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Containment tips to limit oil spill cleanup

Damage control

February 12, 2018

The National Ocean Service reports that contaminants enter the environment from a variety of sources2, in addition to the spills that you see on the news. Even perfectly functioning equipment has a tendency to leak oil.

Top products of the week

February 11, 2018

A product to revolutionize data, a more comfortable glove and air purifiers were among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.

Weekly news round-up

February 10, 2018

Sleepy train engineers, robotic co-workers and distracted killers were among the top safety stories featured on ISHN.com this week.

Prevent lost time and money with hand safety awareness & training

Benita Mehta

February 7, 2018

Hand injuries resulting from cuts and puncture cost the construction industry approximately $382 million each year, second only to back strain and sprain injury, according to the BLS.

The future of glove technology could involve coreless yarn

M.B. Sutherland

February 6, 2018

Every year work gloves and sleeves improve to offer stronger protection with higher cut resistance and better insulation from heat. And while these innovations are crucial to safety, another equally important aspect of protection is comfort.

Chemical protection is needed for working hands

Skin disease cases exceed recordable respiratory illnesses

Maureen Paraventi

February 5, 2018

A great deal of attention about chemical dangers in the workplace gets focused on inhalation as an exposure route, but skin contact – especially via busy hands -- can also result in significant harm to human health. In many cases, skin is a more significant route of exposure than the lung.

Top products of the week

February 4, 2018

Protective lab coats and gloves and automated GHS labels were the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.

Weekly news round-up

February 3, 2018

A workplace violence incident claims two lives, a new global OSH standard is approved and the head of the CDC steps down over ethical concerns. These were among the top stories featured on ISHN.com this week.

Confined space entry goes wireless

Testing, monitoring & permitting will never be the same

Dave Wagner

February 1, 2018

The year 2018 marks the 25th anniversary of the implementation of permit-required confined space entry regulations in the United States. Thousands of entries that take place across the country every day have become, shall we say, standard.

Using automated external defibrillators (AEDs)

Dos and don’ts for using AEDs

Shock therapy

Benita Mehta

February 1, 2018

Hundreds of deaths from coronary heart disease occur outside a hospital daily, according to OSHA, but up to 60 percent of those deaths could have been prevented if automated external defibrillators (AEDs) had been immediately available.