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No safety technology is changing as fast as that employed in PPE. The devices of just a few years ago are now obsolete by replacements that are lighter, easier to use, and more protective. These resources alert you to developments in the field, and equally important, supply training ideas to get your workers to use their PPE, and use it correctly.
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Medical evaluation is an important part of the respiratory protection standard. Here’s a quick review of requirements. According to OSHA’s respiratory protection medical evaluation requirements (29 CFR 1910.134[e] and Appendix C), you must provide a medical evaluation to determine each employee’s ability to use a respirator before the employee is fit tested or required to […]
Take a quick tour of OSHA’s respiratory protection requirements now, and follow up later with a close look at the standard. OSHA’s general industry respiratory protection standard (29 CFR 1910.134) applies to virtually any situation that requires respirator use in any industry except agriculture. The standard requires: A written respiratory protection plan with worksite-specific procedures […]
The Safety Daily Advisor announced today the release of a free white paper for safety professionals, Does Your PPE Program Meet OSHA’s Requirements?, which will help safety professionals comply with OSHA’s Personal Protective Equipment standards while also keeping their employees safe. “Making sure your employees use required PPE is a tough responsibility that you can’t […]
Feet may be the lowest part of the body, but they should be high on your priority list when it comes to hazard protection. The National Safety Council reported that in a recent year workplaces across the country experienced a total of 170,000 foot injuries, 130,000 of them involving days away from work. Because foot […]
Hand protection starts with information. Here are 10 steps to help you gather and analyze information about hand protection.< Gloves are the primary form of hand protection. But all gloves aren’t created equal, so you have to choose wisely if you want to ensure the best protection for employees’ hands. According to the Canadian Centre […]
NIOSH has developed a Hearing Loss Simulator that can help your employees understand the impact of workplace noise. Hearing loss is a big problem in many workplaces. Noisy equipment and processes can damage sensitive structures in the ear. Hearing loss usually takes place over time, and once the damage is done, it’s irreversible. Hearing aids […]
Thousands of people are blinded each year from work-related eye injuries that could have been prevented with the proper selection and use of eye and face protection Since January is National Eye Care Month, this is a good time to think about eye safety. Unfortunately, it seems that a lot of employers don’t think seriously […]
Workers need PPE to protect against all kinds of hazards. Of course, your employees probably don’t need protection against pigeon poop. But since you never know… A visitor to Safety.BLR.com recently posed an intriguing question in our “Ask the Expert” feature. It went like this: City employees need to access a confined space in a […]
Confused about exactly which items of PPE you have to pay for and which you don’t? Here’s quick review of the “employer pays” rule. OSHA’s PPE standard (29 CFR 1910.132[h]) says that employers must pay for most types of PPE when used by employees exclusively in the workplace (that is, not for personal use at […]
Yesterday, we talked about OSHA’s PPE requirements. Today, we focus on management of PPE programs in the real world, where compliance isn’t something you can take for granted. OSHA standards are one thing, but what’s really happening in your workplace? That’s where the rubber meets the road when it comes to PPE compliance. The idealized […]