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Using automated external defibrillators (AEDs)

Dos and don’ts for using AEDs

Shock therapy

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.

Here are key confined space training requirements

Prepare for entry

John Raimondi

February 1, 2018

Confined spaces in construction are a potentially hazardous but unavoidable part of the job. Confined spaces can be large or small and come in any shape,1 but they must meet three OSHA criteria.

Reduce incidents with universal metrics for leading indicators

Data + action = injury prevention

Cary Usrey

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.