January/February 2021

January/February 2021

  • TRAINING: SOFTWARE: Tips for Choosing the Best Training Software
  • EMERGENCY SHOWERS & EYEWASH: Safety Shower Solutions in Freezing and Challenging Work Environments
  • COMBUSTIBLE DUST: Assessing the Dangers of Dust Explosions
  • OIL & GAS: Preventing Slip and Fall Injuries in the Oil & Gas Sector
  • CONSTRUCTION SAFETY: Value Driven Safety: A Personal Commitment and Effective Program to Protect All Employees
  • CONSTRUCTION SAFETY: The Five Pillars of a Highly Effective Safety Management Process
  • CONSTRUCTION SAFETY: Drinkable PPE: Are You Protecting Your Workers from the Inside Out?
  • IH: CHEMICAL SAFETY: How to Select Fixed and Portable Gas Detection to Make the Chemical Industry Safer
  • IH: CHEMICAL SAFETY: Get the Upper Hand on GHS Label Compliance
  • PPE: HAND PROTECTION: Pushing the Boundaries of Hand Protection
  • PPE: HAND PROTECTION: How to Avoid the Price Explosion in Disposable Gloves
  • PPE: FOOT PROTECTION: Getting a Grip on Slip Resistance
  • PPE: FOOT PROTECTION: How to Assess Workers’ Needs to Find Proper Protective Footwear
  • PPE: FOOT PROTECTION: Footwear is Essential PPE for Workers

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Features

The Chill in the Air Means it is Time to Revisit Slip and Fall Safety Training

The Chill in the Air Means it is Time to Revisit Slip and Fall Safety Training

By Holly Mockus

OSHA requires slip, trip and fall hazards to be quickly identified and addressed and for employers to conduct regular and periodic inspections and maintenance.


Value-Driven Safety: A Personal Commitment and Effective Program to Protect All Employees

Value-Driven Safety: A Personal Commitment and Effective Program to Protect All Employees

By Riley Nielsen

Safety programs are the foundation of a successful and safe work environment.


The Five Pillars of a Highly Effective Safety Management Process

The Five Pillars of a Highly Effective Safety Management Process

By Peter Furst

The five pillars will support continued excellence in operations as well as provide a framework for achieving excellence in workforce safety.


Assessing Dangers of Dust Explosions

Assessing Dangers of Dust Explosions

By Dr. Ashok Ghose Dastidar

Dust explosions pose a severe hazard in the workplace, but there many ways to detect danger before a problem occurs.


How to Select Fixed and Portable Gas Detection to Make the Chemical Industry Safer

How to Select Fixed and Portable Gas Detection to Make the Chemical Industry Safer

By Mary Furto

Gas detection is a vital element of chemical safety—luckily, it is made easier with the help of technology.


Get the Upper Hand on GHS Label Compliance

Get the Upper Hand on GHS Label Compliance

By JoAnn Mrgich, Colwin Chan

Simple SDS-to-label compliance cross-checks, expert design tips and more.


Getting a Grip on Slip Resistance

Getting a Grip on Slip Resistance

By Christopher Cooper

Evaluating the coefficient of friction of PPE footwear.


How to Assess Workers’ Needs to Find Proper Protective Footwear

How to Assess Workers’ Needs to Find Proper Protective Footwear

By James Iwanski

The style, fit and materials of your boot could be the difference in safety or an on-the-job injury.


Preventing Slip and Fall Injuries in the Oil & Gas Industry

Preventing Slip and Fall Injuries in the Oil & Gas Industry

By Karen D. Hamel

Keeping employees on their feet takes more than a casual reminder to “watch your step” during daily toolbox talks.


Safety Shower Solutions in Freezing and Challenging Work Environments

Safety Shower Solutions in Freezing and Challenging Work Environments

By Ryan Pfund

Chemicals pose a significant threat to worker safety, so there must be protocols in place and proper equipment available to prevent harm while on the job.


Tips for Choosing the Best Training Software

Tips for Choosing the Best Training Software

By Leah Brown

It simply comes down to which training software can provide everything you need in a way that is easy and affordable.


Drinkable PPE: Are You Protecting Your Workers from the Inside Out?

Drinkable PPE: Are You Protecting Your Workers from the Inside Out?

By Darin Dillow

Hydration is often a second thought while completing a rigorous work day, though it should be a primary focus.


How to Avoid the Price Explosion in Disposable Gloves

How to Avoid the Price Explosion in Disposable Gloves

By M.B. Sutherland

In today’s world, disposable gloves have become both increasingly scarce and expensive, making alternatives more necessary than ever.


Footwear is Essential PPE for Workers

Footwear is Essential PPE for Workers

By Xavier Kawula

Footwear is a significant part of protection for workers that requires several components to make it as effective as possible.


The Difference Between Surgical Masks and N95s

The Difference Between Surgical Masks and N95s

By Jeffrey Birkner, Chris Arey

With the entrance of PPE in the public’s everyday vocabulary, it is important to note differences in masks and respirators.


Pushing the Boundaries of Hand Protection

Pushing the Boundaries of Hand Protection

By Andrew Shields

How a new technology is delivering next-generation comfort, dexterity and protection within industrial work gloves.


Departments

Looking Forward into the Changes and Trends of 2021

By Sydny Shepard


7 Habits of Deeply Confident Leaders

By Robert Pater

Deeply Confident Leaders have an awareness of both the positive and negative activities in their workplace, which leaves them equipped to handle whatever problems may arise.


Artificial Intelligence