OSHA Top 10 Violations of 2019
Every autumn, after the sun goes down and our minds drift from pumpkin spice and falling leaves, we begin to entertain the thought of ghosts,…
ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019: Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems
Accidents happen, and people get sick—even in the workplace. Workers can be injured, equipment can be destroyed, production can fall, and staff absences can become…
ANSI/ITSDF B56.5-2024: Guided Industrial Vehicles
An American National Standard, ANSI/ITSDF B56.5-2024: Safety Standard For Guided Industrial Vehicles, promotes safety for unmanned guided industrial vehicles and the automated functions of manned…
Integrating Load Sensors into Scaffolding for Improving Safety
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), over 2 million workers work on scaffolds. However, despite regulatory practices set by OSHA that ensure…
ANSI/ISEA 138-2019: American National Standard For Performance And Classification For Impact-Resistant Gloves
Why Wear Impact-Resistant Gloves? According to The Industrial Safety & Hygiene News, the second most common body part injured at work is the hand. The…
New American National Standard for Dropped Object Prevention Solutions
Construction sites mark transition, where one location or piece of a city is on-way to becoming something new. Since these locations exist in their unfinished…
ANSI Z80.10-2018, American National Standard for Tonometers
ANSI Z80.10-2018: Ophthalmics – Ophthalmic Instruments – Tonometers, an American National Standard, specifies tonometers. What Are Tonometers? The human eye is a remarkably complex organ,…
ANSI/ASSP Z490.2 Draft Sent for Approval to Z490 Committee
We’ve written about the upcoming Z490.2 standard for online EHS training twice already. In the first article, we explained the structure of the upcoming Z490.2…
NFPA 1989-2019: Standard on Breathing Air Quality for Emergency Services Respiratory Protection
The air that humans breathe isn’t entirely made up of oxygen. Most of the air we take in during long sighs or calming breaths is…