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The debate over recordable job-related hearing loss rages on, and OSHA will soon have to decide: Where do you draw the line in an area that is so gray? OSHA's [...]

How do you turn an old, dilapidated 400-acre shipyard into a clean, tidy workplace that is a shining example of safety? At Atlantic Marine Alabama, Mobile, Ala., winner of ISHN's [...]

Don't be surprised when in the next year you begin seeing a different safety label on the inside of protective footwear. A new ASTM label will replace the familiar ANSI [...]

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 [...]

As safety seminars go, this one was a real blast. Quite literally. In May of this year, Cornerstone Safety Group conducted live NFPA 70E arc flash testing as part of [...]

Responding to criticism about the quality of many material safety data sheets (MSDS) circulating in workplaces, OSHA is preparing three guidance documents to improve the quality of chemical hazard information [...]

Photos courtesy of Qvis, a division of Total Source Manufacturing Each day more than 1,000 eye injuries occur in U.S. workplaces. They vary greatly in degree of severity and how [...]

When I was a boy, my father gave me a piece of advice that to this day I haven't forgotten. 'Son,' the old sage would say, 'you only get one [...]

Complex and sophisticated, laboratories and cleanrooms have unique requirements to protect the integrity of the working environment. Assuring predictable results and guarding against contamination are two top priorities when working [...]

Any conscientious employer who cares for its employees wants the best for them. And, certainly, when it comes to safety and personal protection, particularly when working with chemicals or hazardous [...]

Last summer OSHA announced a nation-emphasis program (NEP) designed to get the lead out. Literally. The program, which applies to all workplaces under OSHA's jurisdiction including general industry, construction and [...]

They're small, tight and have limited ventilation or air movement. As a result, confined spaces provide a dangerous gathering place for gases and vapors to accumulate. If you're not careful, [...]

Every minute of every day, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) claims another victim, according to the American Red Cross. Are you prepared if an SCA occurs on your site? Statistics show [...]

Back in the 1920s, people who lived in places like Arizona would often sleep outside on screened-in porches during the summer. (1) On hot nights, they'd hang bed sheets or [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hunter Douglas is a company known for shedding light on matters, quite literally. The well-known manufacturer of window treatments and coverings, including shades, sheers, louvers, blinds and shutters, [...]

ASSE's Safety 2006, June 11-14 in Seattle, was a hit. Attendance records were broken (3,941 attendees), conference sessions were well attended, and expo vendors seemed giddy with the quality of [...]

For workers in the welding industry, the new lower OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL) for hexavalent chromium should be good news. 'Hex chrome, ' a known human carcinogen, can be [...]

Sure, workers may want to wear sunglasses for comfort, but they may need them for protection. The eyes are susceptible to being burned by the sun(1). The cornea, lens and [...]

Roughly $81 billion in lost productivity is an awful lot of money to dole out. Yet that's what alcohol and drug abuse costs American businesses each year, the U.S. Department [...]

How many hats do you wear at work? Safety supervisors can also serve as human resource directors, maintenance managers, shop foremen, or who knows what else. You might be squeezed [...]

OSHA's fiscal year 2004 enforcement numbers are in, and one of the most common compliance headaches turns out to be meeting requirements of the respiratory protection standard (1910.134). The rule [...]

The article focuses on the innovative safety program adopted by Atlantic Marine Alabama, winner of the Industrial Safety & Hygiene News' 2007 "Safety That Soars" contest, in Mobile, Alabama. The shipyard attributed the culture change in their workplace to the Ownership, Responsibility and Accountability (ORA) program which intensified the safety behaviors of employees. One notable accomplishment of the ORA program is the reduction of the company's hazard rate from 11.7 to 6.5 in one year.

Reports on the changes in the safety label of protective footwear in the U.S. Standards for protective footwear; Requirements in the labeling of safety footwear; Need for product labeling to comply with the applicable safety standards. INSET: FOOT INJURIES: Painful & disabling.

Suggests measures for foot protection at workplaces. Conduct of risk analysis of work environment for determining the possible causes of foot injuries; Elements of a good job design for ensuring foot safety; Types of foot injuries at workplace; Causes of foot injuries; Responsibilities of employees toward foot injury prevention.

Discusses Oklahoma State University's suggestions regarding the use of personal protective equipment in laboratories. Type of eye protection required; Standards for laboratory clothing; Properties of gloves to be considered; Establishment of a respirator program; Use of fume hoods. INSET: TIPS FOR A SAFE LAB.

Examines how much chemical protective clothing an employee needs in the United States. Need to match the personal protective equipment performance with the actual exposure scenario; Standard test for permeation; Levels of chemical protective ensembles for responding to chemical spills.

Focuses on the rule in recording job related hearing loss in the United States. Revision of the law on reporting of occupational injuries and illness; Measurement of the standard threshold shift in the hearing of an employee; Consideration of decibel changes in the ears.

The article focuses on the provisions and standards of the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) permissible exposure limit (PEL) for hexavalent chromium. The standard reduces the PEL effective on May 30, 2006, and allows exposures five times higher than OSHA had initially proposed in 2004.

Focuses on protecting employees from the dangers of sun glare. Reasons for wearing sunglasses; Improvement of visibility; Proteciton of the eyes.

Reports on the effectiveness of screening and assessment process for protecting businesses from the impact of drug and alcohol abuse; Estimated amount of productivity is lost due to elicit drugs; Percentage of current illicit drug users who are employed; List of assessment tools for evaluating substance abuse treatment. INSET: A well-designed DRUG TESTING POLICY should:.