Always be sure that you have chosen the correct mask for the application and that you follow all of the manufacturer's recommendations and all OSHA requirements.
Workers and their safety and procurement managers should be familiar with the guidance for keeping a hard hat in fighting trim.
Let's take a look at some of the easiest ways to make sure your hands are always up for the job, regardless of the weather.
Slips, trips, and falls are an everyday risk at hospitals and comprise one of the top accident categories.
The final step is testing whether the selected respirator suits the workers themselves.
Whatever training you attend and complete should be viewed as the launching point to get you started on learning everything you can about fall protection.
The third annual Mine Rescue Day honors the 300 rescue teams that stand ready.
A study published in Environmental Research Letters says the excess pollution directly contributed to the deaths of 60 people in the U.S.
The program, introduced during AIHA’s conference in Orlando, is intended to teach young workers about safety and health.
It is May 31, 2018, and companies manufacturing or importing existing substances in volumes between 1 and 100 tonnes per year are affected. (A tonne equals 1,000 kilograms, or about 2,204 pounds.)
One Congress event will be focused on the construction industry: "Age-Appropriate Workplace Design in the Construction Industry." And ergonomic workplace design will be highlighted in Hall 10 at the trade fair with the heading "Health at Work."
This follows the agency's December 2014 symposium about the causes of tire disablement, the role of recalls and consumer awareness, and advances in tire technology.
NS is not the only railroad unable to meet the Dec. 31 PTC deadline. Its announcement said PIH commodities already in transit on Dec. 1 will be delivered by Dec. 31. Despite investing nearly $1 billion to date, Norfolk Southern won't meet the deadline, it said.
The U.S. Coast Guard began managing ship movements through critical, congested ports with shore-side radar stations after two tankers collided under the Golden Gate Bridge in January 1971 and the Bridge to Bridge Radiotelephone Act and the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972 were enacted.
"Road traffic fatalities take an unacceptable toll, particularly on poor people in poor countries,” said Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan. "We're moving in the right direction. The report shows that road safety strategies are saving lives, but it also tells us that the pace of change is too slow."
The American Heart Association guidelines say these community programs could increase bystander CPR.
The change from 10 to 6 feet would be effective Jan. 1, 2017. Also, slide guards could no longer be used as a primary fall protection system as of Oct. 1, 2017.