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The article focuses on the experience of a healthcare system and its laboratories during Hurricane Ian, highlighting the risks of hospital flooding and the importance of preparedness. Topics include the vulnerability of hospitals to weak hurricanes, the impact of sea level rise on flooding odds, and the need for standardized approaches to hurricane preparedness and response.

The article presents information on the importance of machine safety, highlighting productivity catalysts and machine operations, and scrap reduction. Topics include the contractors for the electromechanical safety devices, the requirement of drive-based safety, and risk assessment of machines for determination of hazards.

The article offers information on nine tips to improve industrial safety and productivity, compiled by industrial automation company Rockwell Automation. Topics include the review of security risks in relation to safety risks, early performance of risk assessments in the design process, and the benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT) in detecting failures.

The article presents an interview of Daniel J. Scungio, a Laboratory Safety Officer at Sentara Healthcare who talks about employees safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics include the importance of laboratory safety controls for separation of hazards from people with the use of engineering and administrative controls.

The article focuses on laboratory safety and its significance to the success of any medical laboratory. A study of safety measure compliance in 2014 investigated the use of personal protective equipment and compliance to the code of conduct. Risk assessments are performed by creating a worksheet, which includes the main and sub-tasks in question. The implementation of biosafety programs like a chemical hygiene plan is considered critical to safety of the patient and laboratory staff.

The article profiles Atlas Machine and Supply Inc. It discusses the measures it has taken to improve its plant safety. It claims that the company reduced safety risks in its plant through lean initiatives, specifically the 5S process to wit, sort, set in order, shine, standardize, and sustain. It notes how the lean principles helped the company cut its experience modification rate (EMR), the rate used by insurance companies to assess risk based on a company's industry and loss experience.

The article focuses on the importance of hazard analysis to be performed any time a product is designed, redesigned or modified. Light screens modified to improve process efficiency is another series of devices that could have benefited from a Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA). According to the author, companies should not address serious new hazards solely with warnings and abbreviated instructions.

The article focuses on the failure of companies to comply with the rules of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regarding personal protective equipment (PPE). Under the OSHA 1910 Hazard Assessment and Equipment Selection, employers should assess the workplace for hazards and select the proper PPE. To comply with OSHA rules, Bobcat Co. conducted safety course for employees. Another rule mandated by OSHA on the use of PPE is the prohibition of using defective and damaged PPE.

Deals with foreseeable conditions which can warn manufacturers about that hazards/accidents that can occur in the workplace under abnormal conditions. Overview of foreseeable events in a power door for a warehouse; Importance of conducting hazard analysis and product testing.

Offers advice on ensuring safety of industrial machinery. Factors to consider in modifying solvent and electrical equipment; Importance of modifying an industrial equipment; Recommendation on performing a hazard analysis.