Archive for June 2020
Manufacturing Institute Sees Demand for Reskilled Workers as US Manufacturers Bring Jobs Home
eKentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute (eKAMI) students, including displaced coal miners, find jobs during school closure; eKAMI’s focus on reskilling workers extends to staff, who leverage 3D printers to build and donate masks for frontline healthcare workers During its 8-week shutdown resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, two students enrolled in the eKentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute (eKAMI)…
Read MoreIndustrial Scientific and Municipal Emergency Services Win Gas Detection Contract for State Emergency Management Program
New contract improves safety for first responders and the public by replacing outdated equipment from another manufacturer. Industrial Scientific, the global leader in gas detection and connected safety, and Municipal Emergency Services (MES), the United States’ largest supplier of personal protection equipment for first responders, secured a $500,000 contract to provide a large state’s Emergency…
Read MoreGas Detection in the Time of Coronavirus
Real-time gas detectors may not be able to detect COVID-19, but they are vital tools for many essential workers. Sanitizing instruments, plus the need to detect new chemicals in the workplace introduced by new sanitization techniques, are creating issues for many instrument users. Bob Henderson, Contributor Keeping workers safe from COVID-19 exposure includes ensuring any…
Read MoreBest Practices for Employee Safety Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis
Elizabeth Cuneo, Contributing Editor The ongoing COVID-19 crisis affects all people and all businesses across the U.S. Because everyone is concerned about safety and health measures right now, it’s important to adopt the necessary safety measures to keep your facility and employees safe. According to OSHA, companies of all sizes should develop an infectious disease…
Read MoreProximity Trace Helps Organizations Minimize Exposure for Workers and Aims to Get Them Back to Work More Safely
In response to the need for greater worker protection during the COVID-19 pandemic, Triax Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of Internet of Things (IoT) worksite technology, today announced a new IoT system, Proximity TraceTM. The new solution provides proximity distancing alerts and contact tracing through a wearable device for workers across many industries, including construction, heavy…
Read MorePrevent the Spread of COVID-19: How to Clean Safety Equipment
David Ivey, Contributor These are strange times, with the idea of worker safety now coming to include a whole new dimension of minimizing contact with others and limiting the spread of germs among work crews. This new reality and the many challenges brought on by the current health crisis force us to rethink how we…
Read MoreUncharted Waters: Navigating During a Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic sweeping the world has been referred to as “unprecedented,” “once-in-a-generation” and called an event that is having “global repercussions.” All of that is true—but people in the industrial hygiene supply chain have real-world, life-and-death decisions to make. And that is not hyperbole. This once-in-a-generation crisis has presented companies with unprecedented circumstances. One…
Read MoreOSHA Issues First Penalty Related to COVID-19
OSHA said Friday it issued its first citation in the U.S. related to the coronavirus outbreak. A Georgia nursing home was cited for delayed reporting regarding the hospitalization of six infected workers. The citation, dated May 18, states that Winder Nursing Inc., which operates a nursing home in Winder, Georgia, failed to report to OSHA…
Read MoreOSHA Releases Alert on Social Distancing To Keep Employees Safe at Work During the Coronavirus Pandemic
OSHA on Friday, May 28, issued an alert listing steps employers can follow to implement social distancing in the workplace and to help protect workers from exposure to the coronavirus. Safety measures employers can implement include: Isolate any worker who begins to exhibit symptoms until they can either go home or leave to seek medical…
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