As with all personal protective equipment and clothing, “comfort is key” to ensuring workers wear it, said Kevin Barger, general manager of Twisted X Work.

Creation of an official standard on safety knives is a “major development in the safety knife industry,” Carl R. Cottrell II, vice president of sales and marketing at OLFA North America, recently said to Safety+Health.

Worker safety gear provider Ergodyne, based in St. Paul, MN, and hot sauce manufacturer Cry Baby Craig’s have launched Project H.E.A.T., or the Heat Education Awareness Team, to raise awareness of the risks of extreme heat and support prevention through accessible, everyday safety measures.

Sellars, a Milwaukee-based manufacturer and marketer of wipes, absorbents, and towel and tissue products, has been named a 2025 Future 50 company by BizTimes Media, in partnership with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce.

Michael Bruns is the new CEO of KPA, a Westminster, CO-based provider of workplace environmental, health and safety compliance solutions.

The International Safety Equipment Association, Arlington, VA, recently launched the Portable Gas Detection Resource Hub.

Chicago — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Chicago District Office has filed a pair of lawsuits against separate employers for violations of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

Chicago — Nearly 2 out of 3 construction workers in the United States have experienced anxiety or depression in the past year, results of a recent annual survey show.

Arlington, VA — Electrical work should begin only when a circuit is fully deenergized and proper lockout/tagout procedures are in place, the Mine Safety and Health Administration is reminding miners.

Cincinnati — A recent series of reports from NIOSH details the agency’s “immediately dangerous to life or health” values for three chemical substances commonly found on worksites.