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'Clothes make the man,' said Mark Twain, who followed this statement with the second, 'Naked people have little or no influence on society.' If not wearing the right gear in [...]

To keep the products and employees completely safe and secure within a processing plant takes a certain attention to detail and ability to head off problems and threats before they […]

Wearing protective clothing and respirators can create a lot of heat stress for our workers. Their productivity and morale suffers as a result. How do you suggest that we control [...]

The American National Standard for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection (ANSI Z87.1-2010) defines what personal eye and face protection devices should be worn in specific situations to protect [...]

Hand lacerations, abrasions, and chemical exposure are some of the most common injuries workers experience on the job. In fact, hand injuries were the fifth most oft-occurring, nonfatal occupational injury [...]

There's a good reason we keep writing about electrical safety. It's not going away. Since the days of Thomas Edison's feud with Nickola Tesla, electrical safety has been a primary [...]

Use by road crews is not enforced If you drive past a highway construction project and notice that workers aren't wearing safety vests, hardhats or other personal protective equipment, it's [...]

Why has the number of injuries and deaths associated with falls from heights increased? Several factors have contributed to these alarming and disturbing statistics: * All fall protection equipment deteriorates [...]

Changes to NFPA 70E and NESC (ANSI C2) will impact the workplace for flame resistant, arc rated clothing and work practices for electrical safety like no year in recent history. [...]

On May 23, 2010, Funny Car Drag Racer Jim Head was speeding down the track in Topeka, Kansas, when an internal engine component in his car failed. The highly flammable, [...]

Choosing the right flame resistant (FR) garments for welding applications isn't as straightforward as it might seem. Unlike foundries, petrochemical plants or other dangerous environments, FR fabrics in welding environments [...]

In an ideal world we would be able to design hazards out of jobs to keep workers 100 percent safe in all situations. But given the scientific, practical and economic [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Advances in protective systems have contributed to a safer workplace, but even a great safety culture is compromised by the non-use or misuse of safety gear when it [...]

Many people believe that switching from poly/cotton blend work garments to non-flame resistant 100% cotton is an 'upgrade' in safety when it comes to electric arc flash. Safety experts across [...]

You might think that workers who put in more than eight hours a day in dangerous environments would want the very best head protection. After all, when they buy a [...]

In mid-June, OSHA proposed updates to it existing standard for the construction of electric power transmission and distribution installations, along with changes to its general industry standard addressing the maintenance [...]

If you think the recently updated NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, 2004 Edition, applies only to fire service personnel, think again. The standard is much more [...]

29 CFR 1910.132 requires that every employer assess the workplace, determine the hazards present, and then provide affected employees with appropriate equipment, including clothing, to protect them from the hazardous [...]

Flame-resistant protective apparel has changed significantly over the past decade--for the better. Changes in industry standards have driven the development of new technology in fabric comfort and durability as well [...]

I wear out my right-hand leather work gloves before the left-hand ones, leaving me with a lot of old pairs I don't want to throw away. Also, I need to [...]

In today's FR protective clothing world, there are countless options for safety managers to consider when selecting flame-resistant (FR) garments for their employees. There are also several sources from which [...]

Lisa Winter, manager of production services for an FAA repair station for turbine engines, knows a dirty job when she sees one. And she's seen plenty. 'We've got some grimy [...]

Know what types of foot and leg protection are available, along with their applications, such as: Leggings protect the lower legs and feet from heat hazards such as molten metal [...]

Of the recently published 'Top 10 Trends in PPE,' ISHN readers were not surprised to find the importance of safety management ranked number one. As safety managers take their seat [...]

[TXT INCOMPLETE IN ORIGINAL SOURCE] retardant materials can lose their fire-retardant properties after several washings. When should I remove FR clothing from service? Any garment, flame resistant or fire retardant, [...]

Q What are some tips for selecting the proper protective garments or fabrics for the hazards specific to our workplace? A While much attention is rightfully placed on chemical compatibility, [...]

Results from a new survey of construction safety leaders show that safety equipment use and awareness in heavy construction continue to rise, even though many workers in dangerous jobs remain [...]

You have just completed an exhaustive review of all applicable regulations and standards dealing with protective clothing requirements. OSHA is on your speed dial, and you are ready to look [...]

With bioterrorism threats putting heightened emphasis on emergency preparedness plans, NIOSH has updated pages on its Web site giving information, about two tools of front line defense: protective clothing and [...]