Personal protective equipment or PPE is essential in all manufacturing jobs. This kind of safety gear provides protection from injury from minor cuts, bruises to major accidents. A lot of times, ...

According to the most recent data available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were over 121,800 hours lost on the jobsite in 2017 due to hand injuries. For those who seek medical treatment ...

Electricity is an indispensable commodity in our modern society. It powers industries, businesses, and homes. With a flick of a switch, customers expect electricity to come through. To achieve this, ...

Protecting health care workers begins with spatial separation. This is the concept of a cordon sanitaire – restrictions to movement in space – one of the oldest ideas in public health – is premised on ...

Lake Havasu, Arizona, is the hottest city in the U.S. It’s not uncommon to have multiple days in the 120s — so hot that some companies close down during the hottest part of the day. How do HVAC ...

Here we are as a profession: knee-deep in COVID and all of the proposed trimming and cutbacks of budgets because of the effect that the pandemic is having on the economy. True, the reality of the job ...

In a recent Safety Office article in TRACKS, we explained the role of personal protective equipment, or PPE, in the hierarchy of controls. Although PPE is the last resort in controlling a hazard, it ...

In the electrical trade, the risks are not only highly consequential but can also come in an instant. Arc flash incidents, which occur when an electrical current deviates from its intended path and ...

Part 1 of this series addresses significant updates to arc flash hazard marking requirements found in the 2026 NEC Sec. 110.16 to improve the safety of all electrical ...