The Safety Equipment Institute (SEI) has announced that the first certifications have been issued to the new NFPA criteria for fire service Thermal Imagers, NFPA 1801, Standard on Thermal Imagers for the Fire Service, 2013 Edition. The revised NFPA 1801 standard was issued by the NFPA Standards Council on May 29, 2012, with an effective date of June18, 2012.
Supervisors allegedly attempted to coerce him into signing a backdated and incorrect form
December 5, 2012
A pilot who was fired after blowing the whistle on pilot certification fraud was ordered reinstated by OSHA. The whistleblower, a pilot from Illinois, alleges that he was asked to falsify a pilot certification for a training flight he performed with another pilot.
I have visited several gas plants across the US. Gas plants are complex facilities. They operate at pressure with flammable materials and dangerous products. Gas plants are regulated by Process Safety Management standards to address the inherent hazards of operations.
Law enforcement, Secret Service and other tactical operatives need vision protection they can trust under fire. It's for this reason that Wiley X, Inc. has introduced its new Black Ops WX Saint. This new Rx-ready addition to the company's proven Changeable Series of protective glasses combines stealthy styling and crystal clear vision with battlefield-proven protection, making it the complete package for use on the streets, in the field or on the range.
Ashburn Hill Corp., manufacturer of TECGEN SELECT® Brand Flame-Resistant Garments, is pleased to announce that each of their current products are now National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 2112 certified.
The Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) is now accepting nominations for the Second Annual BCSP Awards of Excellence (AoE), the ceremony for which will be held Thursday, June 27, 2013 at the American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) Professional Development Conference, Safety 2013.
A recent email to Larry Curtis, CSHM, Executive Director of the Institute for Safety and Health Management, expressed the value of certifications in the safety profession:
The Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) is pleased to announce Treasa M. Turnbeaugh, Ph.D., MBA, CSP, CET, as the new Chief Executive Officer effective September 1, 2012
