The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) has published the concurrent sessions lined up for its signature workplace safety education event this summer at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. More than 200 continuing education sessions will be available to occupational safety and health professionals who attend the Safety 2024 Professional Development Conference and Exposition from August 7-9. In…
Read More >>Last week, Republican majorities in the Florida legislature passed a bill that would ban local jurisdictions from requiring employers to provide water, rest, shade and other workplace protections from extreme heat. Due to ongoing climate change, rising temperatures create serious health risks in both indoor and outdoor work settings. Members of We Count, a National COSH…
Read More >>The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) has published the first national voluntary consensus standard addressing heat stress for workers in construction and demolition operations. Hundreds of thousands of workers frequently face outdoor hazards such as high heat and humidity. ANSI/ASSP A10.50-2024, Heat Stress Management in Construction and Demolition Operations, offers guidance on protecting workers; explains how…
Read More >>By George Salinas, Esq., Contributor For the nation’s outdoor workers, heat stress is a danger that can prove deadly. On one North Carolina farm, a 56-year-old employee set to work at 6 a.m. harvesting tobacco leaves for his third day on the job. Just before 3 p.m., temperatures climbed to a blistering high of 112°F.…
Read More >>Milwaukee Tool expands its personal protective equipment (PPE) lineup with a new Cooling category, providing solutions to help heat stress concerns on the jobsite. Including a skull cap, sweat bands for both safety helmets and hard hats, a safety helmet liner and two cooling towels, this new category helps users stay cool while working in…
Read More >>THORZT is PIP’s newest addition to its heat stress PPE portfolio Protective Industrial Products, Inc. (PIP®), a global leader in personal protective equipment (PPE) including hand protection, above-the-neck protection, workwear and footwear, proudly announces the launch of THORZT™ into the North America market. This exciting new addition of powder concentrates enhances the PIP market-leading heat…
Read More >>The average high temperatures for Shelby, North Carolina are generally quite pleasant – ranging from 47 degrees in January to near 90 degrees F in July. But inside the Ames Copper Group facility it’s a different story, as temps can be much higher. The smelting and refining furnaces, used to recycle scrap copper into anodes…
Read More >>Cooling Towel and Helmet Liner with Nape Cover Keep Industrial Workers Safer and More Comfortable in Extreme Heat North American safety helmet innovator STUDSON released a chemical-free cooling helmet liner with a nape cover and a cooling towel designed to shield wearers from harmful sun rays and sweltering heat, simply activated with water. Developed with…
Read More >>Study shows head index reduction by up to 8oF/4.5oC KOROYD® – a global leader in advanced impact protection technology – announces data showing KOROYD integrated safety helmets reduce heat stress by up to 8o Fahrenheit/4.5o Celsius compared to traditional EPS internal helmet constructions. As part of a continued mission to advance the standard of protective…
Read More >>Federal law requires employers to provide safe, healthy working conditions The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a heat hazard alert to remind employers of their obligation to protect workers against heat illness or injury in outdoor and indoor workplaces. The department also announced that OSHA will intensify its enforcement…
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