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PPE News

Canadian gas plant handles NORM in replacing C 3 treater?s mol sieve - Oil & Gas Journal


Canadian gas plant handles NORM in replacing C 3 treater?s mol sieve
Oil & Gas Journal
In addition to PPE, good personal hygiene practices were enforced among workers, such as washing their hands before eating and leaving for home. ...

When public health becomes a public nuisance - Spiked


Daily Nation

When public health becomes a public nuisance
Spiked
The headline barks: 'PPE procedures to be used for every patient.' The bulletin continues in the now familiar tone of an exasperated infant school teacher ...
doh seeks P19B budget to fight H1N1
Osotimehin Tasks Media on Influenza
First case of Swine Flu

Glossary of basic paranormal terms: D - G - Examiner.com


Glossary of basic paranormal terms: D - G
Examiner.com
... missions reported seeing misty, goblinlike spirits in their aircraft. guardian spirit A personal protective spirit often thought to be an angel. ...

Ansell introduces new hand protection solutions guide - Reliable Plant Magazine


Ansell introduces new hand protection solutions guide
Reliable Plant Magazine
... in green publishing technology to print its personal protective equipment (PPE) solutions guide, including the use of recycled paper stock and soy inks. ...

Sperian to Close Buffalo, NY Manufacturing Facility - Occupational Health Safety


Sperian to Close Buffalo, NY Manufacturing Facility
Occupational Health Safety
With nearly 6000 employees worldwide, Sperian Protection (formerly Bacou-Dalloz) is a worldwide provider of personal protective equipment (hearing, eye, ...

About the Online Safety Community

This site is sponsored and maintained by Ansell Healthcare. Headquartered in Red Bank, New Jersey, Ansell provides occupational health and safety professionals with hand protection products and services across a wide range of industries, including chemical manufacturing and refining, automotive, food processing, general industrial, pharmaceutical, paper, white goods, semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, and primary metals. For more information about Ansell and our products and services, visit www.ansellpro.com.
 

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Welcome to the first online community created exclusively for the workplace safety industry. This is a social networking site designed just for you – safety managers, foremen, safety engineers, factory and construction workers, and anyone for whom workplace safety is a profession or passion.

Ansell created this social network so you can connect with other minds in your industry to share ideas and catch up on the latest safety news. There’s so much to do: create a profile, find and add friends, share news posts and videos, create a blog and much more. Get started now!

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Safetyguy08

The “Naked Truth” about safe flying

Here's a novel approach to airline safety videos… the naked truth about airline safety as presented by naked flight attendants. Attendants are painted with clothes and it is tastefully done not to actually show anything but it does get your attention. The catch phrase at the end says it all "from the airline who has nothing to hide!"

Check it out here.

The only problem, as I see it is, having watch the whole thing, I'm not really sure that I remember what they had to say, I was too busy… uhm…… Continue

Posted by Safetyguy08 on July 6, 2009 at 10:54am

Sal Campos

Vitamin Manufacturer Takes Double Dose of Dust Collectors and Safety Precautions


Some would say that two identical dust collection systems on a single, centralized vacuum system is redundant, redundant. One vitamin manufacturer who wanted non-stop dust collection on a '24/7' basis would agree! But he'll also tell you that he replaced 10 small dus… Continue

Posted by Sal Campos on July 2, 2009 at 5:51pm

Safetyguy08

Firework Safety

It seems like a yearly ritual as regular as the setting off of fireworks itself, namely the warnings about the dangers of fireworks. Sadly enough, it continues to be necessary.


The following table from the National Council on Fireworks Safety and available as a download on their website here shows the injury rates in the USA since 1976


Continue

Posted by Safetyguy08 on July 2, 2009 at 10:13am

Safetyguy08

The Sqwincher Heat Index

Okay, it's officially summer now! And with the arrival of summer comes the renewed awareness of heat stress. New rules and regulations make it vital to monitor for and protect against heat stress in workers.


Sqwincher, on their website, have provided us with a useful tool to help measure the heat index.



How to Use He

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Posted by Safetyguy08 on July 1, 2009 at 10:22am — 2 Comments

Arlene Jones

With the H1N1 flu the CDC, WHO and OSHA are providing information for employees under the "general d…

With the H1N1 flu the CDC, WHO and OSHA are providing information for employees under the "general duty clause" to protect their employees from the H1N1 flu by using the N95 respirators and additional PPE. The N95 respirators do require fit testing and training. 3M has a large backorder shortage of N95 respirators because health care facilities are stock piling the respirators. If you would like you can go to OSHA.gov or CDC.org or WHO.int and see what is being required for the protection of 13… Continue

Posted by Arlene Jones on July 1, 2009 at 9:52am

Tim Gardner

This is NOT Your Safety Manager - Conclusion

Last week I wrote this post about a time I hired a safety professional and insisted that he not be called a safety manager. The reason why, the post explains, is that we wanted employees to take full accountability for their own safety.
That frame of mind served us well as an organization. The safety professional was truly an expert, and his expertise was critical in making sure we didn't just bui… Continue

Posted by Tim Gardner on July 1, 2009 at 8:30am

Sal Campos

Dust Collection for Hazardous Rubber Grinding

Common rubber grinding dust generating processes include tire manufacturing, retreading and recycling as well as the production and recycling of appliance moldings, rubber gloves and various automotive parts. Rubber dusts in these types of applications pose challenges for industrial dust… Continue

Posted by Sal Campos on June 30, 2009 at 6:53pm

Safetyguy08

Protecting Dentists from the Mercury in the Filings that they Remove

The past couple of decades have slowly made us aware of the dangers of mercury poisoning. Mercury thermometers are no longer available and what little mercury is still being used out there is being carefully monitored and safely handled. Mercury spill kits are available for the safe handling of mercury in the events of a spill.

In the world of dentistry, however, merc… Continue

Posted by Safetyguy08 on June 30, 2009 at 10:41am

Sal Campos

Case Study: Nuisance Limestone Dust Cleaned Up for Employees


Got quarry dust? Then read on. Indiana Limestone Co., Inc. (ILCI) of Bedford, IN, needed to find a way to clean up massive amounts of dust generated in its limestone cutter's bay. Though limestone dust is completely non-toxic - being classified by OSHA as a nuisance dust -… Continue

Posted by Sal Campos on June 29, 2009 at 4:08pm — 2 Comments

John Astad

Real-Time Tweets from ASSE Conference & Expo June 28-July 1, 2009

Check out Linda Tapp's updates SafetyFUN Tweeting real-time from ASSE conference in San Antonio, Texas JUNE 28-JULY 1, 2009. Couldn't make it? Well now is our chance to get involved through Twitter discussions

Posted by John Astad on June 29, 2009 at 2:59pm — 1 Comment

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Brent Armstrong

Emptying Big-Bags (FIBC)

Operator safety training is an important management duty and should be repeated regularly. Type of dust Plastic additive Description of the plant and process • The product was supplied in a condu...

Started by Brent Armstrong 6 hours ago.

John Astad

Workers Fined for Not Wearing PPE 2 Replies

A new Canadian law starting July 1 where workers will receive a $50 non-compliance ticket from the Yukon Health and Safety Board for not wearing their PPE. Would this type of enforcement work here ...

Tagged: enforcement activity, citations, PPE

Started by John Astad. Last reply by John Astad 13 hours ago.

Garry L Mullins Jr, COSS

Safety Job Interview 9 Replies

Hi, my name's Garry, I live in Baton Rouge, LA and I am going on an interview for potentially my first safety job. I've been on inteviews before but the outcome nonetheless upseting. Does anyone ha...

Started by Garry L Mullins Jr, COSS. Last reply by Farid 17 hours ago.

Robert T Dombrowski

OSHA Approved Combustible Dust Seminars - Courses - Bob Dombrowski - NVA

Hello Everyone, Does anyone know of any advanced / expert level OSHA approved Combustible Dust Seminars / Courses that will be offered in the NYC - NJ - Phila - Wilmington - Baltimore - DC corrido...

Tagged: Fire, Science, Investigations, Pharmaceutical, Dust

Started by Robert T Dombrowski Jul 3.

Larry Riley

Safety Glasses to give away in FREE OSHA classes

Many of you are familiar with my Free OSHA Training Workshops on Electrical / Arc Flash provided through the Susan Harwood Grant. I am currently finishing up this year’s seminars/workshops. What I ...

Tagged: aways, Company, recognition, give, Safety

Started by Larry Riley Jul 1.

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OSHA News

Seyfarth Shaw adds two from Troutman - Bizjournals.com


Seyfarth Shaw adds two from Troutman
Bizjournals.com
His areas of significant experience include representation of clients in employment discrimination cases, wage and hour litigation, OSHA matters, ...

Defective door causes freight worker neck and back injuries, suit says - Madison County Record


Defective door causes freight worker neck and back injuries, suit says
Madison County Record
... to maintain the door in a safe condition, failed to warn Clemmons of the defective door and violated various OSHA regulations, the complaint says. ...

Valero Fined $107500 for PSM Hazards at Delaware Refinery - Occupational Health Safety


Valero Fined $107500 for PSM Hazards at Delaware Refinery
Occupational Health Safety
OSHA has cited Valero Energy Corp. in Delaware City, Del., for workplace safety and health violations with proposed fines totaling $107500. ...

Safety--forklift or pedestrian--shouldn't hurt - MMH.com


Safety--forklift or pedestrian--shouldn't hurt
MMH.com
If you've been following my recent blogs about the General Accounting Office's critique of OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program, you might have come away ...

 

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