The major players involved in holding the 2019 National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction will host a webinar to help would-be participants make the most of the event. Falls are the top cause of construction fatalities and account for a third of on-the-job injuries and deaths in the industry.

When working in freezing temperatures, it always pays to be prepared. Whether you’re working in a year-round cold environment such as cold storage or you’re working construction in the dead of winter, knowing a few cold weather safety tips can help you remain both functional and comfortable on the job.

The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) has released a new standard — ANSI/ISEA 138-2019, American National Standard for Performance and Classification for Impact Resistant Hand Protection — to improve on the impact performance of industrial gloves. The new standard builds upon the widely used ANSI/ISEA 105-2016, American National Standard for Hand Protection Classification.

Work gloves with an oil grip, quality management software and a new N95 respirator were among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.

At Malta Dynamics, we not only manufacture high-quality safety equipment, we also want you to know how to inspect and use each piece properly to prevent injury. While it sounds pretty easy to just put on a harness before you start work for the day, the process to actually don this important safety equipment is quite extensive.

Magid, a leading manufacturer and supplier of safety solutions and personal protective equipment (PPE), introduces the revolutionary TriTek Palm™ – a flexible, dual-layer glove coating that gives you oil grip without saturation. TriTek absorbs oil on the outside yet repels it on the inside to strengthen grip and minimize saturation in heavy liquid and oil applications. TriTek delivers over twice the abrasion resistance of other palm coatings, while maintaining dexterity and flexibility.

Magid, a leading manufacturer and supplier of safety solutions and personal protective equipment (PPE), introduces AeroDex™ – a first-to-market, lightweight shell technology that’s unlike anything you’ve seen before!

Radians®, Inc., a top-tier manufacturer and supplier of quality Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), has added particulate respirators to their product mix. “Our new N95 particulate respirators represent another avenue to protect workers with a mainstream safety product that helps improve lung health,” said Radians President, Bill England. “The inclusion of them in our product mix means customers can now conveniently order respirators when ordering other Radians products.”

A ladder safety enhancement, tactical work gloves and a handheld gas monitor are among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.

Industrial safety gloves market size is estimated to surpass USD 9 billion by 2024; according to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc. Rising awareness about the workers' wellbeing and the increasing number of occupational fatalities in the manufacturing sector will be the key impetus for the industrial safety gloves market penetration.