OSHA Silica Construction Standard: What You Need to Know Now to Help Avoid Common Violations and Citations

Now that this regulation is fully in effect, learn more about the steps you should take to help avoid injuries, penalties and achieve compliance.

VLOG: California’s OSHA Emergency Rule – Respiratory Protection Requirements for Wildfires

CalOSHA has adopted an emergency rule requiring employers to provide respiratory protection to all employees working outside for longer than one hour when the air quality index (AQI) reaches 151 or greater.

The Challenges of Construction Noise Exposure

Learn how to protect construction workers from hazardous noise while still allowing them to hear the critical sounds needed to perform their job safely and productively.

Reducing the Risks of Hearing Overprotection

Depending on the situation, too much noise reduction could have negative consequences.

Some Helpful Tips to Better Understand the Updates to ANSI/ISEA Z87.1

The following is a summary of the 2010 revision to this eye and face protection standard and focuses on the key changes to the standard; as people may still have questions about the major changes that the 2010 version of the standard adopted.

Some Tips for Selecting a New Heavy-Duty Welding Helmet

Why change colors? The ability to change colors may help with the ability to see the weld puddle better.

Is Peracetic Acid a Problem? PPE You Should Consider

Peracetic acid, also known as peroxyacetic acid or PAA, is used in numerous applications, including as a chemical disinfectant in healthcare, sanitizer in the food industry, and purifier during water treatment. It’s an often preferred cleaning agent because it leaves no toxic residue and it is no-rinse.[1] Given PAA’s increasing popularity and use throughout multiple industries, more attention is now being focused on health hazards and associated risks when PAA is used in the workplace.[2] Moreover, peracetic acid’s ability to become airborne, the varying concentrations that may be used, and the relatively low occupational exposure limits (OELs) mean that if you

Why Metal-Detectable Earplugs Can be Important in Food Manufacturing

Metal-detectable earplugs can help food-processing facilities quickly identify any food that has been contaminated by an earplug or cord.

The Surge for Tower Climbers to Build a 5G Network

The wireless industry is change, and it is changing fast. 5G, here we come.

An N95 Respirator and a Dust Mask Walk Into a Bar

There is a clear difference between a mask and a respirator.