Many industrial hygienists and safety leaders are finding themselves in a new role thanks to the spread of COVID-19: pandemic response coordinator. It’s a role few expected to inherit, and even fewer have been trained for. But it’s also one that y...
Gas detection in the chemical industry can range from specialized meters in the hands of an Industrial Hygienist or Chemical Engineer to the everyday monitors used by operations personnel and hundreds of contractors at your site. Some workers may ...
COVID-19 has changed our lives dramatically, forcing all of us to make personal and professional changes. One of these changes has been physical distancing and reducing human contact. Many companies have adopted measures like reducing the work for...
If you’re a firefighter or a member of an emergency response crew, you know that gas-related risks are a common part of the job. Toxic fumes can be present at any stage of a fire, but unless you use a multi-gas detector, you won’t know for sure wh...
Most of us have been scribbling on paper longer than we can remember. And throughout every day, we use paper products of all types. Cereal boxes, paper towels, toilet paper, magazines, fast food wrappers, paper bags, printer paper, wallpaper—the l...
Workplace safety is a constantly evolving concept, especially in fast-moving industrial environments. Thanks to technological advancements, what was considered safe 10 or 20 years ago often doesn’t hold up to present-day safety standards. This is ...
Let’s face it, many people have complicated relationships with gas monitors. Think about it – they’re actually designed to annoy you when necessary so that you will evacuate a hazardous environment to make the alarm stop. But they also keep you sa...
Confined spaces present unique dangers that workers must be prepared to handle. Despite tight regulations and technological advancements, permit-required confined space entry accidents and fatalities remain a problem. According to OSHA, confined s...
No matter who you are or what you do, one major challenge that we all face is overcoming ingrained behaviors to change our actions. Sometimes, these ingrained behaviors make it difficult for us to remember to do something simple, like run an erran...
When it comes to safety in industrial environments, real-time connectivity through connected safety solutions is key. Safety managers have seen how new technologies, tools, and strategies can reduce downtime and boost operational efficiencies, a...
For decades, industrial environments relied on “islands of safety” to protect workers. Gas detection, personal protective equipment (PPE), fall protection, and other aspects of safety were all standalone solutions that never truly worked together....
On a regular Tuesday afternoon, you send a maintenance contractor out to a remote station to perform a routine check on some of your equipment. Your contractor drives out to the nearest access road, parks his truck, and walks over to the site. Whe...