Hearing loss is an easily preventable consequence of not wearing proper hearing protection on the job.
By Dennis Capizzi
Mar 01, 2021
Millions and millions of employees show up, do their job, clock out and go home day after day, month after month, year after year. However, for some 22 million people, this workday routine harbors a hidden danger: potential for permanent hearing loss from exposure to loud noise in the workplace.
Yet, according to every major regulatory and protection agency from OSHA to the World Health Organization (WHO) to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), workplace hearing loss is 100 percent preventable.
Why, then, are U.S. businesses paying more than $1.5 million annually in penalties for improper implementation or non-compliance with OSHA’s hearing conservation program? Perhaps it is because when it comes to loud and harmful noise in the workplace, people understand the need for hearing protection devices (HPDs), yet are unaware of what goes into s
Innovations in technology have led to the industry shift from hard hats to helmets.
By Samantha Heim
Mar 01, 2021
Over the past several years, hard hats received a small yet significant change: rated chinstraps. Now, more than ever, manufacturers are producing climbing-style helmets with a rated chinstrap. What are the histories of the hard hat and the current helmet trend, and what could the future bring?
History Lesson
Nearly 100 years ago when he came back from World War I, Edward Bullard noted the rapid increase in city infrastructure. Men moving and working at height were wearing minimal to zero PPE. The Bullard company, originally a mining equipment manufacturer, had already made a less-than-durable mining cap constructed from leather.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Drug Testing
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has created hesitation as far as workplace drug testing is concerned, it can still be done in a safe and effective manner.
By Brian P. Feeley
Mar 01, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is responsible for what could be the greatest economic collapse of all time. Since March 1, 2020, thousands of businesses have been forced to close their doors at least temporarily causing literally millions of Americans to become unemployed. Now, over half a year later, employers are anxious to reopen their businesses and those who lost jobs are eager to find employment and get back to work.
Should employers be thinking outside the box when it comes to workplace impairment? Can organizations pinpoint the hour in which workers are most likely to get injured? And are we getting a third COVID-19 vaccine? Find out on this mini episode of OH&S SafetyPod.