It is advisable for a company to create and maintain a clear drug and alcohol policy. 2 Some helpful areas to consider are: the substances tested (and whether different reasons for tests require ...

Class 1 SLMs measure sound over a wider frequency range and meet the requirements of IEC 61672-1:2002 or its equivalent. Typically, they are used for environmental, building acoustics or road vehicle ...

1. Earlier access. When we find a victim or see a person collapse, we have to recognize the emergency and gain access to help. To save time here, our responders have to be well trained to recognize ...

To support this wide range of applications, CEN (the European Standards body) has developed a corresponding series of standards. Use of these standards assists glove manufacturers and suppliers in ...

The photo is a time capsule, a snapshot of the past and a reminder of how work used to be done without safety in mind. As you can imagine, back in 1932, there was no Occupational Safety and Health ...

The key to making new software rollouts successful is good training. Coaxing and coaching employees toward new tech tools is about more than just using the software well; it’s also about change ...

Millions of drivers' vehicles need it. There are 19 vehicle manufacturers working with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to get at least 37 million vehicles repaired—the inflator for ...

Thinking Beyond the Glove and Up the Arms We talk a lot about hand injuries and the gloves that can help to prevent them. But an area that often gets overlooked is your workers’ arms. Too often, we ...

Looking at OSHA regulations around energized work, standard number 1910.333 speaks to de-energized parts. Section 1910.333 (a) (1) states, in part, “Live parts to which an employee may be exposed ...

Outreach efforts by the Mexican Consulate to local Hispanic media outlets have helped OSHA deliver important safety messages to more than 750,000 Mexican nationals, Hispanic workers and employers in ...

Core body temperature is traditionally hard to monitor. It involves unpleasant, invasive techniques such as a rectal thermometer or a gastrointestinal pill, which are not feasible on most work sites.

Last September, our team published an episode of OH&S SafetyPod about Surprise Inspections from OSHA —what you should and shouldn’t do should a Safety Compliance Officer come knocking at your ...