ASME B30.20-18: Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices, Changes
A volume of the overall safety standard for cableways, cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings, ASME B30.20-2018: Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices, has been released. Revising […]
Occupational Health and Safety
The ANSI/ASSP Z490.1 & Z490.2 Standards for Environmental, Health, and Safety Training
In an article a few years back, you learned that the ANSI/ASSP Z490.1 Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training standard was […]
Accepted Practices for Hydrogen Sulfide Training Programs
Hydrogen sulfide stinks. Some describe its stench as reminiscent of “rotten eggs.” However, this odor is not the gas’s only characteristic. The odorless H2S is […]
ANSI B56.1-2018: Safety Standard for Low, High Lift Trucks
***Update: this standard has been revised. ANSI/ITSDF B56.1-2020: Safety Standard For Low Lift And High Lift Trucks is available on the ANSI Webstore. You can […]
ANSI/ASSP Z9.2-2018: Fundamentals Governing the Design and Operation of Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) Systems
In numerous industrial processes, the release of airborne contaminants is inevitable. Considering the obvious fact that employees need to keep breathing, employers have a responsibility […]
The Upcoming ANSI/ASSP Z490.2 Standard on Online EHS Training
As you may have read in another post, the ANSI/ASSP Z490.1-Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training provides a well-structured process for […]
ANSI Z358.1-2014: Emergency Eyewash and Shower Standard
When handling hazardous materials in factories, laboratories, or other workplaces, there’s a lot of factors to consider in assuring personnel safety. As a final level […]
Workplace First Aid Kits – ANSI/ISEA Z308-2015 – Classes, Types, and the Standard
Employers have a responsibility to provide healthy workplaces, for both the well-being of the employees and the efficiency of the enterprises. In most instances, the […]
The Most Common Areas for Warehouse Dangers
For an area commonly hidden from customers and the rest of the public, a warehouse can prove to be a dangerous place. Recent statistics from […]
Technical Specification for Auditors of ISO 45001:2018
ISO 45001:2018 provides a nonprescriptive framework for occupational health and safety management systems, emphasizing concepts like top management and evaluation for continual improvement. The benchmarked […]