR apparel.
The www.choosehandsafety.org site launched by CPWR—The Center for Construction Research and Training, offers specific information tailored for the masonry trades.
The geographic spread of cases so far, including in Conakry, the country's capital, makes this an unprecedented outbreak.
The welding arc creates extreme temperatures and may pose a significant fire and explosion hazard if safe practices are not followed.
Not considering the whole picture (which includes comfort and adoption) results in a lack of compliance and, therefore, increased injuries.
The primary objective is to eliminate hand exposure to pinch points, crush zones, and impact hazards.
Make decisions that work. If you have an area with a slick floor, look at a range of solutions and whether additional problems will be created by solving one.
Speaking this month during the presentation of a construction industry safety award, Commissioner for Labour Donald Tong Hong cited fatalities late last year and three deaths this year in lifting operations.