OCTANE Safety Glasses with Polarized Lenses provide 99 percent UV protection.

Maverick Eye Protection, the first eyewear created for the KleenGuard Brand, is designed with human-centric engineering that enables rather than inhibits – allowing for maximum productivity and safety.

The Safety Station is a multipurpose drench shower, eye/facewash and safety supply storage cabinet all in one.

This line of bifocal safety glasses features UV400 protection and polycarbonate lenses that meet ANSI Z87.1 standards. The bifocal lens style on the glasses allows wearers to use the magnified lens below when working and the clear lens on top when interacting with others or looking ahead.

Spectrum eyewear is designed with N-FOG anti-fog lens protection that permanently bonds to the lens and will not wear or wash off.

BK-Anti-FOG and BK-Anti-FOG+ lens coatings are designed to offer wearers better, longer-lasting fog-free protection. BK-Anti-FOG provides a fog-free view under even the most demanding conditions.

BOLT Eye Visors are classified as spectacles and can be used in place of safety glasses with a Z87.1+ rating.

Even if you wear prescription lenses, the new PLATINUM eyewear coating technology can repel nature’s elements from blurring your vision – for optimal acuity in any work situation.

These high-clarity lenses, called Comfort Sense Perception, are available in 17 different tints and a wide variety of SKUs. They’re adaptive for workers in outdoor or indoor environments – or a combination of both.

Uvex Avatar glasses can protect against extended blue light exposure to help prevent headaches, eye fatigue, mood changes, and insomnia or other sleep disruptions.

The sporty, anti-fog Grasshopper (BKDST-1010N) model features a soft EVA foam dust filter with built-in air channels that fill the gap between the glasses and the face, keeping dust out.

With its anti-fog coating and anti-scratch treatment, Vader Goggles are designed to help keep workers’ vision clear.

The SWIFT industrial collection includes safety glasses and over-the-glasses goggles. Both feature the PLATINUM Lite anti-scratch and anti-fog coating.

Komet polarized safety glasses are designed specifically for outdoor use. They feature a black wraparound frame that provides a close fit to the face, and lenses that protect against glare and 99.99% of UVA and UVB rays.

The Honeywell UVEX Avatar PLUS family of safety eyewear features a contoured shape to help keep dust away from workers’ faces.

As summer approaches, so do the dangers of working outside during hot weather. Knowing how to work safely in hot weather can help prevent heat stress injuries and heat stroke, the most serious heat-related disorder, according to NIOSH.

Tumwater, WA – The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries recently released tips for safely working outdoors in hot weather.

Heat stroke and heat exhaustion are the two most dangerous heat-related illnesses, according to OSHA.

Every year around this time I see a meme go around social media about the weather. Unless you live somewhere that is perpetually warm, you have likely seen it.

Maybe it’s the Annapolitan in me, but when I looked through all the comments from this year’s SDM 100 (link to article) companies detailing the challenges they had faced in 2021 — and predict to continue facing in 2022 — my mind went immediately to an image of rough seas.

 It’s summer again, and all the plants and flowers are blooming. But in the security industry something else is blooming, too: technology. If you attended ISC West a couple of months ago you may have noticed a few dominant trends, including 5G, cloud, wireless and touchless readers, and much more.

Recently I had the pleasure of returning in person to one of my favorite conferences, PSA TEC. Consisting of owners and members of the largest integrator consortium in the world, it is a great place to really hear what is on the minds of systems integrators.

The security industry recognizes those who go above and beyond to help prevent and mitigate tragedies like the recent Highland Park shooting.  

Diversity is the key to solving the security talent crisis. 

The 2022 SDM Systems Integrator of the Year shows how to do acquisitions successfully 

The flip side of the cybersecurity problem is the opportunity to offer cyber-related services.  

Custom Alarm, based in Rochester, Minn., is on a winning streak. 

Security dealers and integrators look back at 2022 and forward to expectations for 2023

The video surveillance market grew significantly from 2020 to 2021

The security industry has had to be resilient to withstand the supply chain crisis.

Have you ever been to one of those corn mazes that pop up every October?

Summer may be winding down and security is not always known for its lighter side, that doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun of our own that doesn’t rely on the weather at all.

School security is a growing problem with no easy answers. But security integrators need to be trusted advisors to help their education customers navigate this extremely complex issue.

More than ever, the physical and cyber are tied together, both on a business level and on the world stage.

One of the things that really intrigued me about Peak Alarm when I first read their application for SDM Dealer of the Year was the sheer number of initiatives the company took on all at once — most of them in the middle of a pandemic.

IT’S JANUARY. Happy New Year! I hope you have an ordinary year.

Diversity, equity and inclusion is a key initiative that can help the security industry with its talent shortage.

This year’s winner of SDM’s Project of the Year Award is Minuteman Security

Anyone who attended last month’s ISC West show in Las Vegas probably noticed a few key trends. 

I don't know about anyone else, but it seems to me the world is moving faster than ever before — especially when it comes to technology.

We have only just begun to see the impact that AI and Generative AI will have on the security industry.

The “dog days” of summer. Did you know — I didn’t until I looked it up — that the term dog days refers to astrology, specifically the time period during which a bright star rises and sets with the sun?

It was just a few years ago when I first heard the word “proptech,” and for a while it looked like it would become a common buzzword in the industry.

Boston – Employees may be more likely to participate in workplace wellness programs if employers offer financial incentives, according to a new study from Harvard Medical School’s Department of Population Medicine.

Philadelphia – Financial incentives are ineffective at encouraging obese workers to lose weight, according to a study from the University of Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia – Financial penalties are more effective at helping workers reach physical activity goals than monetary rewards in a wellness program, according to a study from the University of Pennsylvania.

In a memo sent Oct. 11 to regional administrators and state designees, the agency outlines examples of acceptable drug testing, and states that incentive programs that withhold prizes because of an injury are compliant “as long as the employer has implemented precautions to ensure that employees feel free to report an injury or illness.”

When done correctly, incentive programs can boost workplace safety, experts say.

In Episode 18, the S+H editorial team discusses the pros and cons of safety incentives, along with OSHA’s evolving stance on the topic. Also: Transportation safety expert Brian Hammer answers our questions about road safety, as more workers begin to commute to their workplace again.

Advances like digitization, IoT, AI and mobile devices put mass notification directly into users’ hands, speeding up response times in emergency situations.