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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.

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.

The Peltor ORA TAC in-ear headset is designed for use with two-way radios, allowing the user to wear other personal protective equipment such as respiratory protection or a welding helmet. The headset provides lightweight hearing protection and is ideal for high noise and high heat work, including aviation mechanics, mining, and fire and rescue.

Deaths and injuries from grain entrapments are on the rise and, as a result, OSHA is warning grain facility owners and operators to take appropriate precautions – or face steep consequences. In 2010, 51 grain entrapments were documented – the highest number ever reported, according to Purdue University’s Agricultural Safety and Health Program in West Lafayette, IN.

Region 4 includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Following the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010, Region 4 helped reduce injuries and illnesses among the thousands of cleanup workers in Florida and Alabama.

Instruments and monitors protect workers against a number of work-related hazards. They warn employees of the possibility of a gas explosion or exposure, and can shut down systems to prevent a catastrophe.

What are the benefits of using a retractable personal fall limiter over a traditional shock-absorbing lanyard? Has the trend toward smaller retractable PFLs eliminated the pursuit of new lanyard innovations?

Combustible dust, diacetyl and – more recently – gas blows all are recognized industry hazards, yet federal OSHA does not have standards regulating them. However, the agency does have a way to protect workers from unregulated hazards, and employers could be seeing it more often: the General Duty Clause.

The next action for OSHA’s hazard communication standard will be a final rule, projected to be released in August. What exactly will happen on this date?

Product focus: Instruments and monitors