Exhibitors who came from Australia and Venezuela, from Mexico and Monaco, nine cavernous exhibition halls; live demonstrations of products - including fires that attendees were invited to extinguish; conversations in many different languages; a corporate fashion show that could rival a Broadway production, and almost – but not quite – an indoor windmill. Clearly, occupational safety and health trade shows are done a little differently in Germany.

In 2014, prolonged exposure to cold killed 43 people in the U.S., nearly double the 2013 number.

About 20 percent of Americans, 48 million, report some degree of hearing loss.

Workers operating in high-risk industries, such as oil and natural gas and chemical, encounter environments rich with hazardous gases that may be unseen or unfamiliar, such as hydrogen sulfide (H2S).

We may be cutting back, but we are not cutting back on safety.

It’s impossible to know exactly how many chemicals exist in the world, but more than 60 million are registered with Chemical Abstracts Service system.

Magid, a leading manufacturer and supplier of safety solutions and personal protective equipment (PPE), is pleased to accept the IEDA award from the Illinois Chamber of Commerce.

Hazards exist in every workplace in many different forms. Employees face many possible foot injuries from falling/rolling objects, crushing or penetrating materials, hot substances, corrosive or poisonous materials and electrical hazards to name a few.