Articles by Jennifer Yario

Trends in ... hand protection

‘Not all gloves are created equal’
June 27, 2021
Jennifer Yario
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The first lesson in buying gloves? “You get what you pay for,” answers Jeff Cohen, director of product management for hand and arm protection at Protective Industrial Products. “Not all gloves are created equal.
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Trends in ... heat protection

‘Heat illness is 100% preventable’
May 23, 2021
Jennifer Yario
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“Severe heat illness can be devastating to a worker’s health, and there’s no reason it has to happen to anyone on the job,” says Adrianna Carrera, product management specialist for Magid. “The most important point is that heat illness is 100% preventable.”
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Trends in ... ladders

‘Ladder safety is everyone’s job’
May 23, 2021
Jennifer Yario
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OSHA’s standard on ladders (1926.1053) rounded out the top five of the agency’s annual Top 10 list of most cited standards for fiscal year 2020. Violations of the standard totaled 2,129. In FY 2019, the standard drew 2,766 violations.
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Trends in ... instruments/lone worker devices

S+H talks to experts in the field
April 25, 2021
Jennifer Yario
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“Connectivity is reshaping our world, personally and professionally,” Shane McEwen, global product marketing manager at Blackline Safety, told Safety+Health. “Where safety has traditionally lagged behind other industries in embracing connectivity, the landscape has shifted in recent years to widely integrate connectivity into safety operations.”
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