1. America's
Safest Companies: Building a Culture of Responsibility
Occupational Hazards, the magazine of safety, health and loss
prevention (which recently was rebranded as EHS Today), is proud to
announce that 18 companies have been named to the 2008 list of America's
Safest Companies. Together, these companies provide a safe working
environment for nearly 275,000 employees.
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Coastal Training Technologies has released a timely program to address
an issue that puts thousands of facilities and their surrounding
communities at risk. Combustible Dust: Up In A Flash explores the
nature of dust explosions and examines how they can be prevented.
Providing superb introduction to the problem, Combustible Dust: Up In
A Flash pinpoints the types of dust prone to ignition and cites the
five elements needed for an explosion: oxygen, heat, fuel, dispersion
and confinement. The program explores where and how explosions can occur
and examines the focus of the hazard assessment process: materials,
operations, physical spaces (hidden or otherwise) and potential ignition
sources. Combustible Dust: Up In A Flash also advocates the use
of MSDS as part of a hazard communication program as well as hotwork and
confined space permits. Most importantly, it illustrates ways to prevent
dust explosions, citing housekeeping measures, proper ventilation,
engineering controls, personal protective equipment, and
injury-and-damage regulation.
For more information on Combustible Dust: Up In A Flash, call
877-COASTAL, fax 757-306-2532, e-mail sales@coastal.com or visit www.coastal.com. The program is available for free
7-day preview.
Coastal Training Technologies Corp. is the world’s leading publisher
of safety, industrial skills and employee development training programs.
Since 1984, more than 200,000 training professionals have relied on
Coastal’s award-winning products to enrich the lives of more than 30
million employees worldwide.
2.Penton
Media Announces Rebranding of Occupational Hazards as EHS Today
Penton Media's Occupational Hazards, the award-winning 70-year-old
publication serving the occupational safety and health market, is being
rebranded in November as EHS Today. The publication also launched a
completely redesigned Web site, www.EHSToday.com, which provides
comprehensive coverage of environment, health and safety topics.
3. NSC: The
Future of OSHA
Three safety and labor stakeholders convened at the National Safety
Council (NSC) Congress and Expo in Anaheim, Calif., to discuss what may
be in store for OSHA in the future, and how certain changes can impact
both the agency and occupational safety and health in general.
4.
R&D Drives Hand Protection Innovation
Putting a general purpose concept glove through the rigors of
product testing may not get your heart racing the way a car crash test
dummy can, but it is every bit as important.
Onsite Chemical Inventory Assessment – Your FIRST Step to
Regulatory Compliance!
WHO knows how many MSDSs we need to manage?
WHAT reliable data do we have to support this number?
WHERE can we obtain the tools to help us with the physical
audit?
WHEN was the last time we performed a physical chemical
inventory?
WHY is an accurate assessment so important?
Contact MSDSpro today to learn what tools are available to help you get
started on the road to compliance. For more information and a FREE
consultation, call us at 888-673-7776 or visit us at www.MSDSpro.com.
5.
Expanding Confined Space Awareness
Confined space entry is one of the leading causes of occupational
fatalities in the United States. Workers in America make 4.8 million
confined space entries per year.
6.
NSC: The Human Side of Injury Prevention
During the motivational keynote, “The Human Side of Injury
Prevention,” at the National Safety Council (NSC) Annual Conference
and Expo in Anaheim, Calif., Phoenix Safety Management President Charlie
Morecraft shared how his failure to take responsibility for his own
safety and a reluctance to wear PPE contributed to his severe on-the-job
injuries.
Help Reduce Workplace Injuries with NEW American Red
Cross Injury Control Guides
These affordable new 12-page guides feature easy-to-understand
explanations and advice supported by full-color illustrations. Titles
include Preventing Back Injuries; Ergonomics; Preventing Slips, Trips
and Falls; Workplace Violence Awareness; Managing Stress; and Your Heart
Matters. To order, contact your local Red Cross chapter, call (800)
667-2968 or visit www.ShopStayWell.com.
Improve Your Workplace with Humantech's Fall Ergonomics
Seminars
Achieve dramatic improvements through practical ergonomics solutions
with Humantech's open-enrollment seminars. Hands-on problem solving
methods will help you recognize, evaluate, and reduce ergonomic risk in
the office or industrial environment. www.humantech.com/seminars
Motivate and inspire with Best Buy® Gift
Cards
Create a safer workplace and reward your employees with home
entertainment and electronics from Best Buy. Online card ordering. Visit
CorporateGiftCards.BestBuy.com or call 877-370-1234.
Understanding NFPA 70E and the Arc Flash
Hazard
Sponsored By: Westex, Inc.
Attendees will learn about the four primary subjects
essential to understanding, and protecting against, the arc flash
hazard in an industrial workplace. Causes and consequences of arc
flash are examined, with emphasis on historical data, real accidents,
body burn injury and non-flame resistant vs flame resistant
clothing. This section includes many video clips of arc flashes
on real equipment with clothed manikins in typical working positions,
including new and unprecedented low voltage work conducted recently
at KEMA Powertest.
Date: Tuesday, October 7
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Register Now!
 SafetyLive TV
Tune in daily to see company video programs, product demonstrations,
reports from industry trade shows and interviews with newsmakers.
Have a video to share?
Click HERE to find out how to get your video
on SafetyLive TV!
View the new video from Caterpillar.
Safely Home. Everyone. Every DayTM
This video and our web site is dedicated to promoting the safety of
everyone who works in, on or around Caterpillar equipment.
Visit www.occupationalhazards.com
 NEW Podcast: Safety Culture
Sponsored by: ProAct Safety
Terry Mathis, founder and president of ProAct Safety,
shares his expertise on safety culture, including how it can be created,
defined, measured and maintained. Mathis is a nationally recognized
expert in the application of behavior-based safety strategies and is a
veteran of over 900 safety improvement projects in 29 countries. Listen
now to discover how redefining and measuring safety culture can impact
your organization. Download or Listen Here.
Did you miss our latest Webinars? It's not too
late!
 Can You Hear Me Now?
Quantifying Noise, Assessing Exposure, & Evaluating Results
Sponsored By: Quest Technologies
The human ear is an intricate, highly sensitive yet incredibly durable
system with extraordinary capabilities. Noise surrounds us at all
times, including in the workplace, while commuting, as we are
entertained, and even as we try to rest. It is not surprising that
noise
is one of the most pervasive health hazards found in our lives.
This one hour presentation looked at the importance of measuring
noise, discussed various noise assessment methods, and provided a look
at
sample noise results. The webinar was designed to discuss sound
measurement for hearing conservation program exposure assessment
through
both noise dosimetry and task-based analysis, measures for noise
control
applications and environmental or community noise metrics.
Is Safety About Achieving Success or Avoiding
Failure?
Sponsored By: ProAct
Safety
We have defined safety for so long as the lack of accidents that
we are beginning to lose sight of the objective. When accidents go away
for a while is it because of safety success or is it simply luck or
normal variation? This webinar explores what safety might look like
rather than simply the lack of accidents.
Learn the ten signs that safety is at work in your organization and how
to tell if the accidents are responding to your efforts or other
forces.
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