S+H Staff

Amid a flurry of anti-regulatory sentiment currently streaming through Capitol Hill, OSHA administrator David Michaels recently uttered a stark sound bite: “More regulation.”

The StreetSense Series LED Street Light features optics technology for precision light placement with maximum energy efficiency and reliability.

Two articles in this month’s issue of Safety+Health – both written by Associate Editor Ashley Johnson – look at the present and future of safety. In her feature on nanotechnology, Ashley talks to scientists and safety professionals who are observing what employers are doing to protect workers from the unknowns of this rapidly evolving field.

The Aegis HP54 is a 10-gauge seamless knit glove composed of high-performance polyethylene nylon and Lycra with Zorb-IT palm coating for a strong grip in all conditions.

Considered a budding field 10 years ago, nanotechnology – the science of manipulating materials at the molecular level – is being applied in just about every industry, from defense and automotives to cosmetics. Nanotechnology could even hold the key to future environmental and medical breakthroughs.

The Red Line Welding Apparel line includes gloves, jackets, caps and safety glasses. Five types of welding gloves, four jacket options, do-rags, beanies, caps and four pairs of indoor safety glasses are available.

Return to main article 22 percent of respondents plan to increase staff in the next 12 months. Of those respondents, most are in the manufacturing...

Bifocal safety eyewear allows workers extra magnification to clearly read instrumentation and documents, work with small parts, or perform other close-at-hand tasks.

Monitoring and managing the safe behavior of a workforce can be a difficult task, even in an enclosed environment. Although the term “lone worker” also covers those performing individual jobs on a worksite – such as a job task in an area of the plant that cannot be easily viewed by co-workers, or even a receptionist in a large office building – the needs of remote workers who cannot be supervised through conventional means present perhaps the greatest challenge.

The GloWear 8356FRHL Class-3 Flame Resistant Modacrylic Vest employs 3M Scotchlite 8935 FR reflective material for superior on-the-job visibility and ASTM F1506-certified modacrylic mesh fabric for the highest degree of FR protection.