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Changes to hard hat protection requirements coming this September

8/15/2012

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing to revise the personal protective equipment (PPE) sections of its general industry, shipyard employment, longshoring, and marine terminals standards regarding requirements for head protection. OSHA is updating the references in …

Eye Safety

3/05/2012

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there are more than 15,000 welding equipment-related eye injuries a year, with power tools coming in second at nearly 10,000 injuries per year. March is Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month, a …