Every employer should make it a safety priority for its workers to operate with clear vision in their workplace and surroundings.
Talking about the best fire extinguisher for each situation is essential in any fire safety training program.
Make sure your equipment delivers ANSI-required tepid water to eye and eye/face washes to encourage a full 15- minute flush.
Factor in all of the challenges before attempting a project and be ready to go to plan B should your initial plan hit a snag.
Frank Little, vice president and general manager of 3M's Personal Safety Division, explains how the company builds its competency in countries all over the world and interacts with safety authorities and customers as they manage issues such as disease outbreaks and disasters.
A key benefit of the dual-function approach is the independent water supply to the eyewash function, so there is never a danger of hot water being delivered for eye-flushing.
Many shoes labeled as "slip resistant" often are not effective enough for chefs, nurses, and other professionals who are exposed to hazardous floors.
Over-the-counter remedies and prescription drugs may affect the health of your workers and at the same time may carry over into the work environment.
Employers should be prepared to address new hazards for chemicals, even for chemicals that have been used in the workplace for years.
Dec. 5 is the new deadline for public comments on the agency’s proposal to revise 30 CFR 250 subpart H, Oil and Gas Production Safety Systems, to address recent technological advances.
It will apply to flight duty periods starting on or after Jan. 4, 2014, but the agency is allowing carriers to implement it beginning Dec. 9, 2013.
The NFPA and the Fire Protection Research Foundation will present it in London next May.
The Nov. 14 national safety stand down is for onshore oil and gas exploration and production operations.
The PHMSA safety advisory said an investigation indicated Beauchesne Fire Equipment of Attleboro Falls, Mass., marked about 5,900 high-pressure compressed gas cylinders with test dates and Requalifier Identification Number H557 in 2011 and 2012 without conducting the prescribed hydrostatic testing of them.
Safety training is finally taking the next giant step in the right direction.
Company executives christened a gleaming new Training & Customer Experience Center where workers can get hands-on experience with confined space entry and rescue, communication tower climbing/rescue, servicing a wind energy nacelle, installing and using fall anchorages on a residential roof, and rescuing a co-worker from an oil rig’s catwalk and pipe rack.
The successful uprighting of the stranded ship has made history.