Hot Topic – keeping cool and safe in summer heat. Heat can be a hazard for workers in jobs ranging from agriculture and landscaping to construction, road repair and airport baggage handling. Each year, thousands of outdoor workers experience heat illness, which is often in the form of heat exhaustion. If not quickly addressed, heat [...]
New Compliance Guidelines for Residential Construction OSHA requirements for residential construction will change on June 16, 2011. Under the new guidelines, workers engaged in residential construction six feet or more above lower levels must be protected by conventional fall protection (i.e., guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems) or alternative fall protection [...]
ASSE tips for minimizing heat related illness With summer right around the corner – The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) urges employers and employees to be aware of the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. When the body is unable to cool itself by sweating, according to OSHA, several potentially fatal heat-induced [...]
The current worldwide and unparalleled cotton shortage is expected to have serious consequences that could critically impact the uniform business and textile industry The Man Store is working hard to minimize the impact on it’s customers. Many of our products (work gloves and safety apparel, to name a few) are made with cotton components, which [...]
