April 2020

April 2020

  • FACILITY SAFETY: Using the Industrial Internet of Things to Create a Safer Workplace
  • WELDING: Covering the Basics: Welding PPE from Head to Toe
  • VISION PROTECTION: Vision and Eye Health Assurance and Protection in the Workplace 
  • INCENTIVES: The Psychology of Safety: It's a State of Mind
  • FOOT PROTECTION: Put Your Best Food Forward
  • FOOT PROTECTION: Trends in Industrial Footwear Protection
  • FIRE SAFETY: Selecting Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for Industrial Plants
  • FIRE SAFETY: Fire Inspections Can Foster a Workplace Culture of Prevention
  • FIRE SAFETY: Protecting Firefighters from Invisible Hazards
  • CONFINED SPACES: Warning Ahead: Relying on Non-Entry Rescue for Permit Required Confined Spaces
  • CONFINED SPACES: A Job Interrupted Versus a Job Well Done
  • CONFINED SPACES: Can an Industrial Vacuum Solve Confined Space Hazards?
  • ELECTRICAL SAFETY: The Science Behind Your FR Clothing
  • ELECTRICAL SAFETY: The Top Six Reasons for Modernizing Your Electrical Safety Program

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Features

Warning Ahead: Relying on Non-Entry Rescue for Permit Required Confined Spaces

Warning Ahead: Relying on Non-Entry Rescue for Permit Required Confined Spaces

By Dave Carter, Chris Koester

Nothing is as simple as it seems; the unexpected happens every day.


Covering the Bases Welding PPE from Head to Toe

Covering the Bases Welding PPE from Head to Toe

By Amanda Smiley, Sydny Shepard

When it comes to defending against the hazards faced by welders every day, you must incorporate protective gear from head to toe.


Selecting Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for Industrial Plants

Selecting Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for Industrial Plants

By Derek Roy

Don’t let your industrial fires get out of hand—or happen at all. Here are some factors to consider.


Protecting Firefighters from Invisible Hazards

Protecting Firefighters from Invisible Hazards

By Holly Mazzia

Whether responding to a carbon monoxide call or performing an overhaul and investigation, a gas detector could save your life or the lives of nearby civilians.


Trends in Industrial Footwear Protection

By Brent Jennings

With evolving safety technologies come changes in foot protection. Here are four topics you don’t want to miss.


Put Your Best Foot Forward: How to Choose the Right Boot for the Job

Put Your Best Foot Forward: How to Choose the Right Boot for the Job

By Xavier Kawula

Proper footwear is needed for nearly every occupation and setting, so why not make sure you understand the options?


The Top Six Reasons for Modernizing Your Electrical Safety Program

By Rachel Bugaris

With changes in a facility comes changes in its electrical hazards. Make sure you’re keeping up.


Using the Industrial Internet of Things to Create a Safer Workplace

Using the Industrial Internet of Things to Create a Safer Workplace

By Tim Kubly

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) allows safety managers to utilize modern, industrial hardware and technology.


Vision and Eye Health Assurance and Protection in the Workplace

Vision and Eye Health Assurance and Protection in the Workplace

By Barbara Horn

Vision and eye health go beyond the regular checkup— don’t skimp on appropriate vision PPE.


The Psychology of Safety: It’s a State of Mind

By Donna Chrobak

Safety in the workplace is just as much about injury as it is about emotional and mental wellness.


Fire Inspections Can Foster a Workplace Culture of Prevention

By Thomas Maloney

From fire extinguisher training to prepared exit strategies to sprinklers, every aspect of workplace fire prevention affects worker and company safety.


The Science Behind Your FR Clothing

The Science Behind Your FR Clothing

By Drew Child

Have you ever wondered how protective flame resistant (FR) fabrics resist catching fire? We have your answers.


A Job Interrupted Versus a Job Well Done

A Job Interrupted Versus a Job Well Done

By Anne Osbourn

The four essentials of confined space safety for construction workers.


Can an Industrial Vacuum Solve Confined Space Hazards?

By David Kennedy

From grain handling operations to heavy blast material, pit cleaning with vacuums allows workers to clean outside of confined spaces.


Departments

Energizing & Internalizing Safety: Three Strategic Principles for Breakthrough Results

By Robert Pater

Engaging workers in safety is way more effective than telling them about it, or being passive.


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