S+H Staff

Texting while driving takes your eyes off the road for an average of five seconds.

Washington – The House recently introduced an amendment to a transportation funding bill that would block a provision in the bill mandating installation of electronic onboard recorders. The funding bill passed the House and Senate on June 29.

Washington – The Office of Management and Budget is reviewing OSHA’s final rule updating the agency’s standards on electric power transmission and distribution; and electrical protective equipment.

Today marks the start of a new weekly addition to “Washington Wire” – a roundup of the latest OSHA-related news. Come back here every Monday morning for a quick glance at important OSHA events from the preceding week – everything from penalties to what was discussed at recent hearings, and more.

Elk Grove Village, IL – The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and health information company HCMS Group have updated their online calculator to include a new health condition.

For construction workers on the side of the road or police officers directing traffic on a rainy night, high-visibility apparel could be the difference between life and death. Still, not all high-visibility personal protective equipment is the same, and knowing what is right for a particular job is a worker’s best bet to stay safe.

The LoadRunner makes it safe for one operator to easily move loads of up to 2,500 pounds by using on-board compressed air to “float” the load across the floor.

The newly redesigned Arc Armor Titanium Series welding helmets include InfoTrack technology that allows the operator to track arc-on time.

Leaders lead with everything they do and say, whether they intend to or not. In our work, we’ve seen reality put many leaders far outside their comfort zones.

Product Focus: High-visibility protection