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In this EHS Today exclusive, noted author, lecturer and educator E. Scott Geller, Ph.D., discusses three new “E-words” that allow companies to achieve continuous improvement in safety: Empowerment, emotion and empathy.
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A worker makes a mistake on the job and causes an accident. He’s at fault, right? Not necessarily. One expert suggests that instead of playing the blame game, employers can more successfully manage human error by engaging workers in safety practices.
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Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) programs may help businesses prepare for and respond to incidents that might not have a high likelihood of occurring but are capable of yielding catastrophic results.
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A Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) workplace violence survey found that more than 50 percent of the respondents were concerned that workplace violence might occur at their organization.
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The Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020, an initiative launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) in May, strives to prevent road traffic deaths and injuries worldwide over the course of the coming decade.
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Time and again, Dr. Edwin Harris, a Loyola University Health System pediatric podiatrist, has treated children who have lost toes or the front parts of their feet in lawn mower accidents.
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 Novax® Rubber Insulating Gloves and Accessories
Novax® products exceed all requirements of ASTM D120 insuring compliance with OSHA regulations and satisfying NFPA 70 E requirements for protection against electrical shock hazards. The natural rubber construction of Novax® insulating gloves offers excellent dielectric properties combined with flexibility, strength, and durability. Other features include a contoured shape which reduces hand fatigue and a rolled cuff for increased durability during donning and doffing. PIP offers a complete line of rubber insulating gloves, leather protectors, storage bags, and electrical safety kits. Call 800-262-5755. Learn more.
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 Fall Protection Railing for Slab Construction & Parapet Walls.
Turbo-Rail™ is new system for preventing falls from open floors, openings in walls and other fall hazards on jobsites with multi-level slab construction and parapet walls. System is quick and easy to deploy. Just clamp Turbo-Rail in place, insert vertical posts and slide cross rails in place. Heavy-duty, all steel clamps are adjustable for structures from 4-inches to 24-inches wide. Rolling cart holds a complete 320-foot system. System uses steel railings or wood 2x4s. Patent is pending. Call 763-694-2614. Learn more.
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FREE LIVE WEBINAR
Heat Stress: Overview & Solutions
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 2:00 pm ET
A utility lineman is sent out to repair a power line brought down by a tropical storm. Working in oppressively hot and humid conditions, he wears protective gear that adds to his discomfort. He may have a small water bottle. Or, even more likely, no water at all. He will be working in the sun and heat for at least 4 hours without a break. This hypothetical worker faces an all too common high risk situation. And even though although the worker might not die as a result of these conditions, the effects of heat stress can cause immediate health and productivity problems. Join this heat stress webinar to learn about heat stress causes, symptoms and costs; all the latest in OSHA regulations; and critical solutions.
In this webinar leading experts in the hydration and safety industries will discuss:
• Causes, Symptoms and Costs of Heat Related Illness
• The Evolving Regulatory Scene
• Helpful Guides and Solutions
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ISO 13849 Safety Related Parts of Control Systems…Are You Ready?
Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 2:00 pm ET
ISO13849 is a global harmonized standard relating to the risk assessment, design, and performance of safety control systems on machinery. This standard is accepted worldwide as the principle safety control design guideline and it represents a major change in the philosophy of hazard analysis and design of safety related parts of machine control systems.
During this seminar we will review:
• Why was ISO13849 Created
• How do we apply it to a machine
• Understanding Performance Levels
• Categories
• Common Cause Failures
• Diagnostic Coverage
• MTTFd (Mean Time To Dangererous Failure)
• PFHd (Probability of Dangerous Failure Per Hour)
• Symbolic Blocks
• Fault Exclusions
• Validation
• Maintenance
• Documentation
• Calculating Safety Functions
• SISTEMA
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Watch and Learn: Safety Videos
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