A new safety management app, lightweight backpacks that are heavy on performance and portable lighting were the top products featured on ISHN.com this week.
Flu vaccine options, an engine failure that threatens passengers’ safety and food safety during the holidays were among the stories featured on ISHN.com this week.
This article has pertinent information to help you make the best hand protection choices. Information that will help you stay warm during those wet and wintry work days.
Just about everywhere, workers must remain mindful of the weather to stay safe while working outdoors. For much of the U.S. and Canada, winter brings more than cold. Work environments present multiple challenges for individuals who must work outside.
In addition to long-term damage, OSHA warns that excessive noise can cause physical and psychological stress, reduce productivity, interfere with communication and concentration, and contribute to workplace accidents and injuries.
Falling from height is one of the leading causes of work-related injuries and death. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics documents nearly 750 fall-related fatalities a year and another 300,000 nonfatal falls. More surprising than even that? Every single fall is 100-percent preventable.
Lightweight but powerful portable lighting, fall protection, and emergency showers and eyewashes were among the top products featured on ISHN.com this week.
Unfortunately, as with many OSHA requirements, they inform you “what” to do, but not “how” do it, and leave this part up to the employer. The challenge for many employers is the lack of knowledge or experience to effectively implement the OSHA lockout guidelines.
Unlike other business metrics, safety can impact our lives both on and off the job. To flourish in the business world, great organizations need to also evolve and elevate their cultures by making safety more than just a metric on a scorecard.
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