With businesses spending more time cleaning and disinfecting their facilities amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, selecting the right personal protective equipment (PPE) to sufficiently reduce exposure to chemical and biological hazards is essential. Here’s how DuPont™ SafeSPEC™ helps you sel

What specific head, face and eye protection is needed in the oil and gas industry? Our PPE checklist will help you outfit your workers’ specific needs. The dangerous work in the oil and gas field makes the chance of injury or fatality one of the highest of any industry. In fact, from 2008

In the above infographic, SureWerx details the pervasiveness of slips and falls in the workplace: Slips and falls are the #1 cause of workers compensation claims 25% of slips and falls result in more than 31 workdays lost Over 20% of emergency room visits and hospitalizations in the U.S.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires all employers to develop a written emergency action plan to protect employees during emergency situations, including severe weather.   Emergency Action Plan An emergency action plan (EAP) is a written document required by

Secondary containment helps to prevent harm by containing hazardous material spills. But do you understand the required regulations and how to provide adequate spill control for your containers and equipment? Here’s what you need to know. Imagine this scenario: The primary container you us

This blog article was originally published on the 3M Safety Now & Next blog on April 17, 2020 and can be viewed here . It is republished with permission. Healthcare workers often use surgical masks and filtering facepiece respirators (FFR), such as N95s, while caring for patients. Howe

This blog article was originally published on the 3M Safety Now & Next blog on November 20, 2019 and can be viewed here. It is republished with permission. People in many different types of industries work in noisy environments where they need to wear hearing protection devices (HPDs).

Based on guidance from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding COVID-19, the following cleaning methods may be used for SCBA second stage regulators. A Note on MSA G1 Design and Regulator Cross Contamination Cross-contamination occurs when one person r

WASHINGTON, DC – Throughout much of the U.S., high temperatures and humidity in the summer season can create hot and hazardous working conditions, both outdoors and indoors. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reminds employers of their duty t

Wearing face protection is one of the simplest ways to shield ones face from the elements faced at work.  For this reason, MCR Safety manufactures and supplies a wide selection of face protection: face shields, face masks, balaclavas, and neck gaiters. Depending on the style selected and ho

1. Diamond Plate anti-fatigue mats improve Team Morale Low morale and toxic team members are difficult to measure, but we all agree they have a palpable negative impact on the team. Team members who do not feel supported by their company lose company loyalty over time. Ergonomic anti-fatig

Industrial workplaces are dangerous.  As MCR Safety outlined in their Automotive Assembly blog, the vehicle manufacturing industry reports a significantly high number of injuries.  From working with the thin gauged metal required for the systems in today’s electric vehicles to the metal use

Wearable technology is making the work environment safer for employees to do their jobs, with the bonus of increased efficiency. Here are some of the ways wearable devices make your employees safer. Imagine a workplace technology that tells safety managers when their employees are overly s

The power generation industry fuels the core of our modern everyday life. In 2019, energy consumption in the US reached 3.99 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh), a 13-fold increase since 1950 according to Statista. This increased usage comes with increased risk. No matter the fuel source or proc

People may hear about ultraviolet (UV) light and UV rays from dermatologists and eye doctors. Still, in reality, the general public may not understand the intricate ins and outs of this kind of light—or the workplace hazards ultraviolet radiation can present. UV light and radiation are nat

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reminds employers that the agency will begin collecting calendar year 2020 Form 300A data on Jan. 2, 2021. Employers must submit the form electronically by March 2, 2021. Electronic submiss

To address the “hot-and-heavy” harness issue, leading PPE manufacturer MSA talked to workers who wear full-body safety harnesses on the job. One of the primary complaints that came out of the research was no surprise: full-body safety harnesses can be uncomfortably hot. Of course, workers

What do you think of when you hear anti-fatigue? When you hear ‘anti-fatigue,’ you might think of going to bed early, feeling tired, or that 2 p.m. caffeine break. But for heavy-duty laborers, anti-fatigue has a much different meaning. For these folks, it means getting work done more effic

If you’ve asked yourself what’s the difference between a regular SRL and a leading edge one (SRL-LE), you’d be surprised to hear that not a whole lot is different, but probably more than you think. What sets the SRL-LE apart is the addition of an integral shock absorber that sits between t

Virtual training allows safety professionals to stay up to date on the latest safety practices despite dwindling travel budgets and the need for widespread physical distancing. Here’s how MSA Safety has ramped up its virtual training program to respond to meet industry needs. When a medium