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“Safety First” is the official blog of the National Safety Council.

The motor vehicle crash reports used by law enforcement nationwide are missing vital information, which hinders attempts to address the recent increase in traffic fatalities, according to the National Safety Council.

Improving your organization’s safety performance isn’t always easy, so why not use the resources available to you – especially if they’re free? The National Safety Council views safety as a Journey because improvements are made step by step, over time.

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Whether detecting gas levels, gas leaks or noise levels – or alerting other workers about a possible man-down situation – instruments and monitors are vital safety devices for workers in a number of industries, including construction, manufacturing and utilities. Here, industry insiders describe what’s new in this field and what workers and supervisors need to know about these devices.

The Envirotronic Gas Tester II H is a bellows-style pump designed for use with all Uniphos Kwik-Draw detector tubes.

The RPB GX4T is an intelligent gas monitor that has the ability to detect up to four gases simultaneously.

The Radius BZ1 Area Monitor is an ideal solution once a gas leak source has been identified and qualified.

The Senscient ELDS Laser-Based Open Path Gas Detector can detect a wide range of flammable (methane, ethylene, sour gas) or toxic (ammonia, carbon dioxide, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen sulfide) gases for a broad range of industrial, oil and gas production, and petrochemical processing applications.

The lightweight and durable Jerome J505 Mercury Vapor Analyzer is a handheld atomic fluorescence spectroscopy mercury analyzer that can detect as little as 0.05 µg/m³ of mercury vapor.