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As I write this, nearly two months have passed since Safety+Health published an article on ladder safety (featuring incorrect photos), but the dust hasn’t yet settled. A new debate has emerged.

The 580NFT glove features Zebra Tsunami Grip for outstanding grip in wet and oily conditions. Ideal for electronic assembly, mechanical and construction uses, this glove offers great dexterity, fit and feel.

Belt-tightening continues in Washington, as the Obama administration’s fiscal year 2013 budget request provides OSHA with only a modest funding increase.

Instruments and monitors for the occupational safety field protect against dangers that workers might not be able to detect on their own, such as whether a workplace is safe to enter without hearing protection, or if a workplace contains dangerous levels of gases or fumes.

Fire extinguishers and abrasive wheel machinery

With efforts to strengthen criminal penalties in the Occupational Safety and Health Act so far unsuccessful, safety advocates recommend prosecuting egregious safety violators under other statutes with stronger penalties.

In what Italian Health Minister Renato Balduzzi called a “historic” decision, an Italian court recently convicted two executives of failing to comply with safety rules and sentenced them to serve 16 years behind bars.

Abuse of prescription painkillers has become a crisis in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and its effect may be beginning to be felt in the workers’ compensation system.

Workers Memorial Day is Saturday, April 28, and OSHA administrator David Michaels offered a brief message on the day’s importance.

In this webinar, leading experts in the hydration and PPE industries discussed: the causes, symptoms and costs of heat-related illness; the evolving regulatory scene; and helpful guides and solutions. Watch the archived webinar.