Healthcare environmental consultants are indispensable in ensuring optimal Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) in hospitals. Their expertise is instrumental in navigating the complexities of building design, operations, and maintenance to create environments that promote healing and...

Lockout/Tagout. Sounds like a game, right? But it’s really serious business. Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures ensure that employees who are servicing or maintaining machines and equipment are not harmed by the unexpected release of hazardous energy.  Injuries can be serious or fatal...

When guards or devices cannot be used, there are some other methods that are effective for keeping the employee safe. Some other methods such as: safe opening, safe holding, and safe position of controls are methods of safeguarding that can be used for machines that create unique...

The purpose of machine guarding is to protect the machine operator and employees in the work area.  Machine guards prevent hazards created by rotating parts, sparks, in-going nip points and flying chips.  Some examples of this are barrier guards, two-hand operating devices and light...

Severed fingers, crushed hands and arms and blindness are some possibilities of machinery-related injuries. It seems there are as many hazards created by moving machine parts as there are types of machines. Safeguards are necessary for protecting workers from preventable injuries. A...

Which Style Fits Best?The style options or characteristics of a safety glove may produce optimal work performance and enhance comfort, which cannot be overlooked when users repeat motions for several hours a day. Characteristics include:* Dexterity, or the agility of fingers, wrist...

From disposable surgical gloves to reflective road crew gloves, safety gloves have distinct personalities and purposes in the workplace. Primarily, they serve to protect hands (and sometimes arms) from multiple sources of harm: caustic chemicals, voltage jolts, bio-hazards, scorching...