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Does discomfort cause your workers stress and fatigue while on the job? Does stress and fatigue impact your workers’ ability to perform their job efficiently and/or effectively? Are your workers focused on their personal comfort when they should be focused on the job at hand? If you answered ‘yes’ to
Curious about why respirators expire? Here’s what you can do to make sure your respirator inventory stays up to date and ready to go. ST. PAUL, Minn. – If you’re responsible for managing inventories of personal protection equipment, you should be aware that most disposable respirators – used to protect wearers against
Welcome to the 3M Science of Safety Podcast. Let’s listen in and learn more about protecting workers from head trauma on the worksite. In this episode, co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells welcome Don Rust, a Certified Industrial Hygienist and Certified Safety Professional in 3M’s Personal Safety Division, for a
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are more than 42,400 “struck by falling object” OSHA recordable incidents every year in the United States. By our estimate, that’s nearly 116 injuries caused by falling objects every day or one injury caused by a dropped object every 10 minutes. And
Working in the primary metal industries can be a hazardous occupation. The making and shaping of iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals involves heat, pressure, the movement of molten metals, and other activities that can expose workers to numerous physical and chemical hazards. Heat, noise, radiation, vibration, airborne particles, space
Why is NIOSH Certification of Respiratory Protection Important? What is the significance of having a respirator approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)? To answer this, it is important to understand NIOSH as well as U.S. OSHA and the primary function of each. What are the
Silica is a natural substance found in rocks, sand, and clay and in products such as certain bricks and concrete. In the workplace, these materials can create dust when they are cut, sanded, carved, and ground. Some of this dust may be fine enough to breathe deeply into the lungs