An ISEA Whitepaper Fog limits the effectiveness of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for eye and face protection. According to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), it is one of the three most significant barriers to their use, ahead of lack of comfort and fit and scratching. If lenses are fogged, people won’t wear them. If … Read More
Excerpt from Safety+Health magazine on January 30, 2018 A recently created database allowed researchers to determine that, in a 33-year period, falls accounted for nearly half of all construction worker deaths – and more than half of the workers killed lacked access to fall protection – according to the Center for Construction Research and Training … Read More
Original article by Stephanie Valentic, EHS Today, Feb. 9, 2018 Q&A: PPE in Construction A plethora of options are available when it comes to personal protective equipment (PPE). Here’s how America’s Safest Companies choose which PPE to purchase. Hats, gloves, fall arrest systems, boots. The wide world of personal protective equipment (PPE) could be intimidating … Read More
Original article by Dave Johnson, ISHN Magazine, Feb 13, 2018 “ISEA standard will measure reduction of peak impact force.” “When you think about it, you spend more time looking at the back of your hand than the palm when working with your hands. The back of your hand is called the dorsal aspect of the hand, … Read More
Posted on NIOSH Science Blog November 2, 2017: “So, you want to grow out your beard, but wear a tight-fitting respirator at work? Ensuring the respirator seal is a vital part of respiratory protection practices. Facial hair that lies along the sealing area of a respirator, such as beards, sideburns, or some mustaches, will interfere with … Read More
From ASSE’s 11/02/2017 blog post In a response to a letter from International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) seeking clarification of who can conduct fall protection training, OSHA has indicated that fall protection trainers who are compliant with ANSI/ASSE Z359 (fall protection/arrest) and ANSI/ASSE Z490 (OSH training) will meet the definition of qualified in the agency’s Walking and Working Surfaces rule. Both ASSE and … Read More
ISEA experts have compiled cleanup and recovery related resources to help first responders and cleanup crews prepare to work in hazardous conditions after natural disasters and severe weather. These resources focus on proper use and selection of safety equipment and worker safety.
The recent tropical storms left widespread damage along the storm’s path, leaving “unprecedented” flooding, and “massive” damage to areas. Residents and emergency preparedness and response personnel continue to cope with the weather disaster affecting thousands of square miles and millions of people. The destructive power of severe weather has the ability to create hazardous and … Read More
Follow these steps to ensure you have an effective hearing conservation program. Article by: Laurie Wells and Ted Madison with 3M Personal Safety Division Article origination: Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Magazine At least 22 million employees will experience noise at work at potentially damaging levels this year. And the cost for failing to protect … Read More
Each year, NIOSH highlights the importance of the N95 filtering facepiece respirator. For 2017, they are expanding the conversation “Beyond the N95” to some other types of respiratory protection. Join the ISEA as we support the promotion and celebration of N95 Day, on September 5, 2017. We all have one goal here, and that’s to protect the … Read More
From 2011 to 2015, 804 construction workers died from struck-by injuries, more than in any other major industry sector. A new CPWR Quarterly Data Report examined data from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, and other sources to understand the hazards and working environments that need to be … Read More
