Archive for August 2020
Study: Fashion sustainability tools have limited impact
A study by academics at the University of California, Berkeley – funded by the Laudes Foundation – says fashion sustainability tools such as the Higg Index will only drive limited environmental change in their current form. The new four-year study which focuses on the Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM), part of the Higg Index suite…
Read More3M respirators and FDA-authorized KN95 face masks on Amazon are available to everyone
There are so many coronavirus essentials in stock right now on Amazon that were impossible to find as recently as a few short weeks ago. The big news is that Purell hand sanitizer sold directly by Amazon is somehow available — you can score a 6-pack of 2oz Purell bottles at the lowest price since before the…
Read MoreMasks Outside?
The necessity of wearing a mask can make outdoors work harder, Cal-OSHA warns. “Employers should be aware that wearing face coverings can make it more difficult to breathe and harder for a worker to cool off, so additional breaks may be needed to prevent overheating,” an agency spokesman said by email. “Workers should have face…
Read MoreRequired Precautions
Cal-OSHA has been working with employers to remind workers of preventative steps that must be taken to minimize the chance of heat illness, which can be fatal. As temperatures near 95 degrees, laborers unaccustomed to working in such conditions must be observed by a supervisor or other designee for their first 14 days on the…
Read MoreSchools struggle to return during coronavirus pandemic
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one of the largest schools in the country to bring students back to campus and attempt in-person teaching, said Monday it will suspend in-person instruction for undergraduates in a dramatic turnaround just a week after classes began. The school has been struggling with coronavirus clusters. The shift signaled enormous…
Read MoreSafety Leaders Respond to Duke University Project on Face Mask Efficacy
Industrial safety leaders urge EHS professionals and workers to go deeper than the headline on reports regarding the efficacy of certain face coverings in limiting spread of COVID-19. Leaders at safety work gear manufacturer Ergodyne issued a statement today urging caution when it comes to headlines regarding studies on the efficacy of face coverings in…
Read MoreBack Pain: Four Ways to Fix Bad Lockdown Posture—by Copying Astronauts
Poor desk posture is pretty similar to the posture astronauts naturally adopt during spaceflight. Lockdown could be bad for you back. Thanks to measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, many of us are now working from home. This means you might not be moving around as much, and your home desk setup (and the posture…
Read More2 workers die from injuries in Mississippi plant explosion
Two workers severely injured in an explosion at a Mississippi processing plant have died, authorities confirmed, according to the Associated Press. The explosion happened Monday August10, at the DAR PRO Solutions plant at the Greater Jackson Industrial Park near Byram. William Jackson, 51, of Vicksburg, and Terrence Fortenberry, 56, died from complications of thermal burns,…
Read More6 former EPA bosses call for agency reset after election
Six former Environmental Protection Agency chiefs have called for a “reset” at the agency after President Donald Trump’s regulation-chopping, industry-minded first term, backing a detailed plan by former EPA staffers that ranges from renouncing political influence in regulation to boosting climate-friendly electric vehicles, according to the Associated Press. The current administrator, Andrew Wheeler, immediately rejected…
Read MoreHealth and safety management system market booming
The health and safety management system covers critical aspects of the organizational resources for the development, implementation, and maintenance of occupational safety and health policy. A shifting focus of enterprises towards promoting health and safety among workers and the work environment is positively influencing the health and safety management system market. Developing countries such as…
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