A look back at ISHN magazine’s cover stories for 2015 shows the hot topics and pressing priorities for safety professionals.
How to protect your workers from freezing temps, snow, sleet, rain & wind
December, 2015
When I was a kid I threw newspapers in the Texas Panhandle. Winters were cold, but the wind turned the cold into torturous conditions.
Industrial hygiene practices are often overlooked on oil and gas fields
November, 2015
A 57-year-old trucker with five children was found by fellow oil workers slumped over dead next to a tank hatch at an oil well near Ardmore, Okla., on March 20, 2014
How to integrate safety with fast and innovative competition
October, 2015
It’s 2015 and this is not your father’s or mother’s workplace.
Secure tools & gear when working at heights
September, 2015
In its simplest form, an object at any height isn’t the issue—it’s controlling that object so it doesn’t add to the risks already apparent
Emergency eyewash options
Bottom line: flushing must be a 10-second walk from hazards
August, 2015
Emergency eyewash equipment is required anywhere concentrated corrosives (acids or bases), cleaners, disinfectants or other chemicals or substances that could injure the eyes are present.
Your guide to safety’s Top Training Companies
July, 2015
To keep the focus on specialized training companies and associations, we did not include college-degree programs offered by universities.
Blood, sweat & fears on the Bakken oil field
The crucible of modern safety practices is in North Dakota
June, 2015
A Georgia handyman arrived in North Dakota three years ago.
Sensor technology: The revolution will be wearable
May, 2015
The future of wearable sensor technologies “may help revolutionize the practice of industrial hygiene and safety evaluation,” writes NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard in a recent NIOSH blog.
Lockout/Tagout and machine guarding
April, 2015
Most safety professionals know OSHA standards as stand-alone requirements.
Make lockout-tagout a functional competency
April, 2015
I know when I visit a company with a great lockout program because, when needed, it happens effortlessly.
Exclusive profile: Construction Industry Safety & health
The “Fatal Four” – Falls, Struck by object (contact), Caught-in/between (contact), Electrocution
March, 2015
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Injury, Illness & Fatality Statistics
The best fit: glove options change with the seasons
February, 2015
When it comes to gloves, it’s tempting to stick with what works and keep using the styles you are accustomed to, especially when it “fits like a glove” as they say.
Industrial hygiene monitoring survey 2015
ISHN’s survey shows practices mix tradition with new technologies
January, 2015
ISHN’s exclusive study of gas detection practices in industry, based on an email survey of subscribers, shows the vast majority of companies (84 percent) use industrial hygiene monitoring methods.
