Industrial Safety & Hygiene News articles from February 2002

Industrial Safety & Hygiene News archives from February 2002

Reducing the noise: Strategies for conserving your employees' hearing.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... More than ten percent of the U.S. population suffers some degree of hearing impairment. Jackhammers, electric razors, crowded freeways, noisy offices, manufacturing equipment and stereo headsets are among the many culprits. The hearing...

Winning with safety: Where's the proof safety helps firms compete? (Editorial Comments).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
February 1, 2002... The European Commission should embarrass companies into adopting corporate social responsibility policies, because the voluntary approach is not working and many companies are making little attempt to measure or improve their social and...

Static-free safety. (Questions & Answers).(employee safety management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... How do I keep my safety program from becoming static? If you're implementing a management system it is virtually impossible to be static. That is, if you are implementing a management system you are continually improving, looking at trends...

Clarification on recordkeeping.(discrepancies in ISHN article)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Lynn Arbogast, CSP, corporate safety coordinator, corporate risk management, Allstate Insurance Co., pointed out these discrepancies in the "New Recordkeeping Rules: Deciphering the forms" article in ISHN's January issue. Author Barry...

Steel erection standard inspections on hold. (Rules & Regs).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... OSHA has decided it will forego conducting general schedule inspections on the new Steel Erection Standard for 60 days, until March 19. Until then, the agency will emphasize outreach and education to assist the industry in training employees on...

Brownfields cleanup: Bipartisan legislation to speed up. (Rules & Regs).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... EPA Administrator Christie Whitman said the new bipartisan brownfields legislation passed by Congress in December will make the cleanup of brownfields a more effective and cooperative effort. "Revitalization of brownfields and new...

AEDs in workplaces: Will save lives, says OSHA. (Rules & Regs).(automated external defibrillators)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... OSHA is now promoting the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in workplaces, noting that these life-saving mechanisms can increase survival rates from less than five percent to nearly 75 percent. The agency has issued a fact card...

'Blacklisting' reg repealed: Decision pleases business community. (Rules & Regs).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Bush administration has revoked a blacklisting regulation released under the Clinton administration that would have made violations of labor and environmental laws count in federal contract competitions. The regulation, which had gone into...

Alliance to provide biohazard cleanup. (Rules & Regs).(United States Department of Labor, Laborers International Union)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a new training partnership with the Laborers International Union to develop an anthrax/biobazard training curriculum. A grant totaling $208,650 from the Labor Department's Employment and Training...

Small businesses: New S&H partnership to help. (News Scan).(safety and health)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... A new OSHA partnership with the Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC) and the Department of Labor's Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) should help small businesses improve their safety and health performance. ...

Fire prevention tips: could spare lives, save money. (News Scan).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Each year workplace fires kill more than 200 people and injure over 5,000, according to OSHA. Add in the fact that they cause more than $2 billion in damages and you have good reason to make fire safety a priority at your place of business. ...

Workplaces are safer than ever: BLS data reveals. (News Scan).
February 1, 2002... Workplace injury and illness rates declined in 2000 to the lowest level since the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) began reporting this data in the early 1970s, according to U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, who released a statement in...

ACGIH approves 2002 TLVs and BEIs. (News Scan).
February 1, 2002... The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) last month ratified the 2002 Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) for chemical substances and physical agents and Biological Exposure indices (BEIs). The organization's Board of...

ISHN's 2002. (News Scan).
February 1, 2002... 55% Most safety and health pros don't expect their online purchases of safety products to grow in the next three years. Fifty-five percent say their interest in online purchasing will remain the same, and 27 percent say it will increase,...

Veteran S&H pro to head VPPPA. (News Scan).
February 1, 2002... Paul M. Villane, CSP, OHST, a veteran safety and health professional, has been named executive director of the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association (VPPPA). Villane, who says he will stress codification of VPPs, succeeds Lee...

Budget increases: OSHA and NIOSH both receive. (News Scan).
February 1, 2002... A conference committee of the House and Senate that wrapped up in December resulted in Congress agreeing to a new budget for occupational health and safety in fiscal year 2002. OSHA winds up receiving $443 million, about a 4 percent increase...

Fueling the participation factor: Strategies for getting employees involved. (Psychology of Safety).
February 1, 2002... This is the first of a four-part series addressing ways to get more people involved in efforts to prevent injuries on the job. The ten principles presented here are founded on accepted psychological theory and empirical research rather than...

"It's the problems, stupid!" A look at what drives EHS employment. (Managing Best Practices).
February 1, 2002... Conventional wisdom says that whenever a business cuts jobs the environmental health and safety pro is one of the first out the door. Did this wisdom hold true in 2001, when the total number of jobs lost in the U.S. was the most of any year in...

Behavior-based safety: It's time for the theory to get real. (Street-Smart).
February 1, 2002... Over the past eight years behavior-based safety (BBS) has grown from an interesting idea into a process being used at thousands of sites around the world. To improve both the efficiency and effectiveness of the process, we need to take off the...

The right glove makes all the difference. (Hand Protection).
February 1, 2002... So, you're supposed to be the glove expert in your company. Sounds like a simple enough task -- after all, you're a pro. But the reality is that there are more than 1,100 glove styles to choose from to find the perfect protection. And still,...

Cut-resistant glove. (Hand Protection).
February 1, 2002... CIRCLE 205 New PawGard gloves from Ansell, part of the company's Polar Bear[R] Safety Gear, allow workers to perform most knifehand and some offhand tasks with the highest level of cut resistance in the ASTM-ISEA standard. Designed for...

General-purpose glove. (Hand Protection).
February 1, 2002... CIRCLE 201 Nitri-Flex Lite from Best Glove is a newly formulated general-purpose work glove that provides workers with outstanding dexterity and an ergonomic design. The Nitri-Flex Lite features a nitrile coating, palm dipped for unmatched...

3 Cut and thermal protection. (Hand Protection).
February 1, 2002... CIRCLE 204 KEVLAR[R] Armor Technology, available in KEVLAR protective apparel including gloves, provides increased cut and thermal resistance without sacrificing flexibility and lightweight comfort. The permanent cut and thermal protection...

Hand protection report. (Hand Protection).
February 1, 2002... CIRCLE 203 The Grasp Construction Hand Protection Report from Marigold Industrial contains useful information about protecting hands and skin while working in the construction industry. The 15-page, full-color free booklet includes...

Nitrile gloves. (Hand Protection).
February 1, 2002... CIRCLE 208 SemperCARE nitrile non-latex examination gloves provide a solution for professionals who are at risk of becoming sensitive to natural rubber latex. The powder-free protection eliminates the potential for aerosolization of glove...

Abrasion-Resistant glove. (Hand Protection).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... CIRCLE 206 The Red Tech series from Memphis Glove combines the comfort of cotton with the abrasion resistance of nitrile. The 100-percent cotton knit shell is lightly coated with nitrile to provide tactile sensitivity and greater...

Tactile-Sensitive glove. (Hand Protection).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... CIRCLE 202 The Pure Fit[TM] NY12-SIZE-CL-10 from Perfect Fit features Class 10 cleanroom-processed lightweight nylon for enhanced ventilation and tactile sensitivity. It offers extreme levels of particle/fiber control for critical...

Glove clip. (Hand Protection).(Glove Guard L.P.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... CIRCLE 207 Glove Guard[TM] is a patented clip that the company says improves hand safety as much as 86 percent. Workers can clip their gloves to Glove Guard, which features a 15-lb. breakaway center, complete dielectric construction and...

Do your printed materials help or hinder? (Safety Training).(safety in the workplace)
February 1, 2002... Employers know that workplace health and safety training is an integrated business process directly related to an organization's profitability. Incidents can cost businesses in terms of workers' compensation costs, medical expenses, insurance...

Online H&S training. (Training).(health and safety training by 3E Co.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... CIRCLE 222 The 3Etrainer[TM] program (www.3etrainer.com) from 3E Co. provides online health and safety training for employees 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The program allows users to view basic training content related to federal...

Five-minute programs. (Training).(Valley Videos)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... CIRCLE 223 Valley Videos, a division of Summit Training Source, has released six new five-minute training programs designed to enhance safety training meetings. The topics of the highly focused videos, which summarize best safety practices...

Recordkeeping rule video. (Training).(Coastal Training Technologies Corp.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... CIRCLE 224 Coastal offers a 13-minute video program that gives an overview of changes in OSHA's revised recordkeeping standard (29 CFR 1904), which took effect January 1. The video, "Recordkeeping: True to Form," includes instruction on...

Training workstation. (Training).(BioFit Engineered Products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... CIRCLE 220 The BioFit semi-recessed monitor computer technology desk is an instructional workstation designed for computer-based industrial safety and health training. The workstation provides line of sight between trainers and trainees...

Safety plan software. (Training).(J.J. Keller and Associates Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... CIRCLE 221 New Version 7 of Keller-Soft[TM] Safety Plan Customizer[TM] helps users determine what safety Inns they need, then actually writes those plans for them. The software features more than 15 new plans, has full plan editing...

Seven steps to planning an industrial hygiene survey for welding.
February 1, 2002... There are a number of basic considerations to make while evaluating exposures during welding, cutting and brazing. Next time you take on a welding project, be sure to complete a thorough industrial hygiene survey. Use the following tips as a...

How to handle incident repeaters. (Doling out Discipline).(dealing with unacceptable employee behavior)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Incidents happen and can't always be avoided. However, for the good of your company and its safety program, incident repeaters must be identified and, if necessary, disciplined. Repeater policy To reduce the frequency and severity of...

Moves. (Industry Briefs).(various personnel briefs)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Bacou-DaIloz has appointed Terry Van Volsen to director of sales for Canada. Titmus Optical, Inc. has named Neil Suffa as controller and human resource manager, responsible for financial operations and labor contract negotiations. The...

Education. (Industry Briefs).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Georgetown University has opened the Center for Business & Public Policy at the McDonough School of Business. The Center is the nation's first business school dedicated primarily to workplace safety issues.

Association. (Industry Briefs).
February 1, 2002... The Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) has elected the following officers for 2002: Stewart C. Burkhammer, CSP, PE, as president; David A. Herbert, CSP, as vice president; and Curt L. Lewis, CSP, PE, as secretary-treasurer. In...

Internet. (Industry Briefs).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The EPA has established a single portal on the Web for all environmental data entering the agency. The Central Data Exchange (CDX) offers companies that provide data to the EPA a faster, easier and more secure reporting option. Phone-In Record...

MARCOM Group, Ltd. (References).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The MARCOM Group, Ltd. has released a new Safety Meeting Kit, Hazardous Materials Labels. The kit includes information on OSHA's hazcom standard, the Hazardous Materials Identification System (HMIS), hazardous waste labeling, DOT's hazardous...

ACGIH(r) Worldwide. (References).(publishes 3rd Edition of Infectious Disease Handbook for Emergency Care Personnel)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... ACGIH(r) Worldwide has published the 3rd Edition of the Infectious Disease Handbook for Emergency Care Personnel. The hands-on reference is aimed at medical rescue personnel, industrial hygienists, safety pros and occupational health nurses. To...