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Arc flash and electrical hazards can end lives in an instant

May 18, 2015

Electricity has long been recognized as a serious workplace hazard, exposing employees to electric shock, electrocution, burns, fires and explosions.

A U.S. Department of Labor Blog post

Improving mental health for workers

This month and every month

May 18, 2015

...But, over a period of time, her demeanor changed, and she was not her usual self. Then one day she just disappeared. I eventually found out why, when I was given the chore of writing her termination letter. She had experienced a “nervous breakdown,” I was told.

OSHA: PPE could have saved four DuPont workers killed by gas

Investigators find serious failures in 2014 toxic release in LaPorte, Texas

May 18, 2015

Four workers killed by a lethal gas in November 2014 would be alive today had their employer, DuPont, taken steps to protect them, an OSHA investigation found.

Top products of the week

May 17, 2015

Innovative bump caps, a chest harness that keeps communication equipment handy and new cut protection gloves are this week’s top OSH-related products featured on ISHN.com

Weekly news round-up

May 16, 2015

The cost of clean air, foot-dragging on a beryllium exposure standard by the Office of Management and Budget, and the deadly crash of a speeding train in Philadelphia were among the week’s top OSH, health and public safety stories on ISHN.com.

FAA: Leave your drone at home when you come to D.C.

May 15, 2015

A public outreach effort announced by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday apparently failed to reach the ears of a man who was detained by police Thursday for flying a drone near the White House.

ISHN 2015 Readers' Choice Awards winning products announced

May 14, 2015

Thousands of ISHN subscribers voted online March 1 - May 1 in ISHN's 2015 Readers' Choice Awards. The results are in and ISHN is proud to share the third-annual list of winning entries. All 42 category winners will receive recognition in ISHN media as well as a glass award commemorating their category achievement!

Sensor technology: The revolution will be wearable

Dave Johnson

May 1, 2015

The future of wearable sensor technologies “may help revolutionize the practice of industrial hygiene and safety evaluation,” writes NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard in a recent NIOSH blog.