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TenCate Protective Fabrics

Tecasafe Plus with Coolderm Technology FR fabric delivers enhanced comfort no matter the conditions.




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Performance Based Safety, LLC

The Certified Environmental, Safety & Health Trainer is a certification dedicated to expertise in the developing, designing and delivering of safety, health and environmental training.




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Justin Original Workboots

The NEW Justin Original Workboots 10-inch steel toe logger offers Vibram Tacoma TC4 Plus outsole, padded collars, Dri-Lex lining, heavy duty waxed laces and the Justin Jel removable orthotic with mesh spacer footbed cover.




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BullEx

Don’t let the cold weather stop your training. Train your workforce where emergencies really occur with the BullsEye Digital Fire Extinguisher Training System.




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Brady

Take the hassle out of OSHA compliance.




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Blackline GPS

Revolutionize your employee safety program with safety monitoring by Blackline GPS! New industrial-quality indoor location technology, coupled with person-worn Loner® safety monitoring devices, empowers a pin-point emergency response to incidents. Real-time safety alerts include automated man-down and True Fall Detection®, plus manual requests for help. It is intrinsically safe for hazardous environments.

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Board of Certified Safety Professionals

The "Career Paths in Safety" brochure offers certification options at basic, technologist and technician, trainer, and professional levels. It outlines safety education, experience and job roles. "Career Paths in Safety" includes information on BCSP's certifications including the CSP, OHST, CHST, STS and CET.

Click here for more information from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals




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Banom

Cutting Edge/Cut Resistance®. Banom specializes in cut-resistant gloves for the sheet metal, glass, paper and food industries. With 60 years of experience in cut-resistant gloves, we consistently reduce hand and arm lacerations as well as total dollars spent. Call (800) 227-7694 or visit www.banom.com.

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Alone on the job

If a lone employee encounters an emergency or is injured on the job, that person may have difficulty finding help.




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Tired? Don’t get behind the wheel

Drowsy driving is responsible for more than 6,400 U.S. deaths annually, according to the National Sleep Foundation, and you’re three times more likely to be involved in a motor vehicle-related crash if you’re driving tired.




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Best practices for miners working alone

Miners working alone should always tell a responsible person their location and travel path through a mine, the Mine Safety and Health Administration says.




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Multicolor sign and label printer

The BBP 37 Cut and Color Multicolor Sign and Label Printer features multiple print colors, text- and shape-cutting capabilities, and fast print speeds to give users the power to make signs and labels that make an impact – right at their own facility.




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Prevent caught-in, caught-between incidents

Cave-ins during excavation work, body parts being pulled into unguarded machinery, standing within the swing radius of cranes and other equipment, and being caught between a piece of equipment and a fixed object – all of these are examples of caught-in or caught-between incidents that can occur at work.




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Carbon monoxide: The silent killer

Do your employees use gas-powered equipment at work? If so, they may be exposed to carbon monoxide.




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Safely using coupling devices for excavator buckets

Are quick coupling devices used on your worksite to change excavator buckets and other attachments?




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Keeping young workers safe behind the wheel

According to NIOSH, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of work-related deaths among people ages 16 to 24 in the United States.




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FACEValue: Teen roofer electrocuted by power line

A 16-year-old worker died after his ladder came in contact with a power line.




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Changes to child labor laws

A quick look at state-level efforts to amend laws that mandate where, when and how long teens can work.




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Use caution with portable power tools

Unsafe habits can develop from using portable power tools at home, and these habits can creep into the workplace




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Don’t be overcome by carbon monoxide

Workers who operate equipment such as cutting saws, pumps and generators in buildings or semi-enclosed spaces are at risk for carbon monoxide poisoning – even in areas that appear well-ventilated.




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The supervisor’s responsibility for tool safety

Supervisors are responsible for the safety and health of their employees. This holds true when ensuring employees are using tools safely.




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Alone but not alienated

Monitoring and managing the safe behavior of a workforce can be a difficult task, even in an enclosed environment. Although the term “lone worker” also covers those performing individual jobs on a worksite – such as a job task in an area of the plant that cannot be easily viewed by co-workers, or even a receptionist in a large office building – the needs of remote workers who cannot be supervised through conventional means present perhaps the greatest challenge.




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Dog bites, falls top causes of postal worker injuries: report

Washington – Dog bites, falls and vehicle collisions were the leading causes of injuries among U.S. Postal Service employees in 2012, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Sept. 26.




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Ready to wear: Wearable technology could boost workplace safety, but concerns remain

Wearable technology offers EHS pros another way to help employees stay safer and healthier. But with its potential comes concerns.




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Washington L&I releases employer guidance on panic buttons for hotel workers

Tumwater, WA — The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries has published guidance on a new state law intended to protect workers in the hospitality industry from sexual harassment and assault.




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Workers and wearables: NIOSH webinar explores ‘opportunities and complexities’ of sensor technology

Experts on NIOSH’s Total Worker Health approach hosted a webinar exploring the “opportunities and complexities” of sensor technology.




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NSC publishes white paper on lone worker monitoring technology

Washington — A new white paper from the National Safety Council is intended to help employers identify and implement monitoring technology to keep lone workers safe.




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Guy wires and power lines can be a deadly mix, OSHA warns

Washington — Spurred by a number of deaths in which a guy wire being worked on contacted an energized high-voltage power line, OSHA has issued a hazard alert.




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High-visibility jacket

The Icon LTET is a premium ANSI-compliant high-visibility jacket.




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Base layers

Proven on the track and ready for work, DRIFIRE Prime base layers have inherent FR protection and are rated Ebt 4.1 cal/cm2, CAT 1.




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Protective fabric

This 5.3-Ounce Fabric is the lightest solution-dyed FR fabric on the market with a CAT 2 protection rating. Every ounce of weight and every ounce of protection can make all the difference when a flash fire or arc flash occurs.




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High-visibility sweatshirt

Black-Bottom Sweatshirts help defend workers against the chill of fall or winter.




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Base layer

The CarbonX Ultimate Baselayer delivers the highest level of protection and comfort.




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Insulated bomber jacket

The BP2CL3O 2-in-1 Insulated Bomber Jacket meets ANSI Class 3 standards and will help keep workers safe when high visibility is an important factor.




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Retractable utility knife

The Slice Smart-Retract Utility Knife combines a patented ceramic blade with the next advancement in safety features: smart-retract technology.




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Terminal blocks

Low-voltage and line-voltage connections can be mixed up easily, even by experienced installers.




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Electric wheel brake for cranes

BRBe is an electric wheel brake for electric overhead travel- ing cranes at ports and steel mills, as well as other heavy-duty applications.




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Portable ground fault circuit interrupter

The Super-Safeway portable ground fault circuit interrupter is available in various voltages on 20A circuit and has earned the IP69K rating – the highest level of protection against the penetration of high-pressure, high-temperature water and dust.




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Bug off!

The most common summer pest? The mosquito. A dozen of the more than 200 types found in the United States and its territories can spread viruses such as West Nile, Zika and chikungunya to people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.




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Workplace safety advocates, families: We need better laws

Los Angeles – Better laws and more resources are needed to protect workers throughout the country, several safety advocates said in an April 23 teleconference sponsored by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health.




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AFL-CIO resolution calls for broader safety efforts

Los Angeles – Safety laws need strengthening, more regulations need to be issued, and workers should be better educated on job hazards and rights, a new resolution from the AFL-CIO declares.




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California bill would protect immigrant workers from retaliation

Sacramento, CA – Legislation intended to prevent California employers from retaliating against immigrant workers who report unsafe or unfair working conditions awaits the governor’s signature.




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Nearly half of NYC’s food manufacturing workers hurt on the job: report

New York – A new report claims 42 percent of workers surveyed in New York City’s food manufacturing industry have been injured on the job.




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Industrial safety in U.S. lags behind other countries, watchdog group says

Washington – Industrial safety in the United States has fallen behind other countries, putting workers’ lives at risk, according to a report from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.




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Group calls for collision-avoidance systems on all commercial trucks, buses

Washington – A group of safety advocates is calling for forward collision avoidance and mitigation braking systems, or F-CAM, to be required in all trucks and buses to help prevent deadly rear-end crashes.




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PETA to OSHA: Prohibit direct contact between elephants, handlers

Washington – A disturbing rate of worker injuries and fatalities involving captive elephants has led People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to submit a formal petition to OSHA asking for stronger worker protections in the industry.




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Advocacy groups to Obama: Veto OSHA budget cuts

Washington – President Barack Obama should veto proposed funding legislation that would cut OSHA’s budget, 76 advocacy groups urged in an Aug. 5 letter.




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Advocacy group pushes CPSC for rule on table saw safety technology

Washington – The National Consumers League has repeated its call for the Consumer Product Safety Commission to require injury-prevention technology on all table saws sold in the United States.




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ASSE moves to change name as part of rebrand

Park Ridge, IL – The American Society of Safety Engineers is proposing to change its name to the American Society of Safety Professionals as part of an effort to update the organization’s brand and more accurately represent its makeup.




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Groups petition lawmakers to oppose bills that would allow younger CMV drivers

Grain Valley, MO — The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety and 12 other organizations have sent a letter to lawmakers urging them to oppose two House bills that would allow drivers younger than 21 to operate interstate commercial motor vehicles.