The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) will honor Abby Ferri, CSP, with the 2019 Robert B. Hurley Distinguished Service Award, at the association’s Award Dinner on Nov. 18 at the Ritz Carlton Pentagon City, Arlington Va. “The Distinguished Service Award is reserved for an outstanding individual who has made significant contributions to the advancement and … Read More
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ISEA Launches Safe Hands At Work Campaign
You’re about to start seeing the hashtag #SafeHands a lot more. Why? Because workplace hand injuries are hurting a lot of people. The hand is the second most common body part injured in the workplace, reported Industrial Safety & Hygiene News. Hand Injuries Are a Big Problem More than 42% of nonfatal occupational injuries to … Read More
VPPPA Announces Partnership with ISEA
The Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association (VPPPA) is excited to announce they have established a collaborative partnership with The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA). The goal of this partnership is to improve occupational safety and health at workplaces throughout the world and the role safety management systems, safety equipment manufacturers and certified safety equipment plays … Read More
ISEA Seeking Consensus Body Members for Key High-Visibility Apparel Standard
ISEA is soliciting interested parties as consensus body participants in the revision to ANSI/ISEA 107-2015, High-Visibility Safety Apparel and Accessories. The widely-accepted standard, incorporated by reference in federal highway regulations, defines the material performance criteria, design requirements, class and type designations (based on material amounts and intended application, respectively) and labeling for high-visibility safety apparel … Read More
ISEA Supports ASSP’s PPE Initiative for Women
International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) is collaborating with ASSP and its Women in Safety Excellence (WISE) Common Interest Group to help educate employers and other stakeholders about the importance of providing PPE in a range of sizes to protect all workers. “Unfortunately, some employers simply order one or two common sizes in bulk—often large or … Read More
ISEA Release Revised Cold Weather Work Apparel Standard to Better Protect Workers in Cold Temperature
The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) released a newly revised standard — ANSI/ISEA 201-2019 American National Standard for Insulation and Wash Durability Classification of Apparel Used in Cold Work Environments — to improve on the performance of apparel worn in cold temperature environments. The revised standard was prepared by ISEA members of the Protective Apparel Group. … Read More
N95 Day is Now Respiratory Protection Week!
Since 2012, NIOSH has recognized September 5 as N95 Day, a day to bring awareness to the importance of respiratory protection, specifically N95s. This year, NIOSH is doing something different. One century ago, the U.S. Department of Mines initiated the first respirator certification program in the U.S. Today, NPPTL carries out research, testing and related … Read More
The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) Opens Applications for Annual $2,500 Scholarship
We at ISEA, have the continued safety of our workers worldwide dominant in goals. In that regard, we need creative, bright new minds to come and lead the next generations for innovation and benchmark standards.
VPPPA Bestows Chairman’s Award of Excellence to Cintas Corporation
The Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association (VPPPA) is excited to announce they have presented the Chairman’s Award of Excellence, their highest honor, to Cintas Corporation. This award is given to an individual and/or organization who has demonstrated exemplary, industry-leading commitment to worker protection through excellence in the administration of an integrated health and safety management … Read More
Public Review Comment Period Open for Key Safety Eyewear Standard
ISEA is seeking public comments in response to the proposed revision of ANSI/ISEA Z87.1, American National Standard for Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices. This widely-recognized standard, codified by OSHA and other authorities having jurisdiction, establishes criteria related to the performance requirements, testing, and permanent marking protectors to minimize the occurrence and severity … Read More
A Liability Problem Could Delay Supply of Emergency Respirator
Imagine an Ebola epidemic is ravaging a community, or a dirty bomb goes off in a major city — but health workers can’t enter the affected area because they lack adequate respiratory protective devices (respirators) meant to protect them from airborne particles carrying disease or radiation. Sound far-fetched? The World Health Organization (WHO) is struggling … Read More
Events
Monday, November 11, 2019
Monday, November 18, 2019
November 18 08:00:00
November 20 13:00:00
America/New_York
2019 ISEA Annual Meeting
ISEA’s Annual Meeting, the association’s largest meeting, is the safety equipment industry’s premier forum for safety professionals interested in innovation, policy and business intelligence information. ISEA Product Groups and Committees meet to do the essential work of the association – developing standards, formulating policy positions and planning for the future. It’s also a time for member company representatives to network with peers in the safety equipment industry.
Hear about the following topics and more:
- ISEA Business Meeting (Board of Trustees Election, State of the Association)
- OSHA Regulatory Update and Enforcement Activities from Art Buchanan, Director of the Office of General Industry and Agricultural Enforcement under the Directorate of Enforcement Programs at OSHA’s National Office
- International Trade Administration (ITA) Panel Discussion with:
- Lloyd E. Wood III – Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles, Consumer Goods and Materials
- Benjamin Carlson – International Trade Specialist, Office of Consumer Goods
- Michael Boyles – Acting Standards Team Lead, Office of Standards and Intellectual Property (OSIP)
- Update from the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association (VPPPA) Chairman J.A. Rodriguez – VPPPA is a member-based association of 2,300 companies and worksites who have achieved or are striving for occupational safety and health excellence, and an ISEA strategic partner.
- EU and Brexit Update from Esther Nieto Hernandez, Counsellor, Deputy Head of Trade Section, Delegation of the European Union to the USA
- State of Washington DC Politics with Political Analyst and Fox News Contributor Rich Goodstein
- ISEA Standards Policy Planning Committee Presents – Connected Worker
- Michael Bergman, Vice President, Technology and Standards with the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)
- Michael Fagan, Computer Scientist, Cybersecurity for IoT Program, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Information Technology Laboratory
- ISEA Awards Dinner
- Distinguished Service Award Presentation – 2019 Award Recipient Abby Ferri
Registration now open!
Questions or need assistance? Please contact Tanya Brosnan, Member Services Manager at 703-525-1695 or email: [email protected]
Ritz Carlton Pentagon City ISEA isea@safetyequipment.org