Essential Protective Clothing and Equipment for Safely Handling Asbestos
Asbestos exposure poses serious health risks, making proper protective equipment and safe handling procedures critical for anyone working with this…
Category: PPE
Information about personal protective equipment (PPE) standards, regulations, best practices and PPE safety tips. Covering a range of PPE including head protection, hearing protection, eye protection, respiratory protection, foot protection, protective clothing and more.
Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) Guideline
Respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is a type of personal protective equipment (PPE) that protects people from breathing in substances hazardous…
Eye Wash Safety Program: Ensuring Optimal Protection and Preparedness
In today’s fast-paced working environments, prioritizing employee health and safety has become paramount. One crucial aspect of workplace safety is…
Photo of the day: Learn the DRSABCD action Plan
DRSABCD is a common acronym that you’ll see in various places nowadays, especially in regard to emergencies, first aid, and…
Photo of the day: Hearing Protection Device Selection
The safest way to prevent noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is to eliminate the source of the noise or to reduce…
Eye Injuries Prevention
Job-related eye injuries can cost employees the use of their sight. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),…
Hand Protection from Chemical Exposure
Hand accidents account for between 40% to 60% of recordable workplace accidents each year.1 Yet, knowing how to best protect…
Fall Protection Lanyards and SRLs, Inspection Criteria
Wearing personal fall protection equipment while working at height, including lanyards and self-retracting lifelines (SRLs), is the key to returning home safely…
Guardrail Components, Standard and Best Fit Applications
The goal for every employee working at height is to make it home safely at the end of every shift.…
What Should I Look for to Make Sure My Harness Is Safe for Use?
Harnesses are a critical piece of “personal fall protection,” and full-body harnesses are approved for use in: Fall arrest Positioning Confined…
Photo of the day: Types of Foot Protection
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most of the workers in selected occupations who suffered impact injuries to the…
Photo of the day: Types of Hand Protection
According to OH&S, hand accidents account for between 40 to 60 percent of recordable workplace incidents. Selecting a pair of gloves to…
Photo of the day: Fall Protection Plans
Falls are the top workplace danger as recorded by insurance companies and government regulators. Fall protection plans are designed to…
Photo of the day: Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCI)
Home fires are more deadly and costly than ever. While the number of total fires and fire injuries is decreasing,…
Photo of the day: Safe use of ladders and step ladders
Ladders and stepladders are not banned under health and safety laws. In fact, they can be a sensible and practical…
Video: Protecting our sight
Each and every day, our eyes provide the gateway that allows us to recognize and comprehend the world we work,…
Photo of the day: Protect your Head
In a time of rapid technological development, it is easy to forget that you have a very powerful portable computer…
Safety Record keeping
Safety record keeping is more than just the OSHA Log. Records of inspections, training, audits, corrections, and other safety activities…
Photo of the day: choosing the right Anchorage
Why is choosing the right anchorage for a personal fall arrest system so important to your safety? Even with the…
Is Magnetic Particle Testing required by an OSHA or ASME standard?
As an operations manager or safety manager, you’re always looking to make safer lifts on our jobsites, and have heard…
What is the difference between fall protection and fall prevention
What is fall protection, and how does it differ from fall prevention? It’s a simple question with a not-so-simple answer.…
Free Safety Training Resources
Merriam-Webster defines “training” as the skill, knowledge, or experience acquired by one that trains. Specifically, “safety training” is for employees…
Stairways as a fall prevention measure
If you work in a multi-floored building and walk up stairways, you’re using a form of fall prevention. Whether or…
Video: Your Personal Fall Arrest System: Surviving the Fall
You know what they say, “It’s not the fall that gets you, it’s the sudden stop.“ The farther we fall,…