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“Connectivity is reshaping our world, personally and professionally,” Shane McEwen, global product marketing manager at Blackline Safety, told Safety+Health. “Where safety has traditionally lagged behind other industries in embracing connectivity, the landscape has shifted in recent years to widely integrate connectivity into safety operations.”
The COVID-19 pandemic quickly depleted stocks of disposable respirators of all kinds, most importantly NIOSH-approved N95s, said Claudio Dente, president of Dentec Safety Specialists Inc.
Hearing loss among workers continues to be a serious issue. An estimated 25% of workers are exposed to hazardous noise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
You’re at work wiping down commonly used surfaces. Three minutes after you’re done, a co-worker comes in and touches the surface briefly. “It’s probably still clean,” you think. “I don’t need to wipe it again.”
When it comes to products being misused in the workplace, many people may not think of lighting-related items, but it’s happening and employers need to pay attention. Misuse “is probably the biggest issue employers and workers face” when it comes to workplace lighting and flashlights, says Dawn Dalldorf-Jackson, director of sales, industrial division, at Streamlight Inc.
Signs and labels are one of the quickest ways to convey safety messages to workers and visitors. Safety+Health spoke with Colwin Chan, group product manager for Avery Industrial, to find out what’s new in the area of safety signs, what customers are looking for when it comes to labels and what’s on the horizon.
“The horizon for protective clothing is bright,” said Scott Margolin, vice president of technical for Tyndale Co., particularly in the area of arc-rated and flame-resistant fabrics.
COVID-19 has dominated the world the past year, and employers have been challenged to protect their workers from exposure to the coronavirus while keeping operations up and running.
When dropped from height, even small objects such as hand tools can cause serious injuries to workers below. So how can these injuries be prevented? Experts from several leading safety product manufacturers told Safety+Health that tethering systems should be part of employers’ work-at-height programs.
Failure to control hazardous energy; a lack of equipment, training and/or maintenance; and now COVID-19 are just some of the hazards that put plant workers at risk of injury or illness.
