It covers head-to-toe protection, including charts comparing the protection of various coverall types and chemical-resistant glove options.
The real question is, for you as a safety professional, how much is your “peace of mind” worth?
Defining the correct PPE levels based on electrical hazard risk assessments on all electrical equipment will lead to better acceptance by electrical workers.
The winners are awarded prizes for tackling filthy tasks while wearing DuPont garments.
OSHA has cited Radcliff Wire Inc. for allegedly violating safety standards; the fines total more than $100,000.
The justices agreed with the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that protective gear is not distinct from “work clothes.”
Protective apparel is evolving to increase worker safety and satisfaction alike.
In addition to honoring the men and women who fought the Waldo Canyon Wildfires and the Black Forest Wildfires, Honeywell donates $255,000 worth of safety gear to them.
Sailors must now wear life jackets when watching topside aboard Navy submarines.
If it can be accomplished, it would provide ballistic protection and fire-retardant capability, according to the Army News Service's David Vergun.
This year's edition is the third annual Cold Crew Contest by the companies.
The grand prize is a John Deere Gator XUV 550 Camo crossover utility vehicle with an approximate retail value of $9,572, according to the company.
It is a common misconception that arc hazards are an effect of only high voltage. The actual arc hazard is based on available energy, not available voltage.
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.
The vast expo hall in Chicago's McCormick Place was crowded during expo-only hours on Sept. 30 as the biggest U.S. safety trade show of the year got under way in earnest.
The Nov. 14 national safety stand down is for onshore oil and gas exploration and production operations.
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 guidance document recommends equipping AN storage areas with automatic fire sprinklers and not storing more than 2,500 tons of bagged AN without such a system.
"This new preliminary estimate confirms that Lyme disease is a tremendous public health problem in the United States and clearly highlights the urgent need for prevention," said Dr. Paul Mead, M.D., MPH, chief of epidemiology and surveillance for CDC's Lyme disease program.
Two are now in clinical trials and involve replacement skin grown in a lab and a “spray-on” skin process, according to a report by Terri Moon Cronk of American Forces Press Service.