Respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is a type of personal protective equipment (PPE) that protects people from breathing in substances hazardous...
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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.
In today's fast-paced working environments, prioritizing employee health and safety has become paramount. One crucial aspect of workplace safety is...
DRSABCD is a common acronym that you’ll see in various places nowadays, especially in regard to emergencies, first aid, and...
The safest way to prevent noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is to eliminate the source of the noise or to reduce...
Job-related eye injuries can cost employees the use of their sight. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),...
Hand accidents account for between 40% to 60% of recordable workplace accidents each year.1 Yet, knowing how to best protect...
Wearing personal fall protection equipment while working at height, including lanyards and self-retracting lifelines (SRLs), is the key to returning home safely...
The goal for every employee working at height is to make it home safely at the end of every shift....
Harnesses are a critical piece of “personal fall protection,” and full-body harnesses are approved for use in: Fall arrestPositioningConfined space rescueLadder...
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most of the workers in selected occupations who suffered impact injuries to the...
According to OH&S, hand accidents account for between 40 to 60 percent of recordable workplace incidents. Selecting a pair of gloves to...
Falls are the top workplace danger as recorded by insurance companies and government regulators. Fall protection plans are designed to...
Home fires are more deadly and costly than ever. While the number of total fires and fire injuries is decreasing,...
Ladders and stepladders are not banned under health and safety laws. In fact, they can be a sensible and practical...
Each and every day, our eyes provide the gateway that allows us to recognize and comprehend the world we work,...
In a time of rapid technological development, it is easy to forget that you have a very powerful portable computer...
Safety record keeping is more than just the OSHA Log. Records of inspections, training, audits, corrections, and other safety activities...
Why is choosing the right anchorage for a personal fall arrest system so important to your safety? Even with the...
As an operations manager or safety manager, you’re always looking to make safer lifts on our jobsites, and have heard...
What is fall protection, and how does it differ from fall prevention? It’s a simple question with a not-so-simple answer....
Merriam-Webster defines "training" as the skill, knowledge, or experience acquired by one that trains. Specifically, "safety training" is for employees...
If you work in a multi-floored building and walk up stairways, you’re using a form of fall prevention. Whether or...
You know what they say, "It’s not the fall that gets you, it’s the sudden stop." The farther we fall,...
Hazards exist in every workplace so strategies to protect workers are essential. When possible, the priority should be the elimination...