October 2024

Find these topics and more in the October issue:

  • Protective Apparel
  • OSHA Top 10
  • IH: Hazard Communication
  • PPE: Fall Protection
  • PPE: Hearing Protection
  • PPE: Respiratory Protection
  • Respiratory Protection
  • Training: Materials Handling
  • Winter Hazards
  • Workplace Safety Technology
  • Confined Spaces
  • Transportation Safety
  • IH Instruments/Monitoring

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Cover Story

Could Your PPE Be Making Molten Splash More Dangerous

Could Your PPE Be Making Molten Splash More Dangerous?

By Mary Ann Merikoski

How the right PPE protects from molten splash hazards.


Features

Real Time vs. Personal Air Sampling Instruments: You Decide

Real Time vs. Personal Air Sampling Instruments: You Decide

By Tim Turney

Weighing the pros and cons of the two major types of air quality analysis.


Considerations for Selecting Fall Protection PPE

Considerations for Selecting Fall Protection PPE

By Dennis Capizzi

Understanding types and classes of SRDs, leading edge vs. non-leading edge, solutions for aerial lifts and more.


Put a Ring on It: Selecting the Best Fall Protection Harness Configuration for Workers At-Height

Put a Ring on It: Selecting the Best Fall Protection Harness Configuration for Workers At-Height

By Philip Jacklin

Choosing the right fall protection equipment is crucial for protecting workers at-height, but it is equally important that it is correctly used.


Understanding Intrinsically Safe Technology in Hazardous Work Environments

Understanding Intrinsically Safe Technology in Hazardous Work Environments

By Zack Braun

Understanding Intrinsically Safe Technology and how the future of safety lies in integrating these technologies with advanced monitoring systems.


Expanding the Scope of Winter Safety

Expanding the Scope of Winter Safety

By Ray Prest

Like it or not, winter is coming. Are you ready for the snow, ice and — complacency?


Defining Durability: A Technical Guide to FR/AR Apparel for Safety Managers

Defining Durability: A Technical Guide to FR/AR Apparel for Safety Managers

By Jeff DuLong

Safety managers must consider material quality, proper maintenance, and long-term cost-effectiveness to ensure optimal protection.


Is Your Respiratory Protection Program Administrator Qualified?

Is Your Respiratory Protection Program Administrator Qualified?

By Bart Eltz

What qualities and knowledge do respiratory protection program administrators need?


The New Generation of Lighting for Confined Spaces Safety

The New Generation of Lighting for Confined Spaces Safety

By Aaron Freund

From ultra-bright headlamps and feature-rich work lights to flexible scene lighting solutions, today’s portable lighting tools are more efficient than ever before.


Connected Safety: Gas Detection & Monitoring’s Next Frontier

Connected Safety: Gas Detection & Monitoring’s Next Frontier

By Dante Moore

Connected monitoring helps facilitate immediate identification and response to potential hazards, improves accident prevention, and enhances compliance and safety.


Minimizing Retraining, Error and Injury with Powder Conveying

Minimizing Retraining, Error and Injury with Powder Conveying

By Doan Pendleton

Vacuum conveyors for bulk powder and solids transfer reduces the need for repeated enforcement and training for respiratory, ergonomic, fall and combustible dust safety.


The Real Culprits Behind Road Accidents: Understanding and Changing Driver Attitudes

The Real Culprits Behind Road Accidents: Understanding and Changing Driver Attitudes

By Spencer McDonald

Beyond skills and knowledge: how attitudes and risk tolerance influence driving safety.


OSHA’s Top 10 Most Cited Standards for FY 2024

OSHA’s Top 10 Most Cited Standards for FY 2024

By Robert Yaniz Jr.

Let’s review each standard on this year’s list as well as OSHA’s guidelines and requirements.


Seeing and Hearing Better Workplace Outcomes: Why Vision and Audiometry Health Are Critical for Worksite Safety

Seeing and Hearing Better Workplace Outcomes: Why Vision and Audiometry Health Are Critical for Worksite Safety

By Christopher Sintic, Jon Hansen

Proper visual and auditory health are essential components of workplace safety, impacting not just individual workers but the entire workforce's well-being and efficiency.


Chemical Safety and Hazard Communication Standards for Pharmaceuticals

Chemical Safety and Hazard Communication Standards for Pharmaceuticals

By Mia Barnes

To meet the demands of millions relying on prescription medications, the pharmaceutical industry must prioritize enhancing chemical safety and hazard communication standards to protect its workers effectively.


Departments

The Air We Breathe: Using Personal Protective Equipment to Keep It Safe

The Air We Breathe: Using Personal Protective Equipment to Keep It Safe

By Russ Bowman

Technological advances throughout the 20th century to today have made possible the elimination of many hazards in the workplace. For those situations where exposure to hazards is unavoidable, the use of PPE is a literal lifesaver.


The Human Element

By David Kopf

AI promises much for workplace safety, but people remain the prime mover.


Saturating Safety

By Robert Pater


Artificial Intelligence

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