IRSST conducted the study and produced a report with recommendations for choosing the best gloves for a given task.
The annual World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was marked in more than 50 countries on Nov. 18.
The International Safety Equipment Association's brief online survey asks buyers, users, and specifiers of PPE where they obtain product information, whether existing trade shows have value, and how to make them better.
The donated items will be sent to 501c3 organizations in areas still recovering from Hurricane Sandy's damage.
Its breadth is impressive -– tools, training materials, hazard awareness, and a What's Working section to share success stories and discuss challenges are included.
State law requires employers to provide emergency washing/eyewash stations and PPE whenever employees could be exposed to corrosives, strong irritants, or toxic chemicals.
More than 19,000 products will be distributed to first responder teams in New York and New Jersey, the Morristown, N.J.-based company announced.
The New Orleans EMS received the 2012 Dick Ferneau Paid EMS Service of the Year Award at last week’s conference.
Before Dec. 15, conduct an on-site compliance check. Confirm that workers elevated 6 feet or more above the lower level of a structure have OSHA-acceptable forms of fall protection.
To enter, just send me a description of work you're doing now or have recently done in a cold environment –- and your shoe size.
Organizations need to know exactly when, where, why, and how items are being purchased -- and this is where distributors can play a defining role.
Their needs vary by age and also by personal preferences.
Head and face PPE should be rated to meet the rigors of the specific job application, including hazard type, amount of protective coverage required, electrical conductivity, heat rating, and ease of use when worn in combination with other PPE.
OSHA is about to begin enforcing an interpretation of 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which requires workers 6 feet or more above lower levels to be protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or alternative fall protection measures allowed by other provisions of 29 CFR 1926.501(b) for particular types of work.
A challenging factor is potential risk from several different chemicals, each of which requires a different glove material for maximum protection.
The National Safety Council celebrated its centennial in style, although not without some grumbling from exhibitors, and looked forward to the next chapter in its long history of service and advocacy.
Safety and health professionals who also have security and environmental responsibility may want to stay a while: Chicago’s McCormick Place plays host to ASIS, Safety Congress, and WEFTEC conferences in a three-week span of September and October.
This year's quartet discussed the value of prescription safety glasses, elements of a quality respiratory program, the new ANSI/ASSE Z359.14-2012 standard for self-retracting devices, and the added value of buying PPE from a Qualified Safety Sales Professional.
The council already has begun collecting safety professionals' stories via a 100 Years of Safety website.
CEO Dave Cote said "the commercial aerospace outlook, increasing infrastructure spending, and oil and gas investments" are encouraging.