Every March, most Americans welcome the switch to daylight saving timebecause of the longer days, but also dread losing an hour of sleepafter they move their clocks forward. A recent study shows that losingjust an hour of sleep could pose some dangerous consequences for thosein hazardous work environments.  “One hour of lost sleep may not seem ...

Future demand for gas detection equipment depends, mainly, on the dynamics of major end-use industries such as oil and gas, power, and chemicals, says a recent market report from Global Industry Analysts, Inc.   More statistics, as well as ordering information on the report, “Gas Detection Equipment” (Report number MCP-1155) is available at ...

Workplace injuries and illnesses in private industry fell 4.5% in 2007, marking the sixth consecutive year nonfatal incidents have declined, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Oct. 23. Nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported by private industry employers dropped to 4.2 cases per 100 workers in 2007 ...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA, www.osha.gov) has renewed its alliance with the Industrial Truck Association (ITA, http://www.indtrk.org/). The organizations will continue their efforts to provide employers and employees with training resources on the proper operation and use of powered ...

A new SBI report covering occupational safety and related markets, “Personal Protective Equipment in the U.S.,” was issued February 2008. The report classifies the PPE market into four segments: body and clothing protection, hand and foot protection, head and face protection and respiratory protection.   SBI estimates that the U.S. market ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released its annual enforcement statistics report.    In FY 2007, OSHA conducted 39,324 total inspections, a 4.3 percent increase over its stated goal of 37,700. Total violations of OSHA's standards and regulations were 88,846, a 6 percent increase from Fiscal Year (FY) ...

Lo-Co Safety Valve, LLC, has developed a safety shut-off valve that can be easily retrofitted or customized to fit any piece of Industrial or Commercial fluid power equipment. The Lo-Co SMART Valve is smart enough to detect the difference between a flow surge during normal equipment operation and a line break. If a line breaks, the SMART Valve ...

The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) and the Metalworking Industries of Michigan Workers’ Compensation Fund (MIM W.C. Fund) signed a formal alliance to protect the safety and health of Michigan’s metalworking industry workers. The MIOSHA program is part of the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth ...