PPE

Custom earplugs are made of various materials that fill the ear canal. Some are made using an impression material, which then is manufactured into the earplug and others instantly are created with the impression material curing into the earplug itself. Custom earplugs can be comfortable and might motivate workers to use them....More

In January 2012, a 16-year-old employee of Motorhouse 2000 Ltd., a vehicle repair company located in England, suffered burns and damaged vision when toxic paint stripper splashed into his face. The U.K. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) fined the employer £4,000, or roughly $6,000, and ordered Motorhouse to pay costs totaling £6,319 (approximately $9,576)....More

Despite educational efforts, there remains an unsettling level of confusion about cut-resistant gloves. With multiple 1-to-5 rating scales, a variety of acceptable or certified standards and differing testing methods, as well as a slew of acronyms associated with glove testing, safety managers may find themselves overwhelmed when sifting through potential cut-resistant PPE....More

They may not always be easy to see, but nearly every industry has eye hazards. That's important considering that the eyes are the body part most vulnerable to injury in the workplace....More

NIOSH and NHCA celebrate the 2013 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards....More