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Reducing hand fatigue with light-weight gloves that pack a heavy-weight cut-protection punch.

Heightened federal oversight on falls means employers should make sure they’re familiar with fall protection standards and that each worker is using the right type of harness for their particular application.

A solid respiratory protection program includes understanding the hazards, having the right types of respirators and filters or cartridges, and ensuring workers know how to use and maintain them properly.

What are the steps you should first consider to ensure your confined space entries are safe and that workers are best equipped to respond if they are met with a life-threatening hazard?

In this free webinar, we will discuss the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) current requirements for Hazard Classification, Labels, Safety Data Sheets and Information and Training and share ideas on how to stay compliant and avoid violations.

Heat stress and heat stroke are no joke. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, dozens of workers die each year from heat exposure. Want to get ahead of the problem? Our safety professionals will help you develop a proper program before it gets too hot. Check out Fastenal’s “Beat the Heat” resource here: www.fastenal.com/beat-the-heat. We go over proper hydration, sun protection and heat stress signs. Please, contact us with your questions at safetyquestions@fastenal.com or 1-833-FNL...

SlateSafety’s BAND V2 is the most rugged, easy-to-use connected safety wearable to help prevent heat stress. No additional hardware is needed to monitor large teams performing tough jobs across vast worksites. Worn on the upper arm, it measures biometric data and sends real-time safety alerts when customized thresholds are met. Features include worker physiological monitoring, automated work/rest cycles and more.

Join us for this free webinar as our experts will guide you on an informative journey, showcasing how our enrollments feature empowers you to effortlessly assign corrective training, whether its from incidents, near misses, observation modules, or beyond.

This free webcast will look at your responsibilities around hearing conservation in the workplace, including: Creating a hearing conservation program, Monitoring, Audiometric testing, Hearing protectors and Training

This free webinar will look at the electrical fatalities that occurred between 2011 and 2021 to understand which occupations are more likely to be involved in electrical fatality, the action that led to the fatality, the source of the electrical fatality, and what can be done to prevent utility worker electrical fatalities.