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Upcoming Webinars

10/11: Get the Facts: The Truth Behind the Real Cost of Burns

10/19: Selection, Use, and Care of Respiratory Protection Equipment

10/26: Changes and updates in NFPA 70E’s latest 2018 edition as it relates to electrical safety

11/2: NFPA 70E Changes For 2018 and Practical Implementation

11/8: The Elements of an Effective Dust Hazards Analysis (DHA)

11/16: Executing a Confined Space Rescue

Upcoming Academy Webinars

10/25 - Don’t Fall For It! Actually Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls in the Real World - Advanced Level

11/30 - Making the Right Moves to Prevent Strains and Sprains: The Role of Management and Movement in Preventing Soft Tissue Injuries - Advanced Level

On Demand Academy Webinars

9/28 - Drive Your Future Safety Program From The Past - Intermediate Level

7/27 - Vision 20/20: Preventing Opportunity Blindness – Advanced Level

4/26 - “Boomeranging”: Strategies for Revitalizing an Aging Workforce - Advanced Level

5/25 - Selling Safety to Leaders – Beginners Level

3/9 - Are you sure workplace bullying is legal? - Advanced Level

1/19 - Leading with Ergonomic Improvement Indicators - Advanced Level

12/8 - Help the “Bulletproof” Employee Make the Safety Connection - Advanced Level

10/13 - High-Performance Ergonomic Leadership - Advanced Level 10/6 - Health & Safety: Breaking Down the Silos - Intermediate Level

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Everything You Need to Know about OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA)
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Overview of EN ISO 374 Changes: Let Ansell be Your Guide

The new EN374 chemical and micro-organism protection guidelines have recently been updated for the first time in over 10 years. In order to make these changes easier to understand, Ansell developed a series of materials to help explain what elements in the standard have changed and why it matters. 10/01/2017
Gauging the Impact of Schedule Consistency Laws
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FDNY Honors Fire Inspectors
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Key DOT Office Gets New Director
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Few Private-Sector Workers Have Vision Care Plans at Work
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November Brown Bag Lunch Focused on Safety Enforcement
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“They say a picture is worth 1000 words, right?”

Visit our Not-So-Great Moments in Safety archive and use these images to reinforce the importance of safe work practices in a memorable way.” “We’re human, we make mistakes, and your workforce is no different.” “Let’s create great moments in safety, together.”

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Banking on Big Data

Sophisticated tools capable of collecting and analyzing massive data sets and then displaying the results in visual form are no longer an option. They are becoming a necessity.
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Industrial Hygiene

Second National Nanotech Day Set for Oct. 9

National Nanotechnology Day is an annual event featuring community-led events and activities on or around Oct. 9 to raise awareness of nanotechnology, how it is currently used in a variety of products, and the challenges and opportunities it holds for the future.
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Confined Spaces

OSHA Announces Grain Worker Safety Alliance

The two-year alliance will focus on preventing exposure to hazards associated with grain bin entry, machine guarding, respiratory protection, falls, heat exposure exposures, combustible dust, struck-by equipment, and lockout/tagout.
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Training

Fall Protection: Are You Fully Prepared?

Thorough fall protection requires a culture of safety as well as OSHA-certified fall prevention measures.
The Most Important 2018 Changes in NFPA 70E
Winter is Coming and Bringing Workplace Hazards—Are You Ready?
Five Necessary Components of a Successful Company-wide Crisis Drill
Construction Safety: Using Technology to Keep Workers from Falling Through the EHS Cracks
Looking Ahead to NSC 2018

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Few Private-Sector Workers Have Vision Care Plans at Work

Only 23 percent had access to them in March 2017, according to BLS, which notes access to other types of health benefits was significantly higher.
WHO Seeks $5.5 Million to Fight Plague in Madagascar
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Enforcement

November Brown Bag Lunch Focused on Safety Enforcement

Attendees of the Nov. 8 event in Washington, D.C., can meet leaders and staff from the Solicitor's Divisions of Occupational and Mine Safety and Health, OSHA, MSHA, and the Occupational and Mine Safety and Health Review Commissions.
OSHA Resumes Normal Enforcement Following Harvey
Doctor Sentenced for Submitting Fraudulent Data to FMCSA
HIOSH Back on Track with New OSHA Agreement
Michigan Agency Preparing for Medical Marijuana License Applications in December
Florida Nursing Home to Be Terminated as Medicaid Provider