S+H Staff

Safety professionals generally agree that Herbert William Heinrich had a significant impact on the practice of safety, but whether his influence was positive or negative remains a subject of debate.

This line of recycled absorbents under the Resorb brand includes pads, rolls and spill kits. Absorbent pads and rolls are made from 85 percent all-natural fibers and recycled material.

When workplace tasks produce fumes, mists, gases, vapors or harmful dust, the TruAir Ultra respirator provides P100 class protection, filtering at least 99.97 percent of aerosols below permissible exposure limits.

In this issue of Safety+Health, Senior Associate Editor Kyle W. Morrison takes a look at OSHA enforcement and whether large penalties provide an incentive for employers to create safer workplaces. The current administration certainly thinks so: In fiscal year 2010, OSHA issued a record number of penalties of $1 million or higher, and in 2011 the agency continues to hand out heavy fines.

The Department of Labor recently added new features to its enforcement database. The database now includes map displays of inspection and violation data from OSHA and the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Cool Blaze with aloe vera gel is odorless and clear, and has a thick viscosity that allows for continual assessment of a burn wound.

In OSHA’s Region 9, a good and close relationship with the states is a must.

A head or face injury is one of the most dangerous and potentially life-altering injuries a worker can experience on the job. Complacency and the misuse of equipment – or ignoring personal protective equipment altogether – can result in a traumatic brain injury, blindness and death.

When this electrically interlocked heavy-duty cross-slide/carriage travel shield is swung out of position, the positive contacts on the microswitch open, sending a stop signal to the machine.

After the Obama administration took charge in Washington, newly sworn-in Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis declared there was a “new sheriff in town.” The implication was clear – under this administration, OSHA would focus on enforcement.