Gas analyzers, sensors and detectors are safety devices used in the commercial, medical, industrial and several other industries. These devices continuously analyze and monitor the concentration of gases in different end use industries, provide life safety and help avoid fire break outs.
A Buffalo startup company, Heads Up, has created a device that fits on a worker’s safety glasses and monitors for safety threats, like noise, and notifies the wearer – and a safety manager at a central location – if such threats are present.
Industrial plants are known for being loud, acoustically-harsh environments. The combination of high ceilings, reflective surfaces and the din from heavy machinery creates an optimal environment for reverberation and noise.
Fall and respiratory protection and loading dock safety products were among the top occupational safety and health innovations featured this week on ISHN.com.
“Wow, this harness is really comfortable, those are the words you want to hear when field testing a harness, and this is exactly what we heard” said Jeff Shipley Director of Marketing for FallTech. As an innovator in Fall Protection Equipment for workers at heights, FallTech has launched their new Advanced ComforTech Gel line of harnesses.
Some key factors that go into choosing earplugs for workers are: determining the length and intensity of noise exposure they’ll be needed for, training workers in how to use them properly and making sure they fit the individuals who will be using them.
The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) has released an updated version of its Personal Fall Protection Equipment Use and Selection Guide.
Thousands of ISHN subscribers voted online in ISHN's 2017 Readers' Choice Awards and the results are in!
All category winners will receive recognition in ISHN media and a commemorative award!
Conducting a respiratory exposure assessment and utilizing the results to design an effective respiratory protection plan for a construction crew is a science.
Contrary to popular thought, gum does not take seven years to digest, bulls do not hate the color red, Einstein did not fail math — and standard blue jeans do not provide adequate protection against arc flash.
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