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The camera is mounted in front of the fire truck

Thermal Imagers Added to Argentine Forest Fire Trucks

Orlaco, a Dutch company, provided the cameras, which are waterproof and shock-resistant and mounted on the front bumper of the vehicles.

Anticipating Critical Errors

The point is, you don't need to be a fortune teller to predict frustration, and the same thing is true for rushing.

Hearing Protection Technologies for the Future

Self-fitting technology will enhance communication and eventually incorporate intelligent filtering that will adapt to your noise environment.



Legalized Marijuana and Its Effect on the Workplace

What does an employer do about relaxed drug laws? Watch for impairment and be prepared to confront it as a safety issue.

Death by Forklift is Really the PITs

Death by Forklift is Really the PITs

Powered Industrial Trucks are critical to many industries. By implementing a forklift safety program and effective training, you can ensure that this asset doesn't become a liability.

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Celebrating the National Safety Council's First Century

Chicago's McCormick Place once again will host one of the world's largest conferences for environmental, health, and safety professionals.

Coming to Grips with Slips

Any environment with a hard walking surface and that is subject to various contaminants is in need of some form of slip resistance.

What Is a Safe Lift?

What Is a Safe Lift?

When training is done well, in combination with engineering controls, it is a very effective way to reduce back injuries and create safer lifting environments.

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The ROI of Safety

Here's how developing a culture of safety can help the bottom line.

Increasing Employee Participation in Corporate Wellness Programs

Increasing Employee Participation in Corporate Wellness Programs

Incorporating games into the wellness program structure makes sense as the next engagement strategy.

Protecting the Hear and Now

The real issue is not that hearing protection has played second fiddle to other PPE products, but that there is a lack of education regarding noise-induced hearing loss.

The exemption would cover about 68,000 drivers, according to the association.

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Seeking 30-Minute Exemption

FMCSA is taking comments until Sept. 19 on the association's request, which would exempt about 68,000 drivers who spend less than half of their on-duty time actually driving.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

A quick take-away from a landmark study of benzene exposure and cancer among petroleum workers: Defending trace benzene lawsuits will be more challenging.

Protecting Workers from Risks Associated with Nanomaterials: Part II, Best Practices in Risk Management

Control banding is likely the most well-developed risk management strategy proposed for use with nanomaterials to date.

The Next Generation of Dock Safety Equipment

Employers must continue to focus on forklift safety training and consider the use of multiple safety devices, such as strategically placed signs, painted aisles, and guarded walkways.

There are significant benefits of having healthier employees, both in savings in medical costs and related insurance premium reductions, and in productivity though better well-being and fewer sick days and time off.

Safety and Wellness: The Critical Connection

Because these two fields approach their objectives with different assumptions, priorities, and methods, coordination is not common.

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