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Where to locate Emergency Safety Showers and Eye/Facewash stations in challenging environments

June 6, 2016

Many sites, particularly in industries such as oil/gas and construction, may not have ready access to a clean potable water supply making the provision of Emergency Safety Showers and Eye/Facewash stations challenging.

Canadian firefighters battle blaze, cope with hazards

May 9, 2016

The massive wildfire that has forced the evacuation of 90,000 Canadians and burned an area about the size of Houston has taken a toll on the region’s firefighters.

CDC offers emergency response training to EHS professionals

April 7, 2016

Environmental health practitioners may perform critical functions during emergency response and recovery, such as conducting shelter assessments, testing drinking water supplies, performing food safety inspections, and controlling disease-causing vectors.

Does OSHA require everyone to be trained in first aid?

February 12, 2016

On January 16, 2007, OSHA’s Director of Enforcement, Richard Fairfax, explained in a letter of interpretation requirements for first aid, CPR, and bloodborne pathogens exposure training. Does everyone need to be trained? What if there is a career rescue squad within five miles of the workplace?

MSHA uses simulation to train mine rescue crews

New comm system can track movements of underground teams

November 18, 2015

Earlier this month, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, Central Plains Cement Company and Missouri Department of Labor’s Mine Cave Safety Program joined forces to stage a mine rescue exercise at Eagle Materials Inc.’s underground mine in Sugar Creek, Mo.

Improving public alerts in emergency situations

New standards offer guidelines for emergency response

Sandrine Tranchard

November 16, 2015

People at risk, be it from natural disasters, terrorist attacks or other incidents in daily life, need to be able to take appropriate safety actions based on a proper understanding of the level and nature of the emergency.

How to prepare for medical emergencies

David Roston M.D

October 1, 2015

The ideal time to respond to a medical emergency is well before the emergency happens.

Haws® introduces new team members, Centers of Excellence departments, and internal promotions

September 15, 2015

Haws®, a Traynor Family Enterprise™ company, is pleased to share several new team members as well as internal promotions within multiple company departments. In addition, the formation of five departments as Centers of Excellence within the headquarters was announced.

Workplace safety and emergency management must be integrated

Cory Worden M.S., CSHM

September 1, 2015

Within the scope of the modern workplace, frequency of hazard exposure is relatively agreed-upon. For any given job role, one can analyze what tasks fit into that role, break the tasks down into Job Safety Analyses, and break down the Job Safety Analyses into particular hazards.

NEW Justrite® EN safety cabinets offer increased evacuation times in high risk environments

August 20, 2015

Higher risk environments benefit from using EN safety cabinets with a longer fire resistance time, offering increased evacuation time in the event of a fire. These environments include remote locations without quick access to fire-fighting emergency services and high-occupancy sites where evacuation times could be compromised.

Articles Tagged with ''emergency''

Where to locate Emergency Safety Showers and Eye/Facewash stations in challenging environments

Canadian firefighters battle blaze, cope with hazards

CDC offers emergency response training to EHS professionals

Does OSHA require everyone to be trained in first aid?

MSHA uses simulation to train mine rescue crews

Improving public alerts in emergency situations

How to prepare for medical emergencies

Haws® introduces new team members, Centers of Excellence departments, and internal promotions

Workplace safety and emergency management must be integrated

NEW Justrite® EN safety cabinets offer increased evacuation times in high risk environments

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