Refrigerant gas is considered a toxic gas and although refrigerants have low toxicity, at high concentrations they can displace oxygen. That's why you want to detect leaks at the earliest level.

At the 27th World Gas Conference 2018, Blackline Safety Corp. (TSXV: BLN) announced a new multi-gas cartridge with a built-in pump to monitor atmospheric hazards when entering confined spaces and performing leak checks.

With an 11.75-ounce weight, Westex® Indigo® Style 320 features excellent stretch and recovery properties made possible by a unique blend of cotton, polyester and spandex for enhanced wearer comfort and mobility.

Industrial vacuum cleaners, a tethering system to prevent dropped objects and foam-lined safety eyewear were the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.

For decades, the science and practice of safety has been based on incident-based approaches based on manual processes. Today, even the most digitally advanced companies are still basing their safety processes on data from events that have already occurred.

Ergodyne has announced an addition to its line of pioneering one-step attachment points meant to simplify the challenging process of tethering power tools, hand tools and instrumentation.

Answering a market need for better foam-lined, hybrid eye protection, Gateway Safety introduces Silverton™ safety eyewear. Silverton provides two product options for dust protection. A temples-only version offers the comfort and convenience of safety glasses. For more of a goggle-like seal around the eyes, the adjustable head strap version is an additional product option within the Silverton line.

VAC-U-MAX proudly announces ATEX Certification for three of its compressed-air-powered (non-electrical) industrial vacuum cleaning systems for use in explosion-hazard environments. ATEX Certification requires a third-party review and full testing of VAC-U-MAX equipment, not just the design paperwork.

Most companies have data that can be used to prioritize and analyze employees, processes or workspaces at elevated risk. But currently, most organizations must first compile and export their data from multiple EHSQ and HCM platforms and then analyze it outside of these applications.

Gas detection and fall protection were the focus of this week’s top occupational safety and health products, as featured on ISHN.com: