The type of PPE an employee needs depends on the job and hazards.
PPE can have effects on employees who work in heat.
Episode 153
OH&S Editor Sydny Shepard sits down with Wesco’s Ines Sira to discuss how safety professionals can stay current with new technologies and innovations.
Workers who are using PPE should inspect and wear it correctly
Exosuits can be beneficial to workers when you consider more than assistance.
Episode 151
The last thing you want PPE to do is create more risk for incidents. That's why size and fit matter when selecting the right gear for the job.
Understanding the complete fabric creation process can aid in making better PPE choices.
The company has a history of unpaid fines and unresponded citations, OSHA says.
NIOSH teamed up with HeroX to innovate ideas for better-fitting gear for all.
The agency investigated an incident from October 2021 that lead to a worker's death.
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Whether you have employees returning to in-person work or students going back to in-person learning, monitoring and maintaining indoor air quality (IAQ) is critical. More people are paying attention to air quality in the spaces we use for work, school, entertainment and travel, and building owners are looking for ways to create cleaner air to instill occupant confidence.
FR/AR clothing plays two distinct roles across three hazard “zones.”
Have you heard the story - The Emperor’s New Clothes? No one believes, but everyone believes that everyone else believes.
It is important for everyone on the job site to understand the importance of PPE, how to check for damage and ensure proper fit.
Safety officers often talk about the importance of weather-specific PPE in summer, but proper PPE is just as important in the colder months.
Across all industries, different mechanical components and materials need to undergo rigorous testing to ensure they won’t fail when being used. If they do, further developments need to be made to ensure the next round is successful.
Let’s take a look back at all the National Fire Protection Association has done to advance worker protection in the past 125 years.
The Exposition at the NSC 2021 Congress & Expo was packed with products and services from companies across the country.
Safety 2021 might be over, but there is still much to see when it comes to OH&S’ live coverage of the event.
While not every confined space is hazardous, by its nature, confined spaces carry the potential to become dangerous – sometimes in a matter of seconds.