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Reduce incidents with universal metrics for leading indicators

Data + action = injury prevention

February 1, 2018

For well over a century, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has collected data and published reports on occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. As a result, the safety profession has utilized this information to drive safety metrics.

Training Strategies

Arc flash: Best tactic is to first de-energize electrical equipment

Mark H. Stromme

February 1, 2018

Other than high voltage shock, an arc flash and blast event is one of the most horrific electrical accidents a person can experience. When an arc flash occurs, temperatures in arc plasma can reach up to 10,000˚F.

International Glove Association 2018 Glove Symposium

International Glove Association's 2018 Glove Symposium

February 1, 2018

The International Glove Association’s 2018 Glove Symposium will be held in Destin, Florida, March 18 -20, 2018. This year the focus is on education. The symposium will have multiple opportunities to build your knowledge of the work glove industry.

OSHA Electronic Submission of Injury and Illness Records 1904.41

Electronic submission of injury and illness records to OSHA (1904.41)

Improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses

January 31, 2018

OSHA intends to issue a separate proposal to reconsider, revise, or remove other provisions of the prior final rule and to seek comment on those provisions in that separate proposal. A notice of proposed rulemaking to reconsider, revise, or remove portions of the rule is expected in 2018.

A Confined Space blog post

Indiana OSHA cuts penalty 94% for fatality at Indiana auto parts facility

Jordan Barab

January 30, 2018

Last October, Melissa Stephens went to work on third shift at Autonium in Jeffersonville, Indiana. She never came home to her husband of 20 years or her four children. Stephens had apparently gone through the interlocked gate, to put a fiber pad over a broken seal. But a spinning belt and pully dragged her into a machine where she was crushed to death.

OSHA process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals

January 29, 2018

A series of catastrophic chemical incidents in the 1980s led to OSHA issuing its Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals standard in 1992. The PSM standard establishes a comprehensive management program that integrates technologies, procedures, and management practices.

Why this year’s flu virus is tougher than usual

January 28, 2018

If it seems like everybody you know has or has had the flu recently, you’re not too far wrong. The CDC confirms that flu activity is currently widespread in most of the U.S. Flu viruses are constantly changing so it’s not unusual for new flu viruses to appear each year, which keeps the CDC busy trying to anticipate the types of vaccinations that will be needed and make sure they are in sufficient supply.

Weekly news round-up

January 27, 2018

A workplace tragedy in Oklahoma, states with the best traffic safety laws and what that extra weight does to your feet. These were among the top occupational safety and health stories featured on ISHN.com this week.

CSB to investigate fatal well explosion in Oklahoma

January 26, 2018

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board says it will move forward with a full investigation into Monday’s fatal gas well explosion near Quinton, Oklahoma. Five workers were killed in the blast, which was followed by a fire that destroyed the drill site. Seventeen workers survived. Most had no or minor injuries; one was flown to a hospital in Tulsa for treatment.

ASTM F2913-11 for slip performance evaluation- footwear/surfaces

January 25, 2018

Slip resistance testing is a complex process, and an effective slip test machine needs to control and measure a number of key criteria reproducing the critical factors relating to slip when walking. ASTM F2913-11 provides a quantitative assessment of the safety of footwear for the U.S. market.