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January/February 2025

Start the Year with Fresh Air

February 3, 2025

By: Ray Chishti, Contributor You’ve selected respirators for the work environment and are ready to provide them to employees but, before you do, you have another step to complete in providing adequate respiratory protection: fit testing. What is a Fit Test? A fit test estimates how well the respirator’s facepiece can form a seal with…

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Ten Essential Winter Safety Hacks for Lone Workers

February 3, 2025

By: Gen Handley, Contributor Safety hacks can save lives. These are the simple, cost-effective pieces of information that are often learned from years of experience in the industry and can be very effective when enhancing safety practices within the workplace. Simple safety hacks are particularly effective for helping increase lone worker safety in the winter—when…

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Listen Up! From the NHCA Experts…

February 3, 2025

Bone Conduction: Pushing Protection to the Limit By: Ted Argo, Principal Scientist and NHCA Expert Did you know there is a limit to how much noise hearing protection devices (HPDs) can block? Sound reaches our ears both by air conduction (AC), where noise enters the ear canal, vibrates the ear drum and travels through the…

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Connected Safety: Paving the Way for a Successful 2025

February 3, 2025

By: Dante Moore, Contributor As we navigate through the complexities of modern industrial landscapes, the concept of connected workers is reshaping the paradigm of safety, efficiency and productivity. The key to a successful 2025 rests on the widespread adoption of connected safety equipment that both emphasizes gas detection and goes beyond it. This article delves…

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Another Year of Air Sampling: Keeping Workplaces Safe

February 3, 2025

By: Tim Turney, Contributor Over the past year, air sampling has continued to be a useful tool for occupational hygienists and health and safety managers alike in managing the level of harmful airborne pollutants in the workplace. Still, exposure to airborne hazards in the workplace, such as gases, chemical vapors and dusts, can cause chronic…

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Advances in Hearing and Noise Control in the Workplace

January 14, 2025

By: Ryan D. Hill, CIH, CSP NV5, Contributor Occupational noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) remains a significant public health concern, affecting millions of workers globally. Prolonged exposure to high noise levels in the workplace not only endangers hearing but can also impair cognitive performance, increase stress and reduce overall productivity. Other than hearing loss, noise exposure…

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