v Immersive virtual reality programs offer new hires experience-based training By www.ishn.com Published On :: Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400 Many leading organizations are following the lead of innovative manufacturers and retailers by turning to virtual reality training solutions. Full Article
v Blackline Safety unveils new and improved features for G6 Single-Gas Detector By www.ishn.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 10:10:40 -0400 G6 will be on display at a global marketing roadshow at both the National Safety Council (NSC) Safety Congress & Expo in New Orleans from October 23-35, and A+A in Dusseldorf, Germany from October 24-27. Full Article
v Innovation in gas detection – MSA announces shared alerts for enhanced safety By www.ishn.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:25:25 -0400 MSA Safety’s innovative gas detection systems can communicate and share alerts, helping you keep workers safer than ever before. Full Article
v Safeguarding the invisible workforce By www.ishn.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:00:00 -0400 Advanced gas detection and safety monitoring solutions emerge as indispensable tools in safeguarding lone workers. Full Article
v Honeywell and Chevron collaborate on AI-assisted solutions for refining processes By www.ishn.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0400 Collaboration aims to enhance refining operations and workforce with advanced AI-Assisted technologies, including a new generation of alarm management solutions. Full Article
v U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigates release of toxic hydrofluoric acid at Honeywell facility By www.ishn.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:00:48 -0400 This is the third serious incident involving the release of HF at the Louisiana facility in the last three years, official says. Full Article
v Advancements in technology are increasing welding safety By www.ishn.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 09:46:20 -0400 As more injuries happen, more welders will be out of commission — and fewer young adults will be interested in entering the field. Full Article
v Robots: Powering productivity and safety By www.ishn.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:40:27 -0400 Emerging technologies within robots and AI can improve safety by taking on jobs that are more dangerous for humans. Full Article
v Tiny particles, massive threat: The unseen danger of combustible dust By www.ishn.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:30:00 -0400 A recent ISHN webinar highlighted the often-overlooked hazard of combustible dust, with expert Mark Hanson detailing the devastating consequences of ignoring this workplace threat. Full Article
v The future of industrial safety: How autonomous systems can prevent accidents By www.ishn.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:37:22 -0400 Imagine a world where industrial accidents are almost non-existent, where robots, drones and AI-powered technologies work together to create the safest possible work environments. Full Article
v Ground-level changes drive ergonomic, employee-wellbeing improvements By www.ishn.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:28:19 -0400 Whether moving parts to the dock or product down an assembly line, lower push forces mean that employees can move materials quickly with less wear on their bodies and greater productivity. Full Article
v ASSP and SafetyCulture offer new training on mobile devices By www.ishn.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:39:29 -0400 The mobile training aims to shake up the notion of traditional compliance training, making it widely accessible and highly interactive, even in remote locations. Full Article
v Flipping the script on health and wellness: Prioritizing prevention By www.ishn.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:48:35 -0400 When workers aren’t taking control of their health, it can be quite costly for employers. Here are three tactics for employers to begin utilizing. Full Article
v Study finds workplace safety training for older kids is effective By www.ishn.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:32:54 -0400 A recent study shows that teaching older kids about workplace safety can significantly improve their knowledge and attitudes. Full Article
v Measuring the effectiveness of safety training By www.ishn.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:00:00 -0400 OSHA provides numerous details about oversights and how well managers implement safety training. How can leadership measure this data before accidents occur? Full Article
v Beyond the mask: Respiratory protection in contaminated environments By www.ishn.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:19:11 -0400 The danger presented by airborne contaminants, though very real, is sometimes not immediately obvious, which is why respiratory protection in contaminated environments must mean more than throwing on whatever mask is handy. Full Article
v Cold stress: Protecting workers in refrigeration environments By www.ishn.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:00:17 -0400 It’s imperative that those working with industrial freezers are able to recognize, treat, and most important prevent cold stress and its potential health impacts. Full Article
v 3 ways mobile devices can improve the accuracy and efficiency of safety audits By www.ishn.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:00:00 -0400 Job safety audits can mitigate the risk of accidents. But many rely on slow processes designed with compliance. Full Article
v Safety by design: Proactive measures for reducing risk at job sites By www.ishn.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:00:00 -0400 It’s important for every team member, from subcontractors to superintendents, to take responsibility for safety compliance. Full Article
v Construction supervisor pleads guilty to obstructing investigation into workplace death By www.ishn.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:34:48 -0400 One of New York man's employees died after a fall from an improperly secured roof. Full Article
v Summer weather can elevate injury risk By www.ishn.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:00:00 -0400 It’s time to increase awareness of the elevated risk of injury and ensure your workers are as safe in the summer months as any other month. Full Article
v Cost-effective strategies to safeguard your construction business By www.ishn.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Sep 2024 17:11:19 -0400 To reduce the number of delays in a project, you should build reliable processes that facilitate the completion of projects on time and in order. Full Article
v Ways to simplify safety & improve performance By www.ishn.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0400 If you have an accident, a failure, the easiest thing to do is look whose hand was on the lever. If that is where your root cause analysis stops, that’s a huge mistake,” says Brian Fielkow, JD, CEO of Jetco Delivery, a Houston-based trucking company with more than 100 flatbed and heavy haul trucks. Full Article
v Actively caring for people’s safety By www.ishn.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0500 What does it mean to actively care for people’s safety? Is this the mission of behavior-based safety (BBS)? Let’s understand the difference between “caring” and “acting.” No one wants to see an individual get injured on the job. This is caring. Yet, many workers admit they do not act on their caring by providing behavioral feedback. Full Article
v Use ISO 45001 to improve safety & process efficiency By www.ishn.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0400 Released as the new safety and health standard in early 2018, ISO 45001 has a range of EHS benefits. But how do companies become ISO 45001 certified? Introduced in March 2018, ISO 45001 replaced OHSAS 18001 to become the new international ISO standard for Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems. Full Article
v It’s time for a New View of safety By www.ishn.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 00:37:00 -0400 It’s long overdue, according to Dr. Sidney Dekker, who in 2014 wrote an essay on “The ‘Failed State’ of Safety.” Yes, says Corrie Pitzer, who is giving a talk, “Safety at a Dead End” at the American Society of Safety Professionals’ annual conference this June. Full Article
v What are new view applications? By www.ishn.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:15:00 -0400 The New View is fundamentally the application of systems thinking to workplace health and safety. It considers safety an emergent property of the system. So what does that jargon mean? Instead of focusing on an individual thing, the organization steps back and takes a broader view. Full Article
v NFPA 70E’s focus on preventing human error By www.ishn.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400 The 2018 print edition of NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace® is 104 pages. Updated every three years by the 70E technical committee, this comprehensive standard covers the latest information about the effects of shock, arc flash, arc blast, dc hazards, and developments in electrical design, PPE. Full Article
v Humanistic behaviorism: The essence of effective behavior-based safety By www.ishn.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400 Full Article
v Do you have a plan? Protect workers from lung cancer By www.ishn.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400 Crystalline silica is one of the most common elements on the planet, just behind oxygen. About 2.3 million workers are exposed to it in their workplace. It’s about 100 times smaller than sand and can be found on construction sites in building materials such as concrete, block, stone, sand, and mortar. Full Article
v Navigating OSHA recordkeeping & reporting By www.ishn.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0500 As OSHA continues to update its 2016 rule on recording and reporting workplace injuries and illnesses, organizations should be aware of new policies that affect how they treat – and reward – safety in the workplace. Full Article
v Machine risk assessments vs. safeguarding assessments By www.ishn.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0500 When it comes to accidents, manufacturing ranks second highest of all industries. That comes despite OSHA regulations and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards. A key culprit is unguarded hazardous machinery. Full Article
v When seconds count: Making eyewash stations accessible, responsive and safer By www.ishn.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:34:38 -0400 Recent advances in plumbed permanent eyewash stations are improving the odds of workers walking away from these accidents with their eyes with minimal eye damage. Full Article
v Survey finds worldwide EHS budgets to increase 5.4% in 2018 By www.ishn.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0500 The largest annual global survey of environment, health and safety directors says that EHS budgets will increase by an average of 5.4% in 2018. This is according to a survey of 382 EHS directors by independent research firm Verdantix in 31 countries and 25 industries worldwide. Full Article
v 2nd annual AD eCommerce Summit: An ever-evolving digital world By www.ishn.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0400 From February 7-9, 2018, AD hosted its second annual eCommerce Summit at the Westin in Denver, CO. More than 250 AD independent distributors across six industries and three countries attended. Full Article
v IoT resupply buttons benefit vendor-managed inventory programs By www.ishn.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0400 Jergens Industrial Supply recently teamed up with custom software development group MindHARBOR Inc. to solve a problem in their supply chain -- and in the process found a new line of Internet of Things (IoT) technology to market to other distributors. Full Article
v MSA Safety Incorporated 2017 revenue up 4% By www.ishn.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0400 Global safety equipment manufacturer MSA Safety Incorporated reported results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2017. Full Article
v Klein Tools buys Ergodyne to take advantage of an evolving ecosystem By www.ishn.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Nov 2018 11:00:00 -0500 Klein Tools and Tenacious Holdings, the parent company of Ergodyne, announced in September a major deal in which Klein Tools acquired Ergodyne. The “Tenacious Nation” will remain tenacious, with Ergodyne operating as a separate business unit at its St. Paul, MN headquarters and Tom Votel staying on as Ergodyne president. Full Article
v Y. Berger & Company AB brings Eureka Gloves to the U.S. By www.ishn.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0500 We are a family-owned business based in Goteberg, Sweden and founded in 1959 as a Trading Company for Technical Fibers. Eureka Safety is the PPE division of Y. Berger & Co AB launched in 2009 as a logical extension of our expertise in technical materials and technical knowledge and history of glovemaking. Full Article
v Implement a floor safety plan to prevent slips, trips & falls By www.ishn.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0400 Telling employees to watch their step isn’t enough to eliminate slip, trip and fall injuries in production areas. Like other safety hazards, slip, trip and fall hazards can be identified and in many cases eliminated. Full Article
v Epicore Biosystems to deploy connected hydration globally to Chevron's frontline workers By www.ishn.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:30:27 -0400 Connected Hydration is a sweat-sensing wearable biosensor and cloud analytics solution that measures sweat loss, sodium loss, skin temperature, and movement to provide actionable rehydration strategies in real time to industrial workers ahead of adverse dehydration events. Full Article
v Balancing innovation and integrity: Advanced tech in Olympic safety By www.ishn.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:27:28 -0400 Allegations of using drones for unfair advantage during the Tokyo 2020 Games raise serious ethical concerns and underscore the need for responsible technology use in the Olympics. Full Article
v DOL announces $1.4M in grants to prevent workplace gender-based violence, harassment By www.ishn.com Published On :: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 22:31:52 -0400 Workplace violence and harassment disproportionately harms women from underserved and historically marginalized communities, including women of color, LGBTQI+ individuals, women with disabilities and women affected by persistent poverty and inequality. Full Article
v Avetta Partners with the National Safety Council to Introduce the Safety Maturity Index™ By www.ishn.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:40:17 -0400 The new index advances safety management by providing a scalable, actionable framework based on leading indicators to enhance safety outcomes across global supply chains. Full Article
v ASSP unveils new membership model and management system By www.ishn.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:02:30 -0400 The Society’s membership model has been restructured to add key benefits while a new association management system is simplifying member engagements. Full Article
v Navigating AI for safety By www.ishn.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0400 AI's potential in safety is vast, but how can businesses effectively leverage it without getting lost in the noise? Full Article
v Focus on employee support for more effective cleaning outcomes By www.ishn.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:18:50 -0500 Adopting a more personalized design approach to cleaning equipment will help facility maintenance teams build operational resilience, deliver better and safer cleaning outcomes and protect employees. Full Article
v How to use automation for improved safety shipping hazardous materials By www.ishn.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:54:00 -0400 Requests to ship hazardous and perishable goods across greater distances are increasing in frequency. With the surge of globalization, companies must contend with how to get fragile or potentially dangerous items to suppliers and end-users a world away. Full Article
v Industrial waste management professionals can improve safety with IoT technology By www.ishn.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Oct 2021 10:12:00 -0400 Growing productivity has come with an increasing waste problem for manufacturing and heavy industry. The industrial sector produces more garbage than ever, and the task of disposing of it is often difficult, unsafe and inefficient. Failing to manage refuse properly can also come with significant consequences — fines, environmental damage and long-term health problems. Full Article
v Automated snow removal systems for trailers make roadways, loading docks safer By www.ishn.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0400 When snow and “ice missiles” blowing off semi-trailers and trucks are added to the equation, the risk factor increases exponentially. Full Article