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Newer styles offer multiple adjustment points, allowing the wearer to fine-tune hat height as well as make front, lateral, and rear adjustments for a truly personalized fit. (Honeywell Industrial Safety photo)

How to Select a Hard Hat to Fit Everyone's Comfort Zone

Recent research and design innovations coupled with advances in materials are paving the way for a new era of head protection.

Good detail is provided in the current ANSI Z244.1 Standard, with an expanded section in the new version of this standard due for release in 2016.

The Role of Alternative Procedures in a Successful Lockout Program

Before any alternative methodology is selected, a hazard assessment should be performed for each task.

The cost of hearing protection on any given day in 2016 is far less expensive than hearing aids later on, in both in dollars and sense.

Take the Pledge to Protect Your Hearing in 2016

Even as hearing protection has improved in basic terms, such as weight, comfort, fit, and protection, we are seeing the introduction of more and more features.

For Loyalty, Trust, and Engagement, Manage Experiences

I'm willing to pay more for service that delights me and continues to exceed my expectations. A simple search in your favorite browser will show a plethora of research that demonstrates I'm not alone in that regard.

African Conferees Back Universal Access to Vaccinations

"Our children are our most precious resource, yet one in five fail to receive all the immunizations they need to survive and thrive, leaving millions vulnerable to preventable disease," said Dr. Kesetebirhan Admasu, minister of Health for Ethiopia. "This is not acceptable."

Clock Ticking for Western Canada Air Ambulance Service's Lottery

The STARS air ambulance service is headquartered in Calgary and operates out of six bases in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

$10K Grants Available for Fire Sprinkler Coalitions' Campaigns

Up to 10 Bringing Safety Home Grants will be awarded to organizations in the United States and Canada by the National Fire Protection Association's Fire Sprinkler Initiative.

Magnitude 9.0 Pacific Northwest Quake Drill Set for June 7-10

The "Cascadia Rising" drill involving federal, state, and local agencies takes place June 7-10 and uses a scenario of a major earthquake on the Cascadian Subduction Zone.



MSHA Issued 138 Citations in January

The administration announced the citations in a news brief.

DOT Asks for FASTLANE Grant Applications

As part of the FAST Act, the new program authorizes $800 million in funding.

OSHA Says Fatal Aerial Lift Tipover Was Preventable

According to the agency, Skyline Contracting and Roofing Corp. of Taunton, Mass., ignored industry standards.

Mayor Appoints NYC Crane Safety Committee's Members

The technical working group's first assignment will be to examine whether current wind restrictions on crawler cranes – the type of crane involved in the recent collapse – reflect the best science. The city already has implemented new directives on crawler cranes

CAL FIRE announced that law enforcement investigators concluded a faulty gas water heater sparked one of the fires that merged to become the Rocky Fire, one of 16 active wildfires in the state as of Aug. 19, 2015.

NIST Touts Data's Role in Improving Wildfire Defense

A NIST study examined three fires in February 2011 in suburban areas outside Amarillo at the wildland urban interface, the area where residential communities and undeveloped wildlands meet. Those fires destroyed 70 homes, burned more than 25,000 acres of land, and caused nearly $6 million in property damage.

FAA Sets Up Committee to Work on Integrating Drones

The agency also revealed Feb. 18 that it is now partnering with the Department of Homeland Security and CACI International, an information and services company, and testing the ability of CACI's prototype detection technology to detect drones near airports.

Campbell Institute Awards Innovation in the Workplace Honorees

Cummins Components Filtration and Deb Group were honored at the 2016 Innovation Challenge.

Federal Experts Update HELP Committee on Zika Threat

A trio of experts testified at a Feb. 24 hearing about their agencies' work to develop a vaccine and educate the public about the virus.

Senate Confirms New FDA Commissioner

"I look forward to working with Dr. Califf to ensure the FDA can carry out every aspect of its critical mission, from ensuring the safety and effectiveness of the medical products we use to protecting the nation's food supply and implementing its oversight of tobacco products, to furthering our efforts to combat opioid abuse," HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement.

Construction Company Cited for Fall Exposures

OSHA announced it has cited Burkholder Builders and fined the Pennsylvania company $64,400.

Circus Tent in Fatal Collapse Was Not Erected Correctly, OSHA Says

Walker International Events Inc. has been cited for crushing and electrical hazards.

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