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Safety Industry & Member News
Washington Update
Emerging PPE & Global News
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No worker intends to get hurt. No employer intends to allow an employee to be hurt
or suffer an illness because of something that happens at work. So why do workers
get injured, get sick from their jobs, or, sadly, lose their lives on the job?
Leading safety equipment manufacturers have joined together to standardize the solutions available to protect workers from objects falling from heights. These objects include hand
tools, instrumentation, small parts, structural components, and other items that have to be transferred and used at heights.
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Safety Industry & Member News
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3M Announces Channel Distribution of StrongArm ErgoSkeleton Devices
(Honeywell Industrial Safety)
Honeywell has launched a new range of single-use, moulded masks featuring a PU
foam seal that has been designed to improve safety, performance and comfort.
Bradley Corporation conducts its "Healthy Hand-Washing Survey" for 2016.
In a simpler time, buying respiratory protection for your department meant finding
the best price for SCBA units that would provide breathable air for firefighters when
exposed to the smoke and fire gases of ordinary (Class A) combustibles.
Successful construction projects require a significant amount of teamwork, both
with the actual work as well as with safety matters. OSHA violations, unsafe conditions,
injuries
or death can cause lengthy delays, resulting in lost profits, fines and litigation.
A Washington carpenter learned in an instant just how important it is to always
use the right fall protection on the job. He's alive because it.
Businesses pay a hefty $170 billion bill per year dealing with workplace injuries
and illnesses, according to the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Roughly 3 million workers a year in the U.S. private sector are injured, and the rate
of injuries and illnesses remains highest among small and mid-sized companies.
A hospital ought to be the last place to get a life-threatening infection, but it happens.
A new study helps explain why.
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
issued a final rule to modernize injury data collection to better inform workers,
employers, the public and OSHA about workplace hazards.
Recently released federal regulations will require recycling businesses and others
in high-hazard industries to keep a detailed log of workplace-related injuries.
"If employers start getting pressure to reduce those numbers because they're
shamed into trying to make themselves look good ... they're going to manipulate the
numbers or they're going to manipulate the system."
Late last year, the United States Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs published its fall agenda for rule changes or additions for federal agencies in 2016; 31 of those rules relate
directly to the regulations enforced by (OSHA.
Georgia State to Lead Training for Protecting Healthcare Providers from Ebola,
Other Viral Threats
Georgia State University will train some of the nation's leading infectious disease
control researchers on healthcare-associated prevention strategies against Ebola
and other threats.
Auto workers at Fuyao Glass filed a complaint with the federal government Monday
calling for a "wall-to-wall" investigation into a wide range of dangerous conditions
found throughout the plant, including fire hazards, electrocution risks, and laceration
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njuries, among other hazards.
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 and
ANSI/ASSE Z117.1, Safety Requirements for
Confined Spaces
aims to help employers address confined space hazards, with
Z117.1 providing the most comprehensive guidance.
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Emerging PPE & Global News
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Design Reality worked with global giant Scott Safety to design the thermal imaging mask for firefighters.
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