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.
This is the first e-learning module to help law enforcement officers identify and prevent this illicit trade, according to the agency.
The active ingredient in a fumigant used to kill insects in grain bins, railcars, ships, shipping containers, and warehouses, it produces phosphine, a toxic and potentially explosive gas. Fumigation Management Plans are required.
A new request for information and comments asks whether health care end users want requirements and tests in the process to parallel those in FDA's clearance process for surgical N95 respirators.
The agency has issued $185,700 in penalties to Schwan's Global Supply Chain Inc., the manufacturing arm of The Schwan Food Company, after an inspection of its Atlanta plant.
The defendant, Sergio Patrick Rodriguez, 26, of Clovis, Calif., was convicted of aiming a laser pointer at a Fresno police helicopter in 2012.
It covers head-to-toe protection, including charts comparing the protection of various coverall types and chemical-resistant glove options.