Each year as a wave of new electrical apprentices enters the electrical industry, instructors and supervisors drive home the importance of wearing proper personal protective equipment (PPE) on the job ...

Keene State College strives to engineer out potential hazards, so as to minimize worker exposures. However, in reality, not all hazards can be abated entirely. As a last line of defense, Keene State ...

• Administrative Controls: hazard training, period health screening, display of warning signs, etc. It may sound counterintuitive that the least effective control is the first one that many people ...

FORT RUCKER, Ala. (Army News Service, Nov. 30, 2006) - Funny things go through a person's mind while sliding down an asphalt road. While sliding 30 meters at about 35 mph, Brig. Gen. Doyle D. "Don" ...

While thorough training and increased communication initiatives serve as key elements of safety programs, many of the risks inherent to this line of work have also led many organizations to make ...

Even though organizations are increasing their safety-compliance programs, preventable workplace incidents continue to occur. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 5,000 fatal ...

When asked if personal protective equipment (PPE) is painful, most people immediately think of physical pain. But what about other pains, such as training challenges, purchasing problems and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Starting Friday, San Diego ...

The use of PPE is often necessary to protect employees from injury or illness caused by exposure to chemicals and other workplace hazards such as: biologicals, radiation, physical, electrical, ...