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By combining its popular eBinder app and Chemical Inventory Scanning app functionality into a singular SDS/Chemical Management mobile app, VelocityEHS provides users with easier online and offline access to Safety Data Sheets, as well as the ability to quickly scan chemical container barcodes and manage inventory information.

Ammo Eyewear features a wraparound design with a foam lining on interior lenses to provide protection against wind, airborne debris or small particles that can be hazardous to a worker’s vision.

GuardianCoil® Coiled Wire Fabric Machine Guards are widely used in the manufacturing and fabrication industries to guard operators from ejected parts and debris during machine use. Available in numerous sizes, our kits fit most hydraulic presses and equipment; plus, we can design and manufacture custom machine guards for special applications.

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Designed for use in confined areas, the Junkin Safety Evacuation Chair is ideal for use in restaurants, high-rise office buildings, airplanes, boats, narrow hallways and stairwells. Each chair includes 2-inch standard automotive-style patient restraint straps. Green vinyl covers are made of 18-ounce antibacterial material. The chair is fungus- and rot-resistant for long-lasting durability and easy cleanup.

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GORE FR Apparel is a new line of FR foul-weather outerwear designed to meet the demanding needs of oil and gas workers.

Washington – The Department of Homeland Security should develop a strategy that addresses physical, emotional and mental health to help workers within the department better deal with job-related stress, concludes a report from the Institute of Medicine.

Washington – President Barack Obama has nominated Mark Rosekind to be administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Washington — Former OSHA administrator David Michaels is among three new members named to President-elect Joe Biden’s Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board, Biden’s transition team announced in a Nov. 28 press release.

Washington — NIOSH has updated its mobile app designed to help mine workers assess the ergonomics of common job tasks and identify potential worksite safety hazards.

Itasca, IL — A new white paper from the National Safety Council details effective interventions to help prevent or reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

For work zones that do not require a hard hat but still have overhead hazards, Skullerz Bump Caps (available in micro, short and long-brim styles) provide head protection from worker-generated bumps, bruises and cuts without the additional height and bulk of a traditional hard hat.

Fashioned as a baseball cap, the JSP HardCap A1+ liner provides front-to-back and side-to-side coverage to help protect against incidental bumps and scrapes.

Collapsible Gate Valve Lockouts are durable and versatile lockout-covering devices available in three sizes to effectively secure valves with 3-inch to 18-inch diameter handles.

Washington — The House has passed a Congressional Review Act resolution intended to nullify the National Labor Relations Board’s recent rule revising the definition of “joint employer.”

The Nano-Lok^TM edge self-retracting lifeline is specifically designed for foot-level tie-off and sharp-edge applications.

The scrap metal recycling industry is large, intricate and full of dangerous processing techniques that pose a variety of safety and health hazards to workers, according to OSHA.

Washington — A new white paper from the National Safety Council is intended to help employers identify and implement monitoring technology to keep lone workers safe.

Washington — Location geofencing is the subject of the latest white paper from the National Safety Council’s Work to Zero initiative

KleenGuard A45 Liquid and Particle Protection Surface Prep and Paint Apparel is ideal for use in surface preparation and paint application areas where isocyanate and chromate dust protection is mandated.

Designed to work inside IDEAL Tuff-Grip Pro cases, S-Class fish tape now features a non-conductive and non-arcing eyelet tip to minimize the possibility of injury from contact with electricity.

The Greenlee REEL-X Line of Electrical Fish Tape is engineered to eliminate the biggest problems in traditional fish tape designs: fighting binds and jams in the tape, which can strain the shoulders and wrists of workers.

Washington — Public Citizen will not appeal the second dismissal of its lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s “2-for-1” deregulatory Executive Order, a spokesperson for the watchdog group told Safety+Health Jan. 16.

GuardianCoil^® Coiled Wire Fabric Machine Guards are widely used in the manufacturing and fabrication industries to guard operators from ejected parts and debris during machine use. Available in numerous sizes, our kits fit most hydraulic presses and equipment – plus, we can design and manufacture custom machine guards for special applications.

Click here for more information from Cascade Coil Drapery, Inc.

Junkin Folding Plastic Backboard JSA-366 is a rugged, bright yellow polyethylene folding spineboard with 12 large hand holes for easy handling, built-in runners, low profile and X-ray translucent. Four patient straps included. Load capacity is 375 pounds. Call (888) 458-6546 or email junkinsafetyco@gmail.com for more information.

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Washington – NIOSH has developed a sound level meter mobile app designed to measure noise exposure in the workplace.

As a writer I’m loath to admit it, but sometimes words just can’t paint as clear of a picture as, well, a picture.

An infographic presents statistics on motor vehicle deaths involving alcohol impairment during holiday periods.

A recent National Safety Council poll found 80 percent of drivers believe hands-free cell phones are safer than handheld phones.

Heat stress can be deadly, and employers need to protect their employees from the dangers of hot environments. Here’s one tool to give you a better picture on how to do just that.

View or share a National Safety Month infographic summarizing the biggest risks at each stage of a person's life.

In this infographic, Magid Glove explains new changes to the ANSI/ISEA 105-2016 cut protection standard: How to read the new cut level icon and how to choose the right cut level for the job.

Washington — In partnership with OSHA, the American Chemistry Council has published an infographic to encourage workers in the automotive refinishing industry to wear the correct personal protective equipment.

Arlington, VA — The Electrical Safety Foundation International has introduced several resources aimed at workers in “occupations that traditionally receive little to no electrical training.”

Arlington, VA — Aiming to promote electrical safety among people who are working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Electrical Safety Foundation International has published an infographic.

Washington — A new poster and infographic from OSHA and the Mine Safety and Health Administration offer best practices to help mine operators and workers mitigate heat-related hazards and prevent heat illness.

Cincinnati — The 6th U.S. Court of Appeals on May 11 ruled unanimously to uphold a citation against a Muhlenberg County, KY, coal mine for violating the Mine Safety and Health Act by providing underground mine workers with advance notice of a Mine Safety and Health Administration inspection.

GuardianCoil® Coiled Wire Fabric Machine Guards are widely used in the manufacturing and fabrication industries to guard operators from ejected parts and debris during machine use. Available in numerous sizes, our kits fit most hydraulic presses and equipment. Plus, we can design and manufacture custom machine guards for special applications.

Click here for more information from Cascade Coil Drapery, Inc.

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Designed for use in confined areas and ideal for use in restaurants, high-rise office buildings, airplanes, boats, narrow hallways and stairwells. 2-inch standard automotive-style patient restraint straps included with each chair. Green vinyl covers are made of 18-ounce material and are fungus- and rot-resistant for long-lasting durability and easy cleanup.

Click here for more information from Junkin Safety Appliance Co.

Product information is provided by manufacturers. This publication has not independently tested manufacturers' products and cannot assume responsibility for the validity of product claims.

Can you explain the new ANSI/ISEA 201-2012 voluntary standard about classifying insulation apparel for cold-weather environments?

Washington — About two-thirds of employees say they’ve observed co-workers vaping, while a nearly equal amount believe the secondhand vapors from e-cigarettes and other vaping devices are at least moderately harmful to their own health, according to the results of a recent survey.

Geneva — As telework grows more common, the World Health Organization and the International Labor Organization are encouraging employers to develop programs to help make the practice “healthy and safe.”

Safety managers can keep worker training records up to date and accurate with Credential Verification Service’s new mobile app, which eliminates the errors and delays associated with paper sign-in sheets.

The Junkin Folding Plastic Backboard JSA-366 is a rugged, bright yellow polyethylene folding spineboard with 12 large hand holes for easy handling. It has built-in runners, and is low profile and X-ray translucent. Four patient straps are included. Load capacity is 375 pounds. Call (888) 458-6546 or email junkinsafetyco@gmail.com for more information.

Click here for more information from Junkin Safety Appliance Co.

Product information is provided by manufacturers. This publication has not independently tested manufacturers' products and cannot assume responsibility for the validity of product claims.

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Washington — The U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on April 4 heard oral arguments on why it should order OSHA to issue a permanent standard on COVID-19 for the health care industry.

Washington — The U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled it doesn’t have the authority to order OSHA to issue a permanent standard on COVID-19 for the health care industry, denying an emergency petition filed by National Nurses United and other labor groups.