Houston-based global height safety specialist Guardian has partnered with twICEme Technology, a safe-tech company based in Sweden. TwICEme is an integrated technology that allows end users to enter personal data into a piece of equipment.

“The old methodology of, ‘Oh, it could never happen here’ – that has to go out of the window,” a workplace security expert says. “Because it can.”

Many devices, including personal gas monitors, are powered by lithium batteries, some of which (lithium-ion batteries) are rechargeable.

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What is micro-content, and how can it keep workers safe?

How do I know if a bleeding injury is serious?

“People who deviate from the norm often aren’t aware of it,” says researcher Nejc Sedlar. “That’s how it becomes ingrained within a work group.”

Before you pick up that nail gun, do you know how to use it safely?

“Workplace Solutions,” our monthly Q&A with experts from safety product manufacturing companies and service providers, has been around a long time.

A 58-year-old mechanic service technician for an equipment service and sales company was servicing an order picker with a co-worker. The picker’s carriage, which weighs nearly 1,200 pounds, consists of an operator platform, a control console and lift forks.