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FALL PROTECTION:
Five Things Youve Been
Meaning to Ask 14
HAZMAT:
Using the Emergency
Response Guidebook 44
COMPLIANCE:
The Necessary Evil 54
TRAINING:
Keeping Oil & Gas Workers
Safe 78
Fine-Tuning Emergency
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FROM THE EDITOR
Resolution Calls for

Action on Hepatitis
arking Hepatitis Awareness to measure progress in implementing the

Month, the World Health As- WHO Global Noncommunicable Diseases
sembly recently approved a Action Plan.
WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret
resolution to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of viral Chan and the president of the Sixty-seventh
hepatitis, as well as proposals to improve World Health Assembly, Dr. Roberto Tomas
global coordination of efforts to address non- Morales Ojeda, awarded four prizes May 22
to leaders in public health:
communicable diseases such as
diabetes, cancer, heart disease,

The Ihsan Dogramaci
and stroke. Viral hepatitis is reFamily Health Foundation
sponsible for 1.4 million deaths
Prize was awarded to Professor
per year, and 500 million people
Zulfiqar Bhutta of Pakistan for
currently live with the disease.
his global work on child and
Hepatitis B and C lead are the
newborn survival and health.
most common cause of liver

The Sasakawa Health
cirrhosis and cancer.
Prize was awarded to the LepAccording to the CDC, an
Control Foundation/DoAccording to the rosy
estimated 4.4 million Ameriminican Institution of Dermacans are living with chronic CDC, an estimated tology and Skin Surgerys Dr.
hepatitis, but most of them do 4.4 million AmeriHubert Bogaert Diaz to expand
not know they are infected.
for children affected by
cans are living with services
The resolution notes the imskin diseases other than leprosy.
portance of implementing ap- chronic hepatitis,

The United Arab Emirpropriate measures to protect but most of them
ates Health Foundation Prize
vulnerable groups of people
was awarded to the Institution
and says there is a need to im- do not know they
for Research in Health of Costa
prove screening.
Rica for its work on gastric canare infected.
Assembly delegates agreed
cer and occupational exposure
to consider a range of measures to improve to pesticides.
The Dr. Lee Jong-wook Memorial
access to quality and affordable hepatitis
medicines and diagnostics, and they asked Prize for Public Health was awarded jointly
the WHO Secretariat to continue to help to Professor Sinata Koulla-Shiro of Cameroon
countries develop robust strategies and goals and to the Czech Society of Cardiology.
on hepatitis and to report regularly on their JERRY LAWS
progress. They also approved nine indicators jlaws@1105media.com
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Comfort Drives FRC Compliance

Cotton-Based Fabrics Hot and Sweaty,
Workers Say in Survey of PPE Wearers
More than half of workers who
wear chemically treated, fire-retardant cotton calls the fabrics hot
and sweaty.
In a recent survey of more than
500 utility linemen, electricians,
oil and gas workers and others
who wear flame-resistant clothing (FRC) on a daily basis, most
wish the cotton-based fabrics were
cooler and more comfortable.
START WITH FABRIC
The easiest way to drive FRC

compliance is choosing a comfortable fabric, Ms. Green explains.
You wont build a house without
a good foundation. You shouldnt
select FRC without first choosing
the best foundational fabric thats
comfortable and safe.
Tecasafe Plus with Coolderm Technology provides the
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COMMON COMPLAINTS
Coolderm Technology proThese are common complaints vides active moisture wicking that
I hear all the time, says Celina
moves sweat away from the skin,
Green, End User Specialist and
Ms. Green says. The wetness
Industrial Safety Training Lead
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for TenCate Protective Fabrics.
helping cool off the wearer. Since
Most people tell me theyd
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prefer not to wear FRC because of the fabric dries more quickly than
just how hot and uncomfortable it a chemically treated cotton textile,
gets, especially during the summer which locks wetness in.
months, Ms. Green explains.
A road warrior, Ms. Green
To request Celina Green to speak
spends much of her days at indus- at your organization, e-mail her
try events, driving the importance at celina@frseminar.com. Learn
of PPE compliance. Shes often
more about Tecasafe Plus with
asked to consult with companies
Coolderm Technology by visiting
and organizations to write poliBuyTSP.com
cies and specifications on
FRC selections. She also
FR Cotton Disappoints Workers
provides seminars or lunch
& learns to help demystify
the standards, federal regulations and rules as well as
best practices to help those
organizations and companies meet compliance and
safeguard employees.
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While working hot is a
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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features
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
68
FALL PROTECTION
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Fall Protection FAQs

Proper equipment and ongoing training save lives and
boost employee morale. by Craig Firl
HEALTH AND WELLNESS

72
Finding the Sweet Spot

Implement a fall protection system that saves your
employees and your budget. by Kevin Duhamel
HEAD PROTECTION
26
30
Top Considerations for Providing

Effective Head Protection
Although hard hats are among the most commonly worn
types of PPE, U.S. workers continue to face an unacceptable
number of head injuries. by Katie Twist-Rowlinson
Twelve Frequent Hard Hat Questions
If the hard hat has sustained an impact, dispose
of it immediately, even if the damage is not visible.
by Don Rust
The Magic Number
There is more to low-level access lifts than meets the eye.
by Justin Kissinger
78
Keeping Oil & Gas Workers Safe

There is a growing global push toward hazardous
location competency training. by Wayne Mayo and
Martin Jones
84
Rich New Training Technologies

for Professional Development
Innovators such as Google, Microsoft, HP, and Logitech are
all working on augmented reality displays that help with
way finding and technical visualizations, among other
applications. by Oliver Diaz
EMERGENCY SHOWERS & EYEWASH

88
HAZMAT
Handling Hazardous Material
Emergencies
Every good emergency vehicle will have binoculars in
the cab so the responder does not have to get too close
to the hazard but can see the vehicle and its markings.
by Barry R. Weissman
48
Hidden Hazmat Considerations for

Your Safety Program
You will find in the long run that being well prepared
costs much less than trying to explain what you did
not do after the fact. by Linda J. Sherrard
A New Approach to Escape Respirators
You can find the point where reduced cost and increased
safety align. by Alex Gaggin
COMPLIANCE
54
64
Regulatory Compliance:
The Necessary Evil
Complacency or an attitude of compliance is good enough
can set in when compliance is the only management
message. by Brian D. Rains
The Future of the OSHA PSM Standard
Proposed modifications could mean that many new sites will
be covered and will need to formally adopt PSM as defined
in the OSHA regulations. by David E. Kaelin Sr.
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PLANT MAINTENANCE
90
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
52
Fine-Tuning
Emergency
Shower Safety in
the Workplace
Optimize your equipment to meet ANSI
requirements, address
facility needs, and provide workers the best
washdown coverage.
by Ryan Pfund
BRADLEY CORPORATION
44
Total Worker Health Approach Helps

Organizations and Employees Thrive
A synergistic approach for integrating occupational
safety and health protection with health promotion
reduces costs, increases employee productivity, and
boosts organizational performance. by Brenda Schmidt
and Robert Eric Dinenberg
TRAINING
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY
40
Common Practices Put

Your Workers at Risk
Utilizing automated safety monitoring devices, managers
can finally discover emergency incidents right away.
by Garrett Genest
Maintaining Old Technology to

Mitigate Safety Risks
We have recently discovered that many petrochemical
processing plants should take action on 50 percent or
more of their installed gauges. by Jason Deane
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Newsline
Practical Excellence
by Shawn Galloway
Product Spotlights
Literature Library
Classifieds
Advertiser Index
Breakthrough Strategies
by Robert Pater
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SAFE
on the outside,
SOFT
on the inside
Workrite designs our flame-resistant (FR)
clothing to not only keep workers safe,
but comfortable. Manufactured utilizing
the softness that comes from Pima
cotton and Westex engineering,
Workrites UltraSoft AC Utility Shirt
and Indura Jeans offer a lightweight,
comfortable feel combined with
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If you want your employees to wear FR,
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A State of Constant Readiness
Have you ever once included your safety shower in an
emergency drill for employees? Would they know how to use,
clean up after, and restore to service an eyewash/emergency
shower or what to do with possibly contaminated water?
Lots of water? (If it is not a drained unit, potentially up to
300 gallons of water in 15 minutes.) Former OH&S Technical Editor Linda J. Sherrards article will help you keep your
eyewash and showers program in tip-top shape.
Recall Nation
General Motors June 13 announcement that it is recalling 581,367 additional vehicles88 percent of them are
Camaros, as GM described the recalls affecting all current
generation Chevrolet Camarosworsened an already painful
year for the automaker. But if you pay close attention to the
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commissions website or follow
its Twitter feed, you know that its hard to keep up with the
volume of so many safety recalls. Power tools, toys, office
chairs, bedrails, emergency lighting, smoke alarms . . . . The
list goes on and on.
CDC Report Finds Cancer Survivors

Face Significant Economic Burdens
Cancer survivors face
physical, emotional, psychosocial, employment
and financial challenges
as a result of their cancer
diagnosis and treatment, said Donatus U.
Ekwueme, Ph.D., a senior
health economist with
CDCs Division of Cancer
Prevention and Control.
With the number of
cancer survivors expected
to increase by more than
30 percent in the next
decadeto 18 million
Americansmedical and
public health professionals must be diligent in their efforts to help reduce the burden
of cancer on survivors and their families. The report was
published last month in MMWR.
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CORPORATE PROFILES
ABOUT WORKRITE UNIFORM COMPANY INC
Workrite Uniform Company has manufactured high-quality, flame-resistant (FR) workwear for men and women for the last 40 years. Workrites garment quality comes from
focusing solely on manufacturing FR workwear since we opened in 1973. Every employee, resource and process at Workrite is dedicated to the development of FR garments
that measure up to the most stringent safety and quality standards in the industry.
Workrite Uniform Company

workrite.com
1701 N. Lombard Street, Suite 200
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Tel: 1.800.521.1888
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We have full-time technical staff who participate in standards committees, including

ASTM and NFPA, and a nationwide sales team of FR experts who provide knowledgeable consultation when developing a uniform program. And, as an affiliate of the
worlds largest workwear manufacturer, Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. (Dickies), we
have the resources to be a stable and reliable long-term supplier for our customers.
Our long-standing relationships with the industrys leading FR fabric suppliers mean
we get the highest-quality materials. We then take those materials and build a safety
garment with construction techniques that maximize everything that matters to our
customers: safety, durability, functionality and comfortfrom action-style backs for
ease of movement, to extra-long shirttails, triple-feld seams and fabric covers to
ensure no metal comes in contact with the skin, and more.
Every garment we make operates under our ISO 9001:2008 certification, assuring
our customers that Workrite products meet the highest standards of quality and consistency. Our certified quality control systems and end-to-end inspection processes
result in a negligible defect rate.
From utilities to oil & gas to fire service, Workrites broad offering includes workwear
in more styles, more colors, more sizes and with more customization options than
any other FR manufacturer out there. From managing corporate logos to developing
a customized e-commerce site for our customers FR clothing program, we offer the
range of services that business-to-business customers need.
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NEWSLINE
On the Move
10
Mergers &
Acquisitions
Capital Safety announced April 30 that
it had acquired Altiseg Equipamentos de
Seguranca de Trabalho Ltda.EPP, described as a leading Brazilian fall protection company that is headquartered in in
Curitiba, in the southern State of Parana.
CAPITAL SAFETY
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.
Dr. Kathryn L. Mueller, M.D., MPH, FACOEM, a professor in the Department of

Physiatry and the School of Public Health
at the University of Colorado Anschutz
Medical Campus and the medical director for the Colorado Division of Workers
Compensation in Denver, was installed as
the president of the American College of
Occupational and Environmental Medicine during this years American Occupational Health Conference, which took place
April 27-30 in San Antonio. An expert in
disability management, Mueller has served
as associate editor of the American Medical
Associations Guides to the Evaluation of
Permanent Impairment and she previously
served terms as ACOEMs vice president,
director, and secretary/treasurer. . . . Bicky
Corman, who had served as deputy general counsel, senior sustainability advisor,
and deputy associate administrator at the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
has joined the law firm Venable LLP as a
partner in its environmental practice. She
has nearly three decades of experience as
an environmental regulation, litigation,
and policy attorney and served as first general counsel for the District of Columbias
Department of the Environment and as its
acting interim director before joining EPA.
. . . Franklin Electric Co., Inc. announced
in May that Julie Scheck
Freigang has joined the
company as chief information officer. She reports to
President and CEO Gregg
Sengstack; Freigang previously was vice president of
information technologies JULIE SCHECK
FREIGANG
at Eaton, a company that
provides energy-efficient solutions that
help customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power more
efficiently, safely, and sustainably. . . . UL
Workplace Health and Safety announced
in May that four health care experts have
been added to its newly established Medical Advisory Board. They are Drs. Steven
Crawford, Richard Lewis, and Peter
Vasquez, who are physicians, and Juanita
Kantner, a certified occupational health
nurse-specialist. They will serve as consultants for the company to help identify
trends, regulations, and clinical issues affecting the delivery of safety, occupational,
and environmental medicine and management services in the workplace. We are

very excited to welcome this diverse group
of health care professionals to UL Workplace Health and Safetys Medical Advisory
Board, said Bill Grana, president of UL
Workplace Health and Safety. They bring
a wealth of experience in clinical, business,
and information technology matters that
will positively inform our growth strategy
and greatly benefit our clients. The valuable insight of our Medical Advisory Board
will complement and further enhance the
expertise of our exceptional subject-matter
experts and advance the innovative workforce health solutions we offer. Crawford,
M.D., C.I.M.E., is corporate medical director at Meridian Occupational Health,
a hospital-affiliated occupational medicine practice in central New Jersey. Lewis,
M.D., MPH, is medical director at Battelle
Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio.
Vasquez, M.D., is national medical director
for Take Care Health Systems Employer
Solutions Group. Kantner, R.N., M.S.,
C.O.H.N.-S./CM, is a principal health care
consultant based in Pennsylvania with
more than 20 years of experience.
This acquisition expands our footprint

in the region and allows us to better serve
our customers. Altiseg complements our
existing capabilities and strengthens our
position in a fast-growing, emerging geography. Altiseg has a strong reputation
and widespread brand recognition in this
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ADVISORY BOARD
Joe E. Beck
Professor, Environmental Health Science
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Ky.
Leo J. DeBobes, MA (OH&S), CSP, CHCM,
CPEA, CSC, EMT
Stony Brook University Medical Center
Stony Brook, NY
Scott Lawson
The Scott Lawson Companies
Concord, N.H.
Angelo Pinheiro, CSP, CRSP, CPEA
Senior HES Professional
Marathon Oil Company
Houston, Texas
William H. Weems, DrPH, CIH
Director, Environmental & Industrial Programs
University of Alabama College of Continuing Studies
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Barry R. Weissman, MBA, REM, CSP,
CHMM, CHS-V, CIPS
Corporate Manager Health & Safety
Benjamin Moore Paint Co.
Flanders, N.J.
Henry Wright, MBA, CFPS
Senior Vice President & Director Risk Solutions
BB&T Insurance Services Inc.
Charlotte, N.C.
fall protection market and it will be a great

addition to Capital Safety, Capital Safety
CEO Stephen Oswald said. Patricia dos
Santos, commercial director at Altiseg,
agreed the acquisition will benefit both
companies. Details of the transaction were
not disclosed. The company (www.altiseg.
com.br/) is ISO 9001 certified and was the
first to market under the new INMETRO
certification requirements in Brazil.
Tex Tech Industries (www.textechindustries.com), a developer and manufacturer of engineered, high-performance
materials that is based in Portland, Maine,
announced its acquisition of Chapman
Innovations and its flagship brand, CarbonX, in April. Chapman Innovations was
founded in Salt Lake City in 1998. Made of
a patented blend of high-performance fibers, CarbonX non-flammable fabrics and
apparel are used in protective applications
for industrial safety, construction, welding,
molten metal, utilities, pulp and paper, oil
and gas, firefighting, and tactical/police.
The CarbonX product line will significantly strengthen our position in several
key markets, said Ciaran Lynch, CEO of
Tex Tech Industries. We are impressed
with its superior performance compared
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Society of Petroleum Engineers

E&P HSE Excellence Conference
Set for March 2015
Striving for HSE ExcellenceIt Takes All of
Us is the theme of the Society of Petroleum
Engineers E&P Health, Safety, Security
and Environmental ConferenceAmericas, which is scheduled for March 16-18,
2015. The event takes place at the Omni Interlocken Resort, 500 Interlocken Blvd. in
Broomfield, Colo. (phone 303-438-6600).
The conferences educational courses and
sessions will cover topics that include environmental protection, emergency preparedness and response, HSE management,
safety and health, security, and social responsibility, and it includes an expo March
16-17. For more information, visit http://
www.spe.org/events/hsse/2015/index.php.
Awards &
Recognition
The 2014 International Awards for
Powered Access were presented in April to
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The 2014 International Awards for Powered

Access were presented in conjunction with this
years IPAF Summit.
INTERNATIONAL POWERED ACCESS FEDERATION
to competing flame-resistant products and

with the companys strong relationships
with its end users.
Chapman Innovations looks forward
to being a part of the Tex Tech family of
companies, said Tyler Thatcher, CEO of
Chapman Innovations. Tex Techs global
distribution platform and in-house development capabilities will enable us to bring
new products to the market more quickly.
According to the companies announcement, Chapman Innovations will operate
as a wholly owned subsidiary with the same
team members, and all operational procedures will remain unchanged.
Kaman Corporation (www.kaman.
com, Bloomfield, Conn.) announced its
Distribution Segment completed the acquisition of the operating assets of B.W. Rogers Company and certain affiliated entities;
terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The acquisition expands Kamans capabilities in the fluid power and automation &
motion control product areas. B.W. Rogers,
which operates from 21 locations in seven
states, is a tri-motion distributor of Parker
Hannifin motion and control products and
represents many other premium manufacturers. Approximately 240 former B. W.
Rogers employees have joined Kaman.
14 winners who were recognized for best

practices, excellence, and innovation. The
awards are jointly organized by Access International and the International Powered
Access Federation and were presented in
Windsor, UK, during the IPAF Summit.
The winners are: IPAF Training Instructor
of the Year, Tony Radke, NES Rentals, USA;
IPAF Training Instructor of the Year Special Recognition, Josef Hollstegge, Ruthmann, Germany; IPAF Training Centre of
the Year, Mills Rental, Brazil; Access Photograph of the Year, Tadeusz Koniecko, technical engineer, Riwal, Poland; Product of
the Year Low Level Access, Power Towers,
UK; Product of the Year Mast Climbing
Work Platforms/Hoists, Scanclimber, Finland; Product of the Year Vehicle/Trailer
Mounted, Ruthmann, Germany; Product
of the Year Self-Propelled (Booms, Scissors, Atrium lifts), Genie, USA; Outstanding Customer Service, Access Plus, UK;
Contribution to Safe Working at Height,
Peter Douglas, Nationwide Platforms, UK;
Powered Access Pioneer, Galmon, Singapore; Innovative Use of Access Equipment,
Fraco Products, Canada; Access Rental
Company of the Year, AFI-Uplift, UK;
IPAF and Access International Lifetime
Achievement Award, Mike Evans, UK. Tim
Whiteman, IPAFs CEO, said the next IPAF
Summit and awards ceremony will be held
March 26, 2015, in Washington, D.C.
Big Rivers Electric Energy Transmission and Substation received the Kentucky Governors Safety and Health Award
in April, with Secretary Larry L. Roberts
of the Kentucky Labor Cabinet (www.labor.ky.gov) taking part in the presentation,
which recognized the facility for working
250,000 hours without a lost-time accident
or illness.
Big Rivers is no stranger to these
awards, with 33 previous Governors Safety
and Health Awards throughout the years,
Roberts said. We congratulate the Energy
Transmission and Substation organization

in Henderson, and we appreciate its enduring dedication to the safety and health of
the people who work there.
Big Rivers is a member-owned, notfor-profit generation and transmission cooperative that owns and operates a 1,285mile transmission system, three generating
plants, and 22 substations. It is owned by
three distribution cooperative members,
Jackson Purchase Energy Corp., Kenergy
Corp., and Meade County Rural Electric
Cooperative Corp., which provide electricity to more than 113,000 customers in
portions of 22 western Kentucky counties.
Mark Bailey, Big Rivers Electric president
and CEO, said the award is a tribute to
our Energy Transmission and Substation
employees working more than four years
to reach over 250,000 hours without a losttime incident. I know this accomplishment
could not have been reached without each
transmission and substation employee doing his or her part, as well as the local union
leaderships support to maintain a safe and
healthy working environment. As an organization, we emphasize safety among our
employees, member-owners, contractors,
and the general public, so todays award is a
testimony to our organizations cooperative
spirit in creating a safe workplace.
BTL Industries, Inc. in Greeneville,
Tenn., received the Governors Award of
Excellence for Workplace Safety in April
2014, with Tennessee Department of Labor
& Workforce Development Commissioner
Burns Phillips making the announcement.
The evaluation criteria for this award are
challenging, and this company has worked
extremely hard to meet and exceed the
standards the award requires, said Jim
Flanagan, assistant administrator for Tennessee OSHA, who presented the award
to company officials. BTL Industries has
72 employees at the Greeneville location
who manufacture switchgear and switchboard apparatus; the facility qualified for
the award by working more than 250,000
hours without a lost time or restricted duty
workplace injury or illness.
CSX announced in April that Ohios
legislature had honored CSX Toledo Terminal employees at Stanley Yard, Walbridge Yard, and the Toledo Docks for
their impressive safety record. State Sen.
Randy Gardner and State Rep. Tim Brown
presented the award.
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FALL PROTECTION
Fall Protection FAQs:

Five Things Youve Been Meaning to Ask
Proper equipment and ongoing training save
lives and boost employee morale.
BY CRAIG FIRL
CAPITAL SAFETY
o matter what industry you work in, the

importance of workplace safety has likely
been drilled into your head since day one.
You must use the proper equipment, receive
the right training, and always follow safety protocols.
Making safe decisions has probably become instinctive, built into your everyday routine. However, every
job site has its own unique challenges and requirements, which can leave even the most experienced
workers feeling unsure of what is required. Below are
five common questions that Capital Safetys expert
team hears from workers at height across the country.
1. I have fall protection equipment from a previous job. Can I use the same equipment on a new
job site?
There is no simple answer to this question. Every
job site is different and contains its own unique challenges and fall hazards. While most fall protection
equipment today is manufactured to be versatile, that
doesnt guarantee that what was used on the last job is
the best solution for a new job site. Some applications
require job-specific equipment to ensure the safety of
workers. For example, those working in fields that do
welding or electrical maintenance require a harness
made with special materials that offer fire resistance
and arc flash protection. The type of lanyard or selfretracting lifeline needed also may change, depending
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on things such as anchorage locations, fall clearance,

and the set-up of the job site.
Fall protection equipment will not keep workers
properly protected unless it is the right equipment for
the job and is used properly. Dont forgo researching
the job site and auditing safety equipment in an effort
to save money. Instead, work with a qualified distributor or equipment manufacturer to figure out exactly
what is needed. If you dont have the right equipment
for the job, youre not fully protected.
2. What are fall clearance and swing fall?
Fall clearance is the minimum vertical distance a
worker needs in the event of a fall to safely arrest the
fall and avoid striking the ground or an object below.
Its crucial to understand that fall clearance is more
than just the simple measurement from a worker to
the nearest obstruction. Other factors to consider include deceleration distance, the height of the worker,
and whether a shock-absorbing lanyard or self-retracting lifeline is being used. In fact, a correct calculation could mean the difference between serious injury
and a safely arrested fall. Diagrams and formulas are
available for calculating fall clearance at www.CapitalSafety.com.
If the distance between the anchorage point and
the nearest obstruction is less than the calculated fall
clearance distance, the fall arrest system cannot effectively protect a worker from the dangers of a fall from
height.
A swing fall is a pendulum-like motion that can
occur when the worker falls and his connector device
is in a position located horizontally away from the anchorage point and not directly above the worker. In
such situations, swing fall distance must also be taken
into account. Because a swing fall generally lengthens
the overall vertical fall distance, clearances must be
appropriately adjusted. (Additional diagrams are also
available to describe swing fall hazards at www.CapitalSafety.com).
3. What should I do if someone falls on the job
site and needs to be rescued?
Even with the very best fall protection system in
place, its still possible for a fall to occur. Dont risk being unprepared and poorly trained on how to handle
such a situation. OSHA regulations require that you
have a comprehensive, written rescue plan in place
that all workers are trained on and can access at any
time. We and many other equipment manufacturers
offer sample rescue plans as a starting point for developing your own.
Once there is a comprehensive plan in place, there
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FALL PROTECTION
are four crucial steps to follow when a fall

occurs:
Respond to the fall. The ANSI Z359
fall protection code states that no more
than six minutes should pass from the time
a worker falls to when he is reached. OSHA
requires the provision of medical aid to the
fallen worker within four to six minutes.
These time limits are put in place to help
mitigate the risks of unconsciousness or
further injury of a suspended worker.
Monitor the fallen worker. Continuously communicate with the worker, especially if he or she is suspended for a prolonged period of time. Encourage the fallen
worker to move his arms and legs to promote blood flow to the extremities. If the
worker describes or displays symptoms of
dizziness, fainting, nausea, breathlessness,
low heart rate, low blood pressure, or loss
of vision, notify emergency medical services immediately because these are warning signs of a more severe injury, such as
suspension trauma.
Follow the rescue plan. Use the rescue plan to determine safe next steps and
have a trained employee rescue the fallen
worker. The best rescue plan avoids putting
the rescuer in harms way.
Transport the worker to a safe area.
In most situations, the ground is the safest level, but some job sites may require
transporting the worker to a different area,
such as the interior of a building. Once the
worker is in a safe area, determine whether
first aid treatment needs to be administered
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or if the fallen worker needs to be transported to a hospital.

Once the fallen worker is safe and the
immediate emergency is under control, be
sure to take all safety equipment involved
in the incident out of commission until a
qualified person can inspect it.
4. Ive heard people talk about the
ABCDs of Fall Protection. What is that?
A typical personal fall arrest system is
made up of four necessary components.
The ABCDs of Fall Protection is a commonly used abbreviation to remember the
following four components.
Anchorage
The anchorage is the secure point of
attachment. Anchorage connectors vary
by industry, job, type of installation, and
structure. It must be able to support the intended loads and provide a sufficient factor
of safety.
Body Support
A full body harness is the most common type of body support. Harnesses distribute fall forces over the upper thighs,
pelvis, chest, and shoulders and provide a
connection point on the worker for the personal fall arrest system.
Connector
A connector, such as a shock-absorbing
lanyard or a self-retracting lifeline, connects a workers harness to the anchorage.
Descent/Rescue
These are devices used to raise or lower
a fallen or injured worker to safety or retrieve the worker from a confined space. It
is not uncommon for this component to be
overlooked.
5. What is the difference between
OSHA and ANSI?
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health
Administration) and ANSI (American
National Standards Institute) are both important organizations focused on keeping
workers safe. While there is some overlap
between the two, their roles are ultimately
different, and they should not be confused.
OSHA is a division of the U.S. Department of Labor charged with setting and enforcing safety regulations in the workplace.
OSHA also provides training, outreach,
education, and assistance to workers in order to facilitate awareness and understanding of such regulations. OSHA regulations
are governing law and therefore mandatory
in nature, meaning all workplaces/employers must comply. Those who do not comply
can face serious consequences, including
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citations and hefty fines.

ANSI exists to promote and facilitate
voluntary consensus standards, some of
which are aimed at improving worker safety on the job, such as the Z359 series for fall
protection. ANSI standards are intended
to serve as recommended guidelines and
often go more in depth than OSHA regulations. However, unlike OSHA regulations, ANSI standards are not mandatory,
and following them is not required by law.
While manufacturers and employers can
choose to ignore ANSI standards without
facing any monetary penalty, doing so
could (and often does) place worker safety
in jeopardy.
While OSHA regulations are established
to ensure safe working conditions, due to
the lengthy process involved in updating
regulations, they often fall short of delivering the most comprehensive and up-todate safety information. ANSI standards,
on the other hand, are generally more current, requiring revision or reaffirmation
every five years, and represent the thinking
of industry experts from all stakeholders.
In general, these consensus standards serve
as more all-inclusive, easy-to-understand
safety reference materials. Do not overlook
the importance of ANSI standards and the
value of being ANSI compliant.
Even though OSHA and ANSI are
separate organizations, the regulations
and standards related to safety and health
are of paramount consideration for both.
In that sense, they are deeply intertwined
and should be used together to enhance
and strengthen the safety of workers. Those
who truly put safety first are known to actively follow all applicable OSHA regulations and ANSI standards.
Fall protection can seem like a daunting task, but it doesnt have to be. Proper
equipment and ongoing training save lives
and boost employee morale. Contact your
safety equipment manufacturer if you have
additional questions on how to stay safe at
height.
Craig Firl (cfirl@capitalsafety.com) is the
North American Technical Manager with
Capital Safety, a leading designer and manufacturer of height safety and fall protection
equipment. It also offers training courses,
with 20 operating sites worldwide and a
commitment to quality, innovation, and
safety. For more information, call 800-3286146 or visit www.capitalsafety.com.
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Since 1974, Advance Lifts has been the industry leader in dock lifts. We
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All of Advance Lifts products are manufactured in our UL listed and ISO
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FALL PROTECTION
Finding the Sweet Spot

BY KEVIN DUHAMEL
hile companies big and small are always

looking to become more productive,
more profitable, and more efficient,
most successful companies share one
common priority: their employees safety. In many industries, upholding that priority comes with the need
for fall protection. Yet with regulatory requirements
to meet and an often steep price tag, fall protection
can seem like a daunting undertaking. Rest assured,
however, with the right knowledge, implementing a
fall protection system can easily fit into any companys
work flow and budget.
Legally, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration mandates that fall protection be provided at: 4 feet in general industry, 5 feet in shipyards, 6
feet in the construction industry, 8 feet in longshoring
operations, and any height when working over dangerous equipment or machinery. Luckily, fall protection comes in many forms, and numerous options can
be considered to protect employees.
In some instances, companies can engineer the hazard out of the workplace and eliminate the fall hazard
altogether simply by changing a work process. Minor
adjustments, such as moving work to the ground level
or relocating panel boxes and other equipment, are
simple ways to eliminate a fall hazard. When this can
be done, it is always the preferable solution because the
risk is completely removed. This can also be one of the
more budget-friendly ways to ensure worker safety because it usually does not involve purchasing much extra equipment. However, in some cases, changing the
work flow or moving equipment can be more costly
than the price of other fall protection options.
In these situationswhere the risk cannot be
eliminatedcompanies should look to prevent the
risk with equipment such as handrails, safety gates,
guardrails, and rooftop railings. This type of equipment is generally less expensive than a custom-engineered system. However, if work processes change,
such equipment may no longer protect against falls,
necessitating the need for more of this equipment
or a more in-depth fall protection system. As such,
companies already using this type of equipment are
encouraged to challenge their processes in an effort to
find potential risks. Because this system cannot adapt
as the companys processes change, such preventive
methods of fall protection are often not the most longlasting of investments.
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For companies that have not found success with
eliminating hazards or preventing falls, restraint
systems can be a worthwhile budget spend. These
systems can either keep workers from reaching an
area where the fall hazard exists or enable workers to
perform their duties from the height required while
attached to the system. Restrained workers use a
harness attached to a fixed-length lanyard, which is
then attached to an anchorage system. In general, if
the work environment allows for a restraint system,
it is the preferred method of fall protection because
a fall is completely avoided. Though not compatible
for multiple workers and relatively inflexible once
installed, when practical, restraint systems can be a
reliable and long-lasting investment.
Minor adjustments, such as moving

work to the ground level or relocating
panel boxes and other equipment, are
simple ways to eliminate a fall hazard.
In many instances, none of the above practices fit
a companys needs or workflow. For these cases, fall
arrest systems are the perfect option. Fall arrest systems stop the fall in a controlled manner with either
wire rope or rigid rail. Wire rope systems require
additional fall clearance due to the initial sag of the
wire because the stretch of the line during a fall adds
to this distance. When a worker falls on a wire rope
system, the wires sag will cause the trolley to slide to
the center of the nearest two supports, creating a risk
for the worker to collide with nearby obstacles after a
fall. There is also a risk for a sudden pull on the rope,
which could have a jarring effect on those working on
the same system. After a fall, a wire rope system must
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FALL PROTECTION
Rigid-rail systems allow for longer distances
between supports, which reduces both material
and installation costs.
be replaced and recertified by a qualified engineeradding to the
overall cost of the system.
Rigid-rail fall arrest systems, however, stop the fall in a shorter
distance by eliminating any sag. Injuries occurring after the fall,
such as swinging into objects, are also minimized with rigid rail
because the system doesnt sag, thereby minimizing the total fall
distance. In the event of one workers fall, the rigid-rail system does
not bend or deflect like a wire rope system, thus eliminating the
risk to another worker and allowing other workers on the system to
continue moving freely and safely. As a fellow worker on the system
remains unharmed and mobile, he or she has the ability to assist in
the rescue of the fallen worker. Often thought of as more expensive
than other fall protection methods, rigid-rail systems allow for longer distances between supports without sag, which reduces both
material and installation costs.
Using Rigid Rail Systems

Many companies have found a successful balance by relying on rigid rail fall arrest systems. One such company is a major auto parts
distributor. Concerns regarding the safety of the facility arose when

the facility manager recognized that the maintenance employees
were regularly required to climb out onto the extensive conveyor
system in order to repair equipment and eliminate backups in the
system. In several areas, the conveyors were suspended rather high
off the ground and, with no adjacent flooring, the risk of falling was
abundantly apparent.
In exploring their options for fall protection, multiple areas of
curved conveyors and a floor-to-ceiling spiral conveyor in particular posed challenges and made it impossible to completely cover
the conveyors with a monorail fall arrest system. The solution was
to install four plain track, straight rigid rail fall arrest systems rated
for two users in one of the buildings. Three of the systems are 282
feet long, and one is 102 feet long. These two-user systems cover
the straight conveyors in that building. In the second building, a
340-foot straight monorail was installed to cover the straight conveyor lines feeding into multiple curved monorail sections covering the curved and spiral conveyors.
Now, when a worker is required to perform maintenance on
the conveyors, he simply attaches the lanyard to his harness and
has fall protection every moment he is working, regardless of the
configuration of the conveyors. The workers feel safe and the company now has peace of mind knowing its employees are protected
from falls.
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THE INDUSTRY LEADER IN EMERGENCY & SAFETY IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT
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In several areas, the conveyors were suspended rather high

off the ground and, with no adjacent flooring, the risk of
falling was abundantly apparent.
Likewise, a track trenching and surface
mining company in the Midwest requires
its employees to move many large, heavy
components using several 40-ton-capacity
overhead bridge cranes. During the assembly, workers are often working at elevations
that pose fall risks.
With the work being done on a machine, any form of passive restraintsuch
as handrailswas impractical. The company instead sought a permanent overhead
fall arrest system but quickly realized that
most permanent solutions to protect the
workers from falls would become obstacles
for the cranes delivering components to
those workers.
In order to provide the most fall protection coverage without obstructing the
crane movement, the company installed
four rigid rail fall arrest systems. The systems feature dual track rails so that each
track can support two workers. Two of the
systems are 100 feet long and two are 150
feet, and they are supported every 50 feet
by wall cantilever-style jibs. One jib per
system is motorized so that it can either
be easily positioned at any point in the jibs
180-degree coverage areas or folded flat
against the wall. The systems were installed
on opposing walls, which allowed full rectangular coverage beneath the overhead
bridge cranes. According to the safety engineer, the rigid rail systems allow for more
flexibility and can accommodate four operators per machine.
With their safety concern for their
workers resolved, the next major test was
evaluating whether the rigid rail systems
would have any negative impact on productivity. With the ability to fold the systems out of the way of the overhead cranes,
productivity is as high as its ever been.
Though this was not the least expensive
of all fall protection systems, the companys safety concerns and budget were best
served with the investment in a rigid rail
fall arrest system.
Weighing Costs and Benefits

It can be easy to lose sight of what form of
fall protection is truly the best fit for a work
environment when balancing so many factorsproductivity, profitability, safety, and

budget. Yet fall protection comes in many
forms, and when such systems are necessary, it is imperative to prioritize the safety
objective over all others. Some companies
may be able to fit fall protection into their
budgets with passive fall protection. But for
those who require a professionally engi-
neered system such as a rigid rail fall arrest

system, it is important to remember that
while such a system may be a larger investment up front, it also yields great benefits,
as these systems often lead to increased
productivity and protect against costly accidents.
Kevin Duhamel is the Gorbel Inc. Tether
Track Product Manager. He has more than
15 years of safety industry experience and
expertise and has specialized in fall protection since 2008. He is a certified fall protectioncompetent trainer and inspector.
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RIGID LIFELINES FALL PROTECTION SOLUTIONS
Rigid Lifelines
www.rigidlifelines.com
604 Hemlock Road
Morgantown, PA 19543
Tel: 1-800-869-2080
Contact Information
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aballester@rigidlifelines.com
Rigid Lifelines is a leader in the manufacture and distribution of a wide range of

fall protection solutions. Our dedicated team of safety professionals are pioneers
in the design and manufacture of enclosed track fall protection systems for industrial and construction worksites. We manufacture our fall protection systems in two
locations in the United States--Morgantown, Pennsylvania and Las Vegas, Nevada.
We are proud to be a Certified Welding Fabricator in accordance with the American
Welding Society. Plus, all of our fall protection systems and equipment exceed OSHA
and ANSI requirements. In keeping with our mission, Rigid Lifelines is pleased to announce that we are now carrying a new line of soft goods and accessories. Evolve
full body harnesses are available with standard and deluxe features for maximum
worker comfort and effectiveness. Defy self-retracting lanyards feature a high-impact polymer housing that is lightweight and durable. And Connex shock absorbing
lanyards feature either an internal or shock pack energy absorber, depending upon
the needs of your worksite. You can learn more about those soft goods and all of our
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HEAD PROTECTION
Top Considerations for Providing

Effective Head Protection
Although hard hats are among the most

commonly worn types of PPE, U.S. workers
continue to face an unacceptable number of
head injuries.
BY KATIE TWIST-ROWLINSON
HONEYWELL SAFETY PRODUCTS
ach year, workers experience roughly 80,000

nonfatal head injuries that involve days away
from work, according to the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics. Leading causes of occupational head injuries include being struck by or making contact with objects or equipment, as well as slips
and falls. Hazards to the head exist in nearly every
industry, from forestry, mining, and construction to
manufacturing, utilities, oil and gas, and more.
The extent of occupational head injuries ranges
from bumps and concussions to catastrophic impact
and even death, and the cost can be devastating to
the individual and the employer alike. In fact, injuries
involving the head or central nervous system are the
most costly lost-time workers compensation claims.
Such injuries averaged more than $84,000 per workers
compensation claim filed in 2007 and 2008, according
to the National Council on Compensation Insurance.
To help prevent head injuries, national and corporate standards for head protection are in place that
call for hard hats to be worn wherever top-of-head
hazards exist. Yet while hard hats are among the most
commonly worn types of personal protective equipment, our nations workers continue to face an unacceptable number of head injuries. This article looks at
top considerations for outfitting workers with hard
hats that deliver effective head protection and all-day
comfort to support compliance and reduce injuries on
the job.
Impact and Electrical Protection

In the United States, hard hats must meet the American National Standards Institute Z89.1-2009 standard
for industrial head protection, and they are classified
into two categories. Type I caps provide impact protection to the crown, or top, of the head only. Type
II caps protect from both crown and lateral impact
(front, back, sides, and top) and are also tested for offcenter penetration resistance and chin strap retention.
Adoption of Type II caps is on the rise as employers
recognize the added protection and lifesaving benefits
they provide.
ANSI also classifies protective caps based on
their level of electrical insulation. Class G (general)
helmets are tested to withstand 2,200 volts, Class E
(electrical) caps are tested to 20,000 volts, and Class
C (conductive) caps provide no electrical protection.
A caps electrical rating is molded into the underside
of its brim for easy identification. When selecting a
hard hat, be sure it is ANSI-approved, provides the
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proper level of impact resistance, and meets

the appropriate electrical rating for corresponding hazards.
Suspension
In general, workers understand the dangers of removing hard hats in the presence
of hazards and are likely to keep caps on
where they should. However, factors such
as fit and comfort play key roles in noncompliance. A hard hats suspension is the
internal framework that helps absorb and
distribute energy upon impact. It is also a
hard hats primary means of ensuring a safe
and comfortable fit.
The less comfortable a hard hats suspension is, the more likely a worker is to
remove the cap to make adjustments or
to alleviate discomfort. A poorly designed
suspension may require the wearer to
over-tighten it to achieve a snug fit, which
can lead to headaches, pinch points, and
sore spots. Similarly, if the suspension is
constructed of plastic or a similarly rigid
material, it is less likely to conform to an
individuals head, causing discomfort and
distraction. Finally, if the suspension does
not offer effective lateral adjustments, the
wearer may experience an unbalanced,
top-heavy fit. This can result in neck pain
as well as poor retention, meaning the cap
is more likely to fall off when bending over
or adding the weight of a faceshield.
When worn properly, a hard hat should
provide a snug, balanced, and secure fit
around the head. To identify a hard hat
that will provide lasting comfort and a safe
fit, start by considering the number of suspension points. Hard hats generally come
with 4-, 6-, or 8-point suspensions, and that
number represents how many connections
exist between the suspension and cap. Each
connection helps disperse the weight of the
hat during everyday wear, as well as the
force of impact upon being struck. Therefore, a higher number of suspension points
means greater all-day comfort and a safer
outcome in the event an impact does occur.
Next, look for easy-to-use sizing and
adjustability features that allow workers
to quickly achieve a customized fit. Suspension circumference is commonly adjusted by pin locks, ratchets, or tab locks,
and other options such as sliding bands
make resizing a cap especially quick and
easy. Height adjustments, which generally
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in achieving low-to-the-head, secure retention, while swing suspensions are valuable for individuals who frequently wear
caps backward. Suspensions are available
in many materials; look for those made of
durable yet pliable material, such as nylon,
which conforms to the head for a comfortable, customized fit.
Finally, be aware that heat and sweat
can deter comfort and undermine compliance. The hotter a worker becomes as a
result of exertion or the environment, the
more likely he is to remove his cap to cool
off or wipe sweat from his brow. To reduce
the risk of removal as well as heat stroke
and dehydration, look for cooling options.
Highly absorbent washable or replaceable
sweatbands are good options to consider,
as are cooling headbands, neck wraps, and
attachable sunshields that guard the neck,
face, and ears from direct sun.
Combination Use
Hard hats are frequently worn in conjunction with other forms of PPE and often
serve as the foundation of an overall eye
and face protection system. Therefore, it is
important to select a cap that can be worn
safely and comfortably during combination
use. For instance, in applications where
safety eyewear is required, make sure the
selected styles do not interfere. When a
hard hats suspension bumps into the temples of the eyewear, discomfort, distraction,
or optical distortion may result.
Similarly, consider possible interactions
between the cap and faceshields or welding
helmets. Face protection used in combination with a hard hat relies on some form of
mounting system. Considerations for selecting a mounting system include frequency of combination protection, durability,
ease of use, and compatibility with different
products. For high frequency transitions in
face protection, look for attachment systems that are fully adjustable to fit any style
of cap and have a brim tab design that fits
securely onto the cap. For long-term secure
situations, pre-installed or permanently
fixed options offer ease of use.
In electrified environments, be sure
the mounting system does not alter the
caps dielectric rating. Hinges, snaps, or
other attachments used for secondary
protection also must be non-conductive
to maintain the caps dielectric rating and

prevent a shock hazard.
Reverse Donning
Like combination use, reverse donning is
commonplace. Wearing a safety cap backward can offer added upward visibility or
extra comfort when using the cap with
faceshields or welding helmets. However, it
is important to note that not all caps are intended for reverse wear, and those that are
not may put an individual at significant risk
when worn backward.
To address the popularity of reverse
donning and the related safety liability it
can pose, ANSI updated its 2009 standard
to include an optional reverse donning
test for caps. Hard hats meeting the standard for reverse wear are now marked with
a reverse symbol, depicted by two arrows
adjoined in a circle. If reverse wear is a factor at your work site, be sure caps meet this
revised standard.
To reverse a hard hat, many models require the wearer to remove the suspension,
reverse it, and reinstall it. This process can
take several minutes to perform and, to do
so safely, should be conducted outside the
hazard area. Such transitions can cost valuable time and put the wearer at risk if the
suspension is not reinstalled properly. To
avoid possible disruption or human error,
look for hard hats with suspensions that
are easy to reverse. Those with swing hinge
headgear take only seconds to reverse without removing the suspension from the cap,
thus improving compliance, safety, and
productivity.
Many factors contribute to keeping workers most valuable assetstheir
headssafe, and providing effective head
protection should be a top priority in every
organization. By understanding the various
types of hard hats available, as well as the
latest fit and comfort options, safety managers can make informed decisions that
allow workers to perform their jobs safely.
A comfortably protected workforce is a
productive one, and complying with head
protection directly supports a companys
overall culture of safety.
Katie Twist-Rowlinson is the product
manager of Fibre-Metal and North Hard
Hats and Welding Helmets for Honeywell
Safety Products.
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DICKIES FLAME RESISTANT WORKWEAR
For more than 90 years, Dickies has built a reputation in the marketplace for producing durable, comfortable and functional workwear at an unmatched value. Dickies is
committed to meeting the modern day workforce with innovative and performancedriven work apparel that balances its iconic brand heritage with performance-driven,
technologically-advanced gear. Designing apparel knowing that workers perform their
jobs in a variety of environments, Dickies created a Flame Resistant (FR) workwear
line to ensure workers receive the protection they need while on the job.
Williamson-Dickie
Manufacturing Company
www.dickies.com
509 West Vickery Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Tel: (866) 411-1501
Carefully constructed with premium materials that meet or exceed safety standards,
Dickies FR line offers both comfort and durability. This line of workwear significantly reduces the chance of burn injuries, providing the wearer increased escape time and improving the chances of survival if caught in a flash fire or electric arc. Within the FR line,
a variety of modern styles of clothing can be found, including several styles of jeans,
zip-up jackets, overalls, coveralls, button-downs and t-shirts. Dickies FR garments are
engineered to remain effective wash-after-wash and to provide all-day comfort.
Standing in Harms Way Since 1922

Dickies has protected Americas workers since 1922 with quality workwear thats
built with purpose. Most Dickies FR garments are also NFPA 2112 Certified to protect
against hazardous conditions found on the toughest jobs. Each Dickies FR garment
comes with the Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. Satisfaction Guarantee.
For more information about Dickies FR products or to place an order, call
800.336.7202 or your local Dickies representative.
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IN EVERY
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Designed to meet NFPA certication standards, Dickies FR
garments protect against hazardous conditions on the toughest jobs.
When safety depends on it, Dickies FR stands in harms way.
Shop at Dickies.com/FR
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HEAD PROTECTION
Twelve Frequent Hard Hat Questions

If the hard hat has sustained an impact,
dispose of it immediately, even if the damage
is not visible.
BY DON RUST
rotecting employees from potential head injuries is a key element of a safety program in
virtually all industries. The primary reasons
for an organization to require hard hats in
the work environment is to help protect employees
from head trauma from objects falling from above;
bumping into fixed objects, such as pipes or beams; or
contact with electrical hazards. Head protection also
can serve to help protect employees from splashes,
rain, high heat, and exposure to ultraviolet light.
In this article, we will discuss many of the frequently asked questions related to hard hats.
When Is a Hard Hat Required?

OSHA requires, in 29 CFR 1910.135, that if the following hazardous conditions are present, then head
protection is required:
Objects might fall from above and strike employees on the head.
There is potential for employees to bump their
heads against fixed objects, such as exposed pipes or
beams.
There is a possibility of accidental head contact
with electrical hazards.
Other countries or organizations may have additional requirements, but most regulations are hazard
based and start with a thorough workplace hazard
assessment.
What Industry Standard or Approval Do Hard

Hats Need?
This can vary by country or global region because
there are various standards in place. In North America, the current standards are the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard for Head Protection, Z89.1 (current version is 2009) and the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Industrial Protective
Headwear, Z94.1 (current version is 2005). These two
standards share the Type and Class descriptors,
which makes it easier to ensure that the right hard
hats are selected for your application. However, as
you will see below, the tests are slightly different, so a
hard hat manufacturer must test to all standards that
it chooses to meet, based upon the markets in which
it wants to sell.
Type 1. ANSI: Helmets are intended to reduce
the force of impact from a blow only to the top of the
head; CSA: Headwear that provides impact and penetration protection for the crown (area over the top
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portion of the head) only.

Type 2. ANSI: Helmets are intended to reduce
the force of impact resulting from a blow to the top
or sides of the head; CSA: Headwear that provides
impact and penetration protection for the crown and
laterally.
Class C. ANSI: Helmets not intended to provide
protection against contact with electrical hazards
(conductive); CSA: Headwear does not provide dielectric protection.
Class G. ANSI: Helmets intended to reduce
the danger of contact with low-voltage conductors
(proof-tested at 2,200 volts); CSA: Headwear is nonconducting and is required to pass the dielectric
strength test of 2,200 volts for 1 minute. (Dielectric
strength is defined by CSA as the ability of a material
or configuration of materials to resist the passage of
electric current.)
Class E. ANSI: Helmets intended to reduce the
danger of contact with higher voltage conductors
(proof-tested at 20,000 volts); CSA: Headwear is
non-conducting and is required to pass the dielectric
strength test of 20,000 volts for 3 minutes.
What Are the ANSI and CSA Head Protection

Standard Testing Requirements?
The ANSI standard for head protection (Z89.1) requires flammability, force transmission, apex penetration, and electrical insulation testing for all Type I and
Type II hard hats. In addition, for Type II hard hats
only, the standard requires impact energy attenuation, off-center penetration, and chin-strap tests. Finally there are optional tests that a manufacturer can
choose to test to, such as high visibility, low temperature, and reverse wearing.
The CSA Standard (Z94.1) tests for Type 1 and
Type 2 hard hats include dielectric strength, impact
attenuation, penetration resistance, passive retention,
shell flammability, and liner ignition resistance (typically only Type 2 for lateral impact). The CSA standard also has optional tests, such as tests for reverse
orientation.
Both ANSI and CSA standards have requirements
for pre-conditioning of test samples in various conditions, including hot and cold temperatures. The ANSI
standard requires hot conditioning at 49 degrees C
and cold conditioning at -18 degrees C (optional lower temperature of -30 degrees C), whereas the CSA
standard requires hot conditioning at 50 degrees C
and cold conditioning at -30 degrees C.
How Do I Know What Standards

My Hard Hat Meets?
Permanent labels or markings are required on hard
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LEADER IN MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES FOR TESTING AND MONITORING
Arizona Instrument LLC

www.azic.com
3375 N. Delaware Street,
Chandler, AZ 85225
Tel: (800) 528-7411 | Fax: (602) 281-1745
Contact Information
Rick Ervin, Vice President - Sales
sales@azic.com
Arizona Instrument LLC was founded in 1981 by a group of engineers and is a

leader in multiple industries for moisture/solids testing and toxic gas monitoring. Jerome toxic gas analyzers have an established reputation for accuracy
and durability, and are capable of detecting low-level mercury and hydrogen
sulfide gases. Both portable and fixed solutions are available using electrochemical sensor, gold film and atomic absorption spectroscopy technologies.
Arizona Instrument pursued an upgrade from ISO 9001:1994 to ISO
9001:2000 to ISO 9001:2008. Though the company is located in Chandler,
Arizona, its distributors and service centers located around the world provide
consistent, dependable service to its many customers worldwide. For more
information about our instrumentation and service, visit us at www.azic.com.
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A HIGHER LEVEL OF PRODUCTIVITY AND SAFETY
Drger is a leading international company in the fields of medical and safety technology. Our innovative products, services, and systems protect, support, and save
lives. People from hospitals, manufacturing, mining, fire protection, and emergency
services have trusted in Drger since 1889. Besides striving for the highest quality
and common interfaces between our products, Drger also focuses on the protection
of our environment and natural resources.
Drger
www.draeger.com
High-Tech with human touch, culture out of tradition, innovations by self-conception,

worldwide one vision: Drger. Technology for Life.
101 Technology Drive

Pittsburgh, PA 15275
Tel: 1-412-787-8383 (main)
1-800-858-1737 (toll free)
Fax: 1-412-787-2207
Its a commonly held belief that safety restrictions, procedures, equipment, and cost
are a drag on efficiency and productivity.
Not at Drger.
We believe it is possible to achieve a higher level of productivity and safety at the
same time. In fact, we routinely help industrial companies increase operational efficiencies through innovative safety technology. We relentlessly focus on driving safety,
reliability, and efficiency into every aspect of our customers operation. We dont just
make products to manage generic risks. We innovate highly specialized technology
thats right for their applications. With so much at stake, Drger is the partner you
can count on for dangerous industrial jobs.
This is safety technology at its finest. This is Technology for Life.
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HEAD PROTECTION
hats by both the ANSI and the CSA head protection standards.
ANSI Standard labels: Name or identification mark of manufacturer, date of manufacture, ANSI/ISEA Z89.1, applicable Type, applicable Class, approximate headsize or range. Optional markings:
Reverse donning, Lower Temperature (LT), High Visibility (HV).
CSA Standard labels: Manufacturers identity, model designation, Type, Class, reverse orientation mark (if applicable), year and
month of manufacture, size or size range, user warning.
Both standards also require instructions for use to be supplied
with the hard hat; be sure to review these prior to using your hard hat.
Can I Mix and Match Different Suspensions and Shells?

The manufacturer of the hard hat is responsible for conducting the
ANSI, CSA, or other tests, and the two primary components (shell
and suspension) are tested as a unit to meet the standards. Sometimes suspensions are tested with various shells within one manufacturer to ensure compatibility; check with your manufacturer to
determine whether this is the case. Do not interchange suspensions
and shells from different manufacturers because they will not have
been tested to ensure compliance with the standards and would
likely void certification.
How Do I Clean and Store My Hard Hat?

Mild soap and warm water is usually the best way to clean the hard
hat and suspension. Thoroughly rinse and wipe or air dry the hard
hat after washing. For tar, sap, and other materials that may not
come off using this method, we recommend replacing that component because using abrasives or solvents to remove these materials
may weaken the shell or suspension.
Hard hats should be stored in a clean area that is protected from
contamination, damage, dirt, debris, product distortion, and direct
sunlight. Do not store them next to furnaces, ovens, or other sources of high heat. Do not store on the dashboard of a vehicle or other
locations where the hard hat may be exposed to direct sunlight.
How Long Will a Hard Hat Last?

As a manufacturer, this is probably our most frequent question.
In order to meet standards such as CSA and ANSI, the products
must be well designed and the materials of construction are quite
durable. However, they will not last forever. Work environment
variables, such as sunlight exposure, temperature extremes, chemical exposure, and daily versus occasional use, will play a part in
determining the need to replace the hard hat.
Hard hats subjected to more wear and tear or used outdoors
in direct sunlight may need to be replaced more frequently. Daily
inspections are the best way to determine when to replace a hard
hat shell, suspension, or the entire unit. Follow the manufacturers replacement recommendations for the specific hard hat used.
3Ms suggested replacement is based on service life (based on
when the hard hat was placed into service, not the manufacture
date)suspension at least every 12 months, shell at least every
two to five years.
CORPORATE PROFILE
THE WORLDS LEADING PRODUCER OF AERIAL ACCESS EQUIPMENT
JLG Industries
www.jlg.com
1 JLG Drive
McConnellsburg, PA 17233-9533
Tel: (877) JLG-LIFT
JLG Industries, Inc. is dedicated to helping customers meet their operational
challenges and enhance jobsite productivity by providing equipment with the
highest levels of safety, reliability, performance, and ease of use. As the worlds
leading producer of aerial access equipment, the companys portfolio extends
beyond its own well-known brand of JLG aerial work platforms (AWPs) and
telehandlers to SkyTrak, TRIPLE-L trailers, LiftPod, and a growing line of
JLG vertical and mobile stock picking lifts for material handling applications.
Additionally, JLG has an array of complementary Ground Support services and
accessories that increase the versatility and efficiency of these products.
Headquartered in McConnellsburg, Pa., JLG is backed by decades of engineering and technological innovation. For more information about JLGs
products or services, visit www.jlg.com/en/2.
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Do I Need to Replace My Hard Hat If It Sustains an Impact?

Yes. If the hard hat has sustained an impact, dispose of it immediately, even if the damage is not visible. Once the hard hat has been
impacted, the materials may be weakened and may no longer provide its intended impact and penetration resistance.
What Should I Look for When Inspecting a Hard Hat?

The shell and suspension should be inspected daily before use
look for cracks, dents, and cuts/gauges in the shell. Check the suspension for cut or frayed straps, cracks, or tears in the plastic. For
hard hats exposed to heat, sunlight, or chemicals, the shell may
become chalky, dull, or have a crazing pattern or be less flexible
(compare a new and used hard hat by flexing the brim). If any of
these characteristics is exhibited, replace the hard hat shell and/or
suspension immediately. Hard hats struck by an object should be
replaced immediately (both shell and suspension). Most hard hats
have molded in dates of manufacture. Check the date codes on
shells and suspensions and ensure parts have not exceeded their
maximum life as specified by the manufacturer.
SUPPORT & STABILITY
What About Stickers and Painting the Hard Hat Shell?

Pressure sensitive, non-metallic stickers or tape with self-adhesive
backing are acceptable on most of todays hard hats. However there
are some general guidelines to follow: Do not use stickers to cover
up hard hat damage, and place stickers at least inch from the helmets edge. Hard hat shells should not be painted unless you receive
specific approval by the manufacturer.
What Can I Wear Beneath My Hard Hat?

Bandanas, skull-caps, hoods, or welders caps that do not contain
metal parts should be used only if they are worn smoothly on the
top of the head. Care should be taken to avoid pressure points because the suspension should still be adjusted to provide a snug and
comfortable fit. Baseball-style caps should not be worn; they will
interfere with the ability of the suspension to work properly during an impact. Winter liners can be worn but should be inspected
to ensure they do not adversely affect the proper fit or function of
the hard hat.
FOR WORKING SAFER
What Are the Key Hard Hat Warnings to Communicate?

Do not store objects between the suspension and the shell of
the hard hat because they may affect the protection capabilities
of the unit.
Prolonged exposure to sunlight will degrade most plastic
shells. Do not store them in direct sunlight when not in use.
Do not use paints, solvents, chemicals, adhesives, gasoline
or similar substances on this hard hat.
If the hard hat has sustained an impact, dispose of it immediately, even if the damage is not visible.
Inspect your hard hat shell and suspension frequently.
To provide maximum protection, the hard hat must fit securely on the head and the suspension should be adjusted to a snug fit.
Never alter, puncture, modify, or engrave the shell or
suspension of a hard hat.
THE LIFTPOD IS A PERSONAL PORTABLE LIFT THAT

CAN BE USED AS A LADDER ALTERNATIVE. It allows
personnel to work more safely with both hands from
a secure platform. Available in two models, the FS60
and FS80, the LiftPod provides up to 12 ft and 14 ft
of lift height.
Learn more at www.liftpod.com/58
Don Rust, CIH, CSP, works for 3M as a technical service specialist

supporting distributors and end users for 3Ms head, eye, and face
protection product lines.
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A HISTORY OF SCOTT SAFETY
Scott Safety is a world leader in the design, manufacture and sale of high performance respiratory protection products, monitoring and sensor equipment and other
protective solutions for the fire services, petroleum, chemical, construction, industrial and emergency services including first responders, law enforcement, military
and civil defense.
Scott Safety
www.scottsafety.com
4320 Goldmine Road
Monroe, NC 28110
Tel: 704.207.2627
Fax: 704.291.8420
Contact Information
sh-sale@tycoint.com
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CONSTRUCTION SAFETY
CUSTOM EQUIPMENT
The Magic Number

There is more to low-level access lifts
than meets the eye.
BY JUSTIN KISSINGER
heres nothing magical about the number

19, yet theres a misconception that general
contracting projects such as framing, painting, and installing HVAC, electrical systems,
or drywall require a 19-foot scissor lift. But there is
more to choosing the best lift for your job than just
how high it can go.
Although low-level scissor lifts come in just below that 19-foot height, they go above and beyond
their size in terms of capabilities. The only thing these
lifts are typically missing is the number 19. However,
with close examination of the job, the specs, and the
features of the low-level access lifts, youll quickly find
that their labels dont do them justice. Low-level access
lifts are designed to increase safety, efficiency, ease of
use, and convenience, giving users the ability to complete 90 percent of the jobs typically reserved for 19foot lifts. An added benefit is that, because of their size
and maneuverability, the low-level lifts can be the first
piece of equipment on the site and the last to leave.
The Truth About Working Height

Debunking the Magical 19 myth takes nothing more
than a clear understanding of the difference between
lift height and working height. A majority of jobs completed on any construction project or in any maintenance or industrial application occur in that 18- to
20-foot working height range. Lift heights of low-level
access lifts typically are from 8 to 14 feet, but 6 feet
need to be added to calculate the working height.
Therefore, the working height for most low-level access lifts is between 14 and 20 feet. While they are
slightly lower than the working height of a 19-foot lift,
they typically offer more in terms of speed, versatility,
safety, and lower lifecycle cost. Nineteen-footers may
lift you a little higher, but closer examination could
reveal those larger lifts are actually holding you down.
Give Me Space
One of the key factors to consider when evaluating
a lift, beyond just height, is working space. For contractors, ample space for working and carrying tools
is critical to efficiency and safety. Whether hanging
drywall or installing HVAC, extra space and capacity
allows for an extra person, as well as easy access to
all materials needed to efficiently accomplish the task.
This translates to significant time savings because
fewer trips up and down are necessary.
Nineteen-foot lifts typically offer an average capacity of 500 pounds, resulting in diminished capacity
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Low-level scissor lifts are lighter with lower concentrated

wheel loads so users can maneuver them over delicate
flooring with less damage potential and onto freshly poured
concrete sooner.
for drywall, ductwork, or other materials. Many lowlevel lifts have two-person occupancy but also can
hold more weightup to 750 pounds on some models. Again, the results are fewer trips up and down and
faster project completion.
Platform sizes on low-level lifts range from 25 to
30 inches wide by 60 to70 inches long. For even more
room, extensions add up to 36 inches of platform length.
A scissor lift that can handle the weight and capacity of two workers plus all of the tools certainly is a
productivity benefit. Finding a feature that also provides easy access for those workers and their materials
can enhance not only productivity, but safety, as well.
The potential for increased safety and productivity
makes entry height a critical aspect to consider.
Entry heights on 19-foot lifts can be as high as 42
inches, which makes getting onto them a challenge, especially when carrying tools and supplies. Often, accidents and injuries occur during entry, and they equate
to lost time and increased workers compensation costs.
Combine the increased risk with a lower capacity, more
trips up and down, and more entries and exits from the
lift, and the injury risk exponentially increases. Even
without a major accident, the repetitive motion of getting on and off the lift while carrying heavy materials
can cause repetitive strain injuries in the knees or back.
Some lifts feature a small ladder, which increases the
danger even more because it makes access challenging
and stepping off downright treacherous.
Low-level scissor lifts are designed to cater to
the contractor and maintenance markets with entry
heights as low as 20 inchesonly one stepwhich
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makes getting on and off the platform easier and safer. The lower
height reduces the potential for all of those injuries and costs. Users
get even easier access with full swing gates. They can step onto the
platform with tools and materials in hand instead of ducking under
and moving materials up and over bars or chains, which can lead to
neck and back strain.
Taking a Load Off

Getting jobs done quickly and without causing inadvertent damage
is key to meeting time constraints and staying on top of the bottom line. The last thing a contractor wants to do is spend time and
money on repairs that easily could have been prevented.
Heavier lifts have higher concentrated wheel loads that can
damage delicate flooring such as tile, mezzanine floors, and raised
floors. Also, because of their weight, they typically cant access work
on freshly poured concrete until it has fully cured, which could take
up to 30 days and delay projects. Since 19-foot lifts can weigh as
much as 3,300 pounds, the risk of causing damage to floors in finished spaces such as hospitals and campuses is greater. Low-level
lifts can weigh as little as 600 pounds, and some feature dual front
wheels that help to disperse the weight and wheel-load concentration. Operators can tackle projects on freshly poured concrete
sooner and access jobs on delicate flooring with no damage.
To further prevent damage in finished spaces, many units also
feature non-marking wheels that prevent scuffs on hard surfaces.
Some low-level lifts are equipped with counter-rotating wheels;
while one wheel rotates down, the other rotates up. This motion
reduces the friction point so the lift can maneuver over carpet
without causing tears.
Low-level scissor lifts, on the other hand, can be as narrow as 25

inches and they feature stowed heights as low as 66 inches. This provides more clearance for getting under doorways and into elevators,
even with taller materials on board. And because users can choose
the right lift with the right working height for the job, the risk of users becoming crushed between the ceiling and lift is reduced. Lowlevel lifts also feature platform lengths as short as 47 inches, so they
can easily fit in any elevator in the United States thats built to code.
Some models turn in shorter radiuses, some as low as zero, for easier
maneuverability around tight corners and into hallways or small offices without assistance from other crew members.
A Tough Climb
According to OSHA, falls from ladders are one of the leading
causes of occupational injuries and fatalities. Some countries have
enacted strict regulations on their use. Users also can suffer less serious injuries, such as bruising and tenderness on the soles of their
feet from standing on a ladders narrow rungs for extended periods
of time. While there are times, places, and projects for ladders, general contracting or maintenance jobs usually arent among them.
Nineteen-foot scissor lifts are certainly safer than ladders. But
when comparing what really matters on a job site, it goes beyond
simple height capabilities. Low-level lifts are revealing that the
higher is always better perception is the real illusion.
Justin Kissinger is the marketing manager for Custom Equipment
(www.hybridlifts.com), which is based in Richfield, Wis.
Heed the Hydraulics

Heavier lifts arent the only thing that can damage floors; hydraulic
systems can be a culprit, as well. Hydraulic systems that operate
the lifts steering, driving, and lifting have more routing with six
to eight connection points. If these points become loose, fluid can
leak and damage carpeting, which will require costly replacement.
Fluid that leaks onto hard surfaces such as tile or laminate creates
slip hazards. Nineteen-foot lifts feature hydraulic steering, driving,
and lifting, raising the risk for damage and safety incidents that in
turn can lead to more workers compensation claims.
The hydraulic system on low-level lifts typically only powers
them up and down, while battery power operates the driving and
steering. This configuration has only two connection points, greating reducing the chance of a leak. Some feature a fully contained
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with higher stowed heights can make ducking under doorways or
into elevators with drywall or framing on board nearly impossible.
In addition, wider lifts with wider turning radiuses might not be
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HAZMAT
Handling Hazardous Material Emergencies

Every good emergency vehicle will have
binoculars in the cab so the responder does
not have to get too close to the hazard but
can see the vehicle and its markings.
BY BARRY R. WEISSMAN
erry Laws came in and said, Barry, I was just

talking to emergency response folks, and they
were telling me about UN guide numbers
identifying hazardous materials. But what
about when an emergency gets out of handwhat
do they do?
Jerry, it is easy to understand, I replied. Let me
explain it to you.
The Department of Transportation publishes an
orange book every four years called the Emergency
Response Guidebook, or the ERG. They distribute a
copy to every emergency service vehicle in the United
States. The rest of us have to buy the book from any of
several book publishers or can download it for free off
the Internet. (http://tinyurl.com/ERG2012)1
The book is divided into six sections a whiteedged-pages section, one with yellow edges, blue
edges, orange edges, green edges, and another whiteedged section. If you get involved in chemical emergencies, read the two white sections and get to understand how to use this book, nowbefore you have an
emergency and need to use it in a hurry.
Lets start with the back white-edged section
(page 356). Here youll find the instructions in how
to use this book during an emergency, protective
clothing information, fire and spill control information, BLEVE2 table, information about CBRNE3, IED4
Stand-off distances, and it concludes with a glossary
of terms.
Putting the Guide to Use

Okay, but how do you use it? Jerry asked.
I replied, Lets say that youre going down the road
and you see a trailer that looks like the drawing below.
And it has this white label with a skull and crossbones.

If this truck got into an accident, what is the material and how do the emergency service personnel
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deal with the release? If we didnt have the skull and

bones signcalled a placard under DOT terminologywe could not identify the exact chemical, but
knowing the shape of the transport vehicle tells us
something about its contents. Pages 8 and 9 show us
drawings of the various types of transport vehicles.
We see the above drawing on page 9, and the 117 in
a circle is the ERG guide number, or the orangeedged pages. Turning to guide 117 tells us that the
material is a gas that could be toxic, flammable, and
is extremely hazardous.
Let say that we have a non-descript vehicle but we
can see the placards; we can use it just like we did with
the vehicle shapes. You remember that there are nine
DOT hazard classes, dont you? I said.
Yes, said Jerry, I remember that.
Unfortunately, there are more than nine placards,
I continued. If you look at pages 6 and 7, you can see
examples of all of the various placards and markings
used in shipping hazardous materials. Each classification has different hazards that emergency responders
have to be aware of. For example, hazard class 1 is the
explosive materials that include fireworks, blasting
caps, and dynamite. Responders need to know that
some class 1 materials could be shock sensitive (blasting caps), while other materials can be moved readily
without fear of something going bang!
Every good emergency vehicle will have binoculars in the cab so the responder does not have to get
too close to the hazard but can see the vehicle and its
markings. Do not forget the responders have a rule of
thumb: It states that you fully extend your arm with
your thumb up. If your thumb does not cover the
emergency, you are too close. Move back! Having the
binoculars helps them do that.
Since we do have a placard and it has a number, we turn to the yellow-edged pages and look for
number 1017. This is the United Nations (UN) Guide
number. Finding 1017 on page 21, we find that the
material in the truck is chlorine. In this case, we only
have one chemical. Look up UN 1075another gas.
How many chemicals are listed?5
Getting back to the chlorine, we see that for
UN1017, the guide number is 124. Turning to that
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guide, it tells us that the material is a gas that is toxic and/or corrosive and possibly oxidizing. You see that guides 117 and 124 are
very similar in description. The specific details are slightly different
for the two guides due to the unknown nature in 117 and the specific information in 124.
Jerry asked, But what about the blue-edged pages?
You use those when you know the chemicals name, I explained. That listing will give you UN number and the guide
number.
And why are some of the entries highlighted?
Those are gaseous chemicals that are toxic by inhalation. Chlorine6 for example, is highlighted in green, and you go to the back
and the green-edged pages. You are given recommendations for
isolation distances and then, depending upon the size of the release
(small or large) and whether it is day or night, there are other recommendations for additional evacuation or protection distances.
You denitely
have to try this
product.
That in a nutshell is how to use the emergency response guidebook, but you need to remember that the ERG is not a definitive
referenceit is a guide. The new Safety Data Sheets that have replaced the older MSDS may have more specific information, as does
the information that is given by CHEMTREC, CHEMTEL, Inc.,
and some of the other emergency telephone service companies.
Jerry smiled. I think I understand now, he said.
Barry R. Weissman, REM, CSP, CHMM, CHS-V, CIPS is Corporate Health, Safety & Security Manager for a large consumer product manufacturing company. He is a professional member of ASSE,
AIHA, ACHMM, and NFPA. He is an author, has been a presenter
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happenings, EHS training information and free documents. You
can subscribe by sending an email to regulatorypost-subscribe@
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REFERENCES
1. (the full URL is: http://phmsa.dot.gov/pv_obj_cache/pv_obj_id_7410989
F4294AE44A2EBF6A80ADB640BCA8E4200/filename/ERG2012.pdf)
2. BLEVE is Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion.
3. CBRNE is Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive materials used by terrorists.
4. IED is Improvised Explosive Devices.
5. There are 12 chemicals listed for UN1075.
6. The proper shipping name for chlorine is: UN 1017, Chlorine, 2.3 (5.1, 8),
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upon the quantity being shipped.
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HAZMAT
Hidden Hazmat Considerations

for Your Safety Program
BY LINDA J. SHERRARD
hether working in a small-scale shop

or at the mega-corporate local, every
safety professional needs to consider
potential hazardous materials that
employees (or the environment) could be exposed to
and related programs that must be updated and maintained. Here are only a few areas to get you started:
Purchasing. Do you have control, and is safety
made aware of what is purchased to ensure it is compliant with your program, equipment, and training already in place? Does safety have purchasing authority
for selection or not? It matters in the seriousness of
hazardous materials.
Real estate review. Does safety review sites for
prior contamination, stored chemicals left by previous owners or renters as gifts, groundwater runoff,
forgotten USTs, asbestos, lead paint, PCBs, etc.? The
list is huge! Do a proper review yourself if you are
qualified or hire a consultant to do a site assessment
and get the report in writing. Check your neighbors,
too, for history, high-hazard inventory potential, and
other red flag warnings. Transportation access, river
beds, location of nearby railway carriers, coastal flood
zones or hurricane-prone areas, fragile populations
may cause the rent/sale price to seem cheaper, but the
liability can be much greater long term. The greater
your hazardous materials use, the more time you
should devote to this area and due diligence.
Chemicals. Review your chemical GHS plan
and update what you have on site. Make sure your
inventory matches your process, as many managers
keep adding new chemicals but never remove data
sheets from the inventory and keep leftovers just
in case. Discuss with your supervisors, department
heads, maintenance staff, and everyone who could
have input into how to reduce your inventory or
change to less-hazardous items when possible while
retaining quality. Ensure employees dont bring in unknowns from home, mix items prior to disposal, etc.
Fire. Do you have appropriate fire protection
for the process, materials, and work being done? How
do you know? Update as needed and keep a check
on replacements, mobile crews, and outside storage
areas. Check your storage areas, flammable storage
cabinetsno paper lining the shelves!bonding and
grounding issues, LP gas storage areas, and welding
and maintenance areas for constantly changing conditions as the work progresses. (Notice any waste oil
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or antifreeze stored in a milk/veg oil jug anywhere

around?) Exit and evacuation drillsdo employees
understand how to use a fire extinguisher or to evacuate the building and what the alarm sounds like? Do
you have a plan in place for hearing/visually/mobility
challenged employees? Are your exits clearly marked
and kept clear and accessible? How about the basics
like electrical safety?
Waste cleanup. Do you have on hand the needed items to properly clean up and dispose of spills?
Absorbents, mats, containments catch basins, shop
vacs, bags, mops, etc. Have these on hand and in place
and the staff trained on how to use it and not drag it
through the entire facility on the way out. Think about
contamination from an undrained safety shower that
put more than 300 gallons of contaminated water on
the floor after an employee used it for 15 minutes
what will your second shift supervisor do about it on
a Saturday night? Consider your floor materials; will
mold/mildew be a problem if there is no hazardous
material contamination? (Have you ever seen a hallway of popped floor tiles after a flood? Its a mess.)
Staff. Are your employees highly skilled,
trained professionals? Temps? Students? Volunteers?
Undocumented workers with a language barriers?
How much liability do you take on every day allowing inappropriately mixed/disposed chemicals, poorly
documented procedures, and non-existent training?
First aid. Does your facility have real first aid
coverage for the hazards of the work being done? Ensure it is accessible, available for all shifts and areas
of the facility (mobile crews, too), and employees are
trained how to use it and whom to call for assistance.
PPE. Do you have a personal protective equipment program or just some stuff ? Is there a selection process or only a few well-worn catalogs? Know
what you need and have on hand what is needed in
the correct size and number. Call a professional representative, distributor, or consultant for assistance or
do online research. Have medical exams necessary for
the use of respiratory protection where needed.
The very best safety and hazardous materials program may miss something. We all learn and grow our
programs through need, study, and trial and error,
unfortunately. You will find in the long run that being
well prepared costs much less than trying to explain
what you did not do after the fact.
Linda J. Sherrard (ljohnsonsherrard@nc.rr.com),
MS, CSP, is Safety Consultant II with the Central Prison
Healthcare Complex, N.C. Department of Public Safety
in Raleigh, N.C.
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FALL PROTECTION
CORPORATE PROFILE
BRADLEYS INDUSTRIAL SAFETY PRODUCTS DELIVER

INNOVATION, EFFICIENCY AND PRECISION
Bradley Corporation
www.bradleycorp.com
W142 N9101 Fountain Blvd.
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
Tel: (800) BRADLEY | Fax: (242) 251-5817
Contact Information
jan.jewell@bradleycorp.com
Bradley Corporation, headquartered

in Menomonee Falls, Wis., designs
and manufactures emergency fixtures, commercial plumbing fixtures,
tankless water heating systems,
washroom accessories, partitions,
and solid plastic lockers. For more
than 90 years, Bradley has developed superior commercial plumbing
products and technologies that help
engineers, specifiers and facility owners meet their facilitys goals.
Bradley manufactures a full line of innovative emergency eye/face washes and drench showers, including Halo Eye/Face Wash, SpinTec drench
shower, and the Enclosed Safety Shower. These products incorporate superior new generation technologies that provide customers the greatest washdown available in emergency situations.
One of Bradleys latest innovations is its line of highly efficient Keltech
Tankless Tempering Systems, which deliver instantaneous ANSI-required
tepid water to emergency safety showers and eye/face washes. For more
information visit www.bradleycorp.com.
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RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
A New Approach to Escape Respirators

You can find the point where reduced cost and
increased safety align.
BY ALEX GAGGIN
ewtons first law of motion states that an

object at rest remains at rest, while an object in motion stays in motion at the same
speed and direction unless acted upon by
an unbalanced force. In the world of safety, the same
principle can apply to the types of respirators used
for industrial escape applications. Although innovative technology has been revolutionizing industrial
operations and efficiency for decades, many companies are still using the same escape solutions that were
available 30 years ago. Considering the cost pressures
facing todays industry, it makes sense for companies
to explore new escape solutions that can help reduce
costs while still increasing safety standards.
New Escape Alternatives

Today, there are also NIOSH-approved APR hood solutions that can offer attractive cost savings and safety
benefits to users. While APR hoods cannot be used
in oxygen-deficient environments or excessive toxic
concentrations, they are very effective at providing
escape protection against a wide range of gases, vapors, and particles at a fraction of the cost compared
to compressed air. Unlike EEBAs, APR hoods are
smaller and lightweight, which means they can be put
on quickly and belt-worn for fast access.
If users can immediately retrieve and easily wear
a respirator, it increases the probability of workers using the device during an emergency. The hood design
also mitigates the communication challenges associated with mouthbits and provides appropriate eye
protection against corrosive hazards. So, once one is
donned, the user can continue to speak and maintain
a clear field of view.
When Considering Change Makes Sense

Escape respirators, like a compressed air emergency
escape breathing apparatus (EEBA), will always serve
an important role for certain applications. There is no
substitute for EEBAs when oxygen levels are below
19.5 percent volume and atmospheres contain unknown or excessively high toxic concentrations.
On the other hand, EEBAs are also being utilized
in many applications where a hazard analysis has
eliminated the risk of oxygen deficiency and clearly
identified the peak concentrations of the hazard. In
these applications, there are additional NIOSH-approved technologies to consider, such as an air purifying respirator (APR) escape hood. A drawback to
EEBAs is that they are heavy and bulky, so they are often stored versus carried. As a result, it can take workers additional time to access their escape respirator,
or they may even leave it behind. Furthermore, most
EEBAs provide only a maximum of 5-10 minutes of
escape time once donned and come at a significantly
higher cost than other alternatives.
Similarly, mouthbit escape respirators are a reliable, less-expensive option for protection against lower-concentration acid gas or ammonia hazards. Their
small size makes them easy to access in an emergency,
but they are approved for use with only a couple of
hazard types.
Furthermore, mouthbits severely impede verbal
communication and do not offer any eye protection.
This can pose a serious health risk around hazards
such as chlorine that also affect eyes. In the past, these
shortfalls have forced companies to rely heavily on
costlier EEBAs.
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Performing a Process Hazard Analysis

If companies are interested in determining whether a
new solution is right for their workplace, the first step
is to perform or review the process hazard analysis
(PHA) to identify the risks present.
While there are many industrial hazards and risks,
this article focuses on the two most common types of
industrial hazards that present a high risk to the human respiratory system:
Fire is a risk in virtually every industrial setting, but the greatest danger occurs when personnel
are exposed to accumulating smoke. Most fire-related deaths are due to carbon monoxide poisoning,
not burns. Any industry using high heat processes
or flammable materials should be well prepared for
fire hazards.
Toxins include the release of a chemical, vapor, or gas from a process or vessel at high concentrations. The toxins are typically known because they
are identified by the PHA. For example, hydrogen
sulfide could be released from an oil drilling rig, or
toxins such as chlorine, phosgene, or ammonia can be
released from a chemical process.
Once the type of risk has been identified, the next
step is to understand the degree of severity that would
accompany a particular emergency situation. For the
purpose of this article, the degree of severity is classified according to the definitions of high, specific, and
low established by NIOSHs document, Concept for
CBRN Air-Purifying Escape Respirator Standard.
High: Any scenario involving a release or
existence of unknown toxic substances in high or
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Air Purifying Respirator
Escape Solution
Decision Matrix
Mouthbit $
APR Hood $$
EEBA $$$
SCBA $$$$$
Fire Escape
Type of Hazard &
Degree of severity
Self-Contained Respirator
High Hazard /
O2 Deficiency
Specific Toxic
Release Hazard
Low Toxic
Release Hazard
unknown concentrations, as well as oxygen-deficient atmospheres (less than 19.5

percent volume)
Specific: Any scenario involving
the release or existence of known toxic
substances in any concentration (environments with specific hazards always have
sufficient oxygen)
Low: Any scenario involving the release or existence of known toxic substances in low concentrations (environments
with low hazards always have sufficient
oxygen)
Selecting the Best Respirator for

the Application
Once the risks have been clearly identified,
the final step is to consult a decision matrix
to identify all of the options available. Unfortunately, when it comes to escape respirators, there isnt a one-size-fits-all optimal
solution. All respirators have pros and cons
that must be carefully considered before
making a decision.
Self-contained apparatus can be used
for any application, but they are significantly more expensive and maintenance
intensive. As a result, they also tend to require more time, training effort, and labor
to keep the equipment in good working
condition. Mouthbits are small and inexpensive but have limited approvals and
present some safety challenges. APR escape
hoods help bridge the gap between mouthbits and EEBAs within the fire escape and
specific or low toxic release applications. In those scenarios, APR hoods offer
a rare value, which is the ability for customers to spend less money on a product that is
better suited for a specific safety need.
Companies that actively identify the
hazards that present the greatest work site
risks not only streamline workflow and
protect their bottom lines, they most importantly protect their greatest assetsthe
lives of their workers.
Alex Gaggin is a Respiratory Product Specialist with Drger. For more information,
go to www.draeger.com or contact him at
alexander.gaggin@draeger.com.
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Regulatory Compliance: The Necessary Evil

Complacency or an attitude of compliance
is good enough can set in when compliance
is the only management message.
By Brian D. Rains
n 1967, psychiatrists examined the medical records of more

than 5,000 medical patients as a way to determine whether
stressful events might cause illnesses. Patients were asked to
tally a list of 43 life events based on a relative score. Their
results were published as what is commonly known today as
the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale. The Top 10 Life Events are
listed here, plus their relative Life Change Units, or stress units,
as published in Wikipedia:
Life Event
Life Change Units
Death of a spouse
100
Divorce
73
Marital separation
65
Imprisonment
63
Death of a close family member
63
Personal injury or illness
53
Marriage
50
Dismissal from work
47
Marital reconciliation
45
Retirement
45
Number 8 on this list, right below marriage but well below divorce (at number 2) is dismissal from work. Although I was not
technically dismissed from my work, nor did I experience a divorce, in 2004 I did experience significant stress when I was part of
a business unit divestiture. Overnight, I went from working for a
company that I had been with for nearly 23 years to a new company. In many ways, it felt like a dismissal and/or a divorce.
As I have analyzed the component parts of the stress associated with this change, differences in corporate culture were the
main culprits.
The different cultures were understandable. My former
company was large, with millions of shares being traded publicly every day. The board of directors consisted of all external,
non-employee directors. The CEO was rotated every five to 10
years. My new company was even larger, but ownership was concentrated within a few family members who also served as the
board of directors and as the companys CEO and executive vice
president. They had held these positions for decades. Decisionmaking, ownership, and culture originated with the very few,
most senior leaders.
Not surprisingly, nowhere were the two cultures between these
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pliance mentioned. We had strong corporate standards and

expectations. We pursued a Goal of Zero with passion. There
was a strong accountability culture in place. Without its being
explicated stated, regulatory compliance was something that just
happened by following the corporate rules. I had even been
introduced to the concept of assuming (or choosing) regulatory
compliance risk as a possible business alternative.
In my new company, a strong Compliance Culture existed.
This was communicated by the new companys leaders even before the official sale was completed. Everyone was expected to
comply all of the time. And they meant itthere was no margin
for error. Needless to say, this added significant employee stress
as we adjusted to this new, stark reality.
Compliance began with regulatory compliance. Tremendous
effort was placed on fully understanding all applicable regulatory
requirements. Training was conducted. Audits were performed.
Systems were instituted to track new and emerging regulatory
requirements. But it didnt stop there. Compliance with corporate standards was also an expectation, as was compliance with
local site procedures.
Individuals who could not, or would not, live up to the expectations associated with the Compliance Culture looked for
work elsewhere. Living through this abrupt transition in corporate culture, with particular emphasis on compliance, led me to
the observations that are summarized in the title for this paper:
Regulatory Compliance, A Necessary Evil.
I firmly believe that both of these approaches to compliance
have both merit and pitfalls. There are strengths and weaknesses
of both. For clarity, I will call one culture a Compliance Culture
and the second Goal Zero.
Pros and Cons: Compliance Culture

Regulatory compliance is not optional. It must be a given. In a
very real sense, license to operate potentially dangerous facilities
is granted to companies from governments that are obligated to
provide for and protect the welfare of their citizenry. Laws are
enacted and enforced by governments in the discharge of these
obligations and duties.
The history of process safety regulations has clearly been in
direct response to catastrophic incidents. The Seveso regulations
in the European Community were some of the first process safety regulations enacted by any governmental body. The regulations common name comes from the small town in Italy, Seveso,
where a significant process safety incident occurred in 1976. A
few of the details are found in the accompanying graphic.
In the United States, a similar pattern exists. In fact, in its
September 1992 Compliance Guidelines directive regarding
compliance with 29 CFR 1910.119 regulations, better known as
the PSM Regulations, OSHA stated that:
In recent years, a number of catastrophic accidents in the
chemical industry have drawn attention to the safety of processes
involving highly hazardous chemicals. OSHA has determined that
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of countless R&D hours, relentless testing, and an unwavering commitment to
quality that protects thousands of men and women each day.
MSA
The Safety Company
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1000 Cranberry Woods Drive
Cranberry Township, PA 16066
Tel: (800) 672-9010
Contact Information
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For 100 years, MSA has remained fully committed to providing a superior customer
experience. With an unsurpassed commitment to integrity, customer service and
product innovation, we create exceptional value and remain vigilant in providing
unmatched Quality, Delivery and Support.
MSA Core Products include industrial head, eye, face, hearing and communications
protection, respiratory protective equipment, fall protection products, portable gas
detection instruments and sensors, and fixed gas and flame detection systems.
Our comprehensive lines of products are used in a broad range of industries,
including the Energy (Oil, Gas and Petrochemical), Construction/Contractor,
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Since our inception, the original vision of our founders, John T. Ryan, Sr. and
George H. Deike, has never wavered. And in the decades that have come and
gone, we have continued to lead the charge for workplace safety.
Were called The Safety Company for a reason: Our goal, every single day, is to
provide our customers with dependable, high-quality products, instruments and
service to help ensure a safe return home at the end of each work day.
MSA celebrated a Century of Safety in June 2014; our 100th Anniversary
protecting workers. MSA maintains its world headquarters in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania and employs more than 5,300 employees worldwide. For more
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es to the hazards of releases of highly hazardous chemicals which

may be toxic, reactive, flammable, or explosive.
The requirements of the PSM standard are intended to eliminate or mitigate the consequences of such releases. The standard
emphasizes the application of management controls when addressing the risks associated with handling or working near hazardous
chemicals.
A similar pattern of regulatory reactivity and response has
evolved in the upstream oil & gas compliance environment following the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf
of Mexico.
Indeed, regulatory compliance is not optional.
Regulatory compliance brings with it many benefits. Most
benefits have to do with image and perception in the court of
public opinion, including:
Building stronger credibility with regulators and government representatives
Establishing a stronger basis for trust with local communities; preserves a facilitys right to operate
Helping to avoid fines and helps prevent other court action and the potential negative financial impact
Helping to prevent reputational loss
The primary challenge for organizations that adopt a com-
pliance-only orientation is that regulatory compliance will not

necessarily ensure or even improve the organizations process
safety performance. Complacency or an attitude of compliance
is good enough can set in when compliance is the only management message. I will use a simple example to illustrate.
I believe all responsible operators of hazardous materials
would agree that we are all still on a learning curve with respect
to PSM excellence. Since 2007, the DuPont Corporate PSM
Standard has been amended three times to reflect new knowledge gained from our own incidents, plus those from industry in
general. Excellence in PSM requires a continual learning culture
to drive continuous improvement. But yet the Seveso Regulations have gone through only one significant rewrite in their
history, and the U.S. OSHA regulations have not been formally
amended a single time in the 22 years since they were issued. If
an organization is relying on the regulations to keep pace with
the ever-changing and improving field and science of process
safety management, I expect that its results will be inferior vs. its
peers and will very likely be unacceptable.
I dont believe even the regulators believe that total compliance only with the existing regulations will yield zero (or maybe
even top quartile) process safety incidents performance.
A Compliance Culture does have a distinct impact on the
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THEYLL KEEP THEIR EYEWEAR ON
Nanofilm
10111 Sweet Valley Dr.
Valley View, OH 44125
Tel: (800) 883-6266 | Fax: (216) 447-1137
Contact Information
info@nanofilmtechnology.com
For more than 25 years, Nanofilm has been providing innovative solutions to
protect, enhance and care for high performance surfaces through Specialty
Cleaners, Anti-Fog Surface Treatments, and Nanotechnology Coatings.
Everything Nanofilm makes is developed by our own R&D chemists to
offer products that make a meaningful difference. It begins with understanding the surface and continues to creating a solution that fulfills that surfaces need. Our Clarity Defog It antifog provides long-lasting fog prevention on all types of safety eyewear, face shields, eyeglasses and lenses
with specialty coatings. Defog It withstands heat, cold, humidity, changing
temperatures and physical exertion so that workers keep their protective
eyewear on, helping to increase compliance while reducing injury.
Based in Valley View, Ohio, some of Nanofilms other products include
precision mold release treatments and stay-clean surface treatments for
ceramic insulators.
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UNBEATABLE PROTECTION FROM FIRE AND THERMAL EVENTS
TenCate Protective Fabrics creates and manufactures inherently flame-resistant textiles for firefighters, utility linemen and electricians, oil and gas workers, military and
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TenCate Protective Fabrics

TenCateFabrics.com
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In a sometimes dangerous world, people have trusted these fabrics for almost 90
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TenCate Protective Fabrics offers a comprehensive range of products that exceeds
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TenCate TecasafePlus delivers unbeatable arc flash and flash fire protection. Moreover, the fabrics comfort is unmatched with Coolderm Technology, which incorporates active moisture management. Having the right balance of hydrophilic (absorbs
water) and hydrophobic (repels water) fibers makes managing the bodys moisture
easy. When moisture comes into contact with the fabric, these two opposing forces
make the sweat migrate towards the exterior of the fabric. By dispersing the moisture
to a wider area on the fabrics surface, evaporation is expedited. Allowing sweat to
pass rapidly through the fabric and away from the skin regulates body temperature.
TenCate Protective Fabrics help save lives. To the men and women we serve, TenCate
is the most trusted name in personal protective fabrics because there is no compromise in our commitment to safety, innovation and quality.
Headquartered in Union City, GA, TenCate Protective Fabrics was founded in 1925. All
of our fabrics sold in North America are made in our manufacturing plants in Georgia
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OUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES KEEP ELECTRICAL WORKERS SAFE
Salisbury by Honeywell
Salisbury by Honeywell is the world leading supplier of electrical safety PPE (Personal
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offering the highest quality products and we are continuously exploring new technologies to incorporate into our products design with the goal of increasing user comfort
while maintaining the highest levels of safety. Our latest product introductions, the
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Key Personnel
VP of US Sales: Roger Ramstack
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Compliance Culture: STRENGTHS
Compliance Culture: CHALLENGES
#1: Builds stronger credibility with regulators

and government representatives
#1: Can create a sense of complacency that

compliance is good enough
#2: Establishes a stronger basis for trust with

local communities; preserves a facilitys right
to operate
#2: Can place undue emphasis on compliance

as the means to achieve excellent process
safety performance
#3: Avoids fines and helps prevent other court

action and the potential negative financial
impact
#3: Can be demoralizing when such a strict

black and white interpretation of individual
performance is fully implemented
#4: Helps prevent reputation loss in the publics

eye
#5: Establishes clear employee compliance
expectations
Table 1
overall management-to-employee dialogue and relationship. As intended, a

Compliance Culture leaves little room for
interpretation as to what is expected of
employees and their behavior. This can be
a positive from an operational discipline
perspective and can produce very consistent and reliable performance. However,
the opposite also is possible when such a

rigid standard causes an increase in unsatisfactory performance discussions up
to and including terminations. An organization can quickly become demoralized
when such activity highlights negative
performance and the loss of experience
and esprit de corps.
Pros and Cons: Goal Zero

Most organizations and companies express their commitment to safety and
process safety management excellence
using the word zero or something similar, as seen below using examples from
DuPont, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Dow
Chemical, plus others.
Zero Harm to People or the Environment
No accidents, injuries or harm to
the environment
Committed to Zero
Zero is Attainable
Zero Fatalities
Zero Incidents Period (or ZIP)
Nobody Gets Hurt
Needless to say, these statements of
aspiration and direction are easier to articulate and communicate than they are
to realize and achieve. But I believe we
must applaud these organizations for
making these statements during a period
when catastrophic incidents continue to
CORPORATE PROFILE
PATROL SOUNDERS DELIVER MULTIPLE ALARM TONES FROM ONE DEVICE
ELECTRO-TECHNOLOGY FOR INDUSTRY
Pfannenberg, Inc.
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68 Ward Road
Lancaster, NY 14086
Tel: +1-716-685-6866
Contact Information
jon.laporta@pfannenbergusa.com
Audible signals, like spoken words, can

have meaning. With PATROL sounders,
users can select from a menu of 80
unique tones and gain more intelligence
from alarm signals by assigning a dedicated tone for a specific type of event.
This helps personnel react more efficiently as they become tuned in to the meaning of the tone. With a variety
of external switching techniques, users can control up to four different tone
stages with each sounder. With tone stage control, one PATROL sounder can
do the work of four separate horns or buzzers. Additional features include
quick and easy installation, weather-proof construction, and superior acoustic driver technology for improved audible signal penetration through walls
and obstacles. With available output levels from 100 dB to 120 dB, PATROL
sounders cover a wide range of application requirements.
Complementary Strobe Lights

In noisy environments or where hearing protection is used, audible alarms
are best complemented by visual strobe signals. PATROL flashing sounders
with integrated strobes and PYRA strobe lights represent the ideal solution.
With available flash energies of 5, 10, or 15 Joules, the coverage area for
their visual signals adequately match that of the audible alarms.
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Conclusion
Goal Zero: STRENGTHS
Goal Zero: CHALLENGES
#1: Drives greater line management

accountability for improving results
#1: Can lead to arrogance and organization

indifference for regulatory requirements
#2: Has the potential to achieve process safety

performance that exceeds what a complianceonly approach may achieve
#2: Can create an impression in smaller

jurisdictions, where regulatory support may be
limited, that a complete, local understanding of
the law is not essential
#3: Creates a culture of greater creativity,

involvement, and employee ownership in the
pursuit of excellence
#3: Managing expectations is a much bigger

challenge as the public, governments, and even
employees assume that Goal Zero statements
mean it is achievable now!
#4: Encourages a learning culture in support of

continuous improvement
Table 2
occur. In other words, these statements

are made when, in many cases, how they
are to be realized is not fully understood.
This speaks to the most important
positive aspect to the Goal Zero Culture.
Goal Zero drives the right behaviors:
It drives a learning culture that is
always attempting to learn and not repeat
mistakes.
It drives innovation and creativity
in the pursuit of new ways to improve and
reduce incidents.
It drives greater involvement and
engagement among all levels in the organization.
It drives greater line management
accountability for improving results at
all levels.
One also could argue that even beyond the business benefits Goal Zero
may yield, it is simply the right thing to
do. There are some potential challenges
to a Goal Zero pursuit, however. The
first is that with such lofty aspirations
and objectives, the organization may
lose sight of how important regulatory
compliance is. A certain type of arrogance and malaise can set in. A second
potential challenge, and often the more
difficult one, is the issue of stakeholder
expectations management.
When organizations publicly declare
their intentions to pursue Goal Zero objectives, sometimes the associated timetable for that pursuit gets lost or drowned
out. It is only human nature that people
assume that if Goal Zero is possible, then,
Why not now? And then, if an incident
does occur, trying to put the event in
context of the long-term objective can be
very difficult.
Regulatory compliance is not optional,

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The Future of the OSHA PSM Standard

Proposed modifications could mean that
many new sites will be covered and will
need to formally adopt PSM as defined in
the OSHA regulation.
By David E. Kaelin Sr.
rocess safety excellence still eludes most process manufacturers. It can be defined as having employees who
all are genuinely proficient and competent in their requisite technical disciplines and having the appropriate
levels of knowledge embedded in key positions throughout an
organization with a mechanism for longevity. Or, more simply:
having the right people, with the right skills, implementing appropriately designed process safety programs, motivated by the
right organizational culture, in the right way.
Results are far reaching and include protecting the workforce, facility, and the environment; maintaining stakeholder
confidence; and complying with all legislation and avoiding
regulatory intervention.
The catastrophic explosion at a Texas fertilizer warehouse
in April 2013 has increased national awareness of the issues
regarding hazardous chemicals and the potential community
effects of a major incident. This incident also has increased concern regarding thermally unstable materials. Reactive and unstable materials are not currently included in the listing of highly
hazardous chemicals in the OSHA Process Safety Management
regulation (PSM, 29 CFR 1910.119).
U.S. government regulators are focusing new efforts on the
chemical process industries, and these efforts may result in new
or modified legislation and oversight. In response to the catastrophic ammonium nitrate fertilizer warehouse explosion, the
White House issued an executive order (EO #13650) that directs
several agencies within the government, including OSHA, to
improve chemical facility safety and security. The order established several chemical safety and security working groups that
are charged with identifying best practices to reduce safety and
security risks in the production and storage of potentially harmful chemicals. OSHA has chaired a working group to respond
to Section 6 of the EO regarding Modernizing Policies, Regulations and Standards.
As a direct result of the Section 6 working group, OSHA issued a Request for Information on December 9, 2013, to shareholders and all interested parties regarding possible changes
to its PSM regulation. Comments and information were to be
returned to OSHA by March 10, 2014. The request represents
OSHAs preliminary view of those aspects of its standard that
need to be revised; it identifies 17 specific topics as potential
targets for regulatory overhaul. Two of the topics (items 2 and
3 in the list below) are specific to upstream work in the oil and
gas industry. One would remove the existing PSM exemption for
well drilling and servicing; the other would have OSHA resume
PSM enforcement at well production facilities.
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Potential Topics for Regulatory Overhaul

1. Clarifying the PSM exemption for atmospheric storage tanks.
2. Subjecting oil- and gas-well drilling and servicing to PSM
requirements.
3. Enforcing PSM requirements at oil- and gas-well production facilities.
4. Expanding PSM coverage and requirements for reactive
hazards.
5. Updating the list of highly hazardous chemicals in Appendix A of the PSM standard.
6. Revising the PSM standard to require additional management-system elements.
7. Amending paragraph (d) of the PSM standard to require
evaluation of updates to applicable recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP).
8. Clarifying the PSM standard by adding a definition for
RAGAGEP.
9. Expanding the scope of paragraph (j) of the PSM standard
to cover the mechanical integrity of any safety-critical element.
10. Clarifying paragraph (l) of the PSM standard with an explicit requirement that employers manage organizational changes.
11. Revising paragraph (n) of the PSM standard to require
coordination of emergency planning with local emergency response authorities.
12. Revising paragraph (o) of the PSM standard to require
third-party compliance audits.
13. Expanding the requirements of section 1910.109 to cover
dismantling and disposal of explosives, blasting agents, and pyrotechnics.
14. Updating sections 1910.106 and 1910.107 based on the latest applicable consensus standards.
15. Updating the regulations addressing storage, handling, and
management of ammonium nitrate.
16. Changing enforcement policy of PSM exemption for retail
facilities.
17. Changing enforcement policy for highly hazardous chemicals listed in Appendix A of the PSM standard without specific
concentrations.
As an example of the significance of these changes (if adopted), number 4 would add a tremendous number of chemicals
and chemical reactions to PSM coverage. In August 2003, the
state of New Jersey added reactive chemical hazards to its New
Jersey Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act (TCPA) and attempted
to address one of the principal issues: What is a reactive chemical and what is a hazardous reaction? As a result, New Jersey
created multiple lists to help sites determine the answer to those
questions and the threshold quantity that should be applied. The
lists included some specific chemicals and specific mixture functional groups and reaction energy thresholds. These lists were
assembled after much discussion with experts in the field of hazardous reactions and reactive chemicals, including the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
It is likely that the TCPA will become a model for OSHA
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to address reactive chemical hazards. If it does, many sites will

have to audit their materials and chemistries (expected and
unexpected) to determine PSM coverage. Even if number 4 is
not adopted, it is likely that umber 5, the update of Appendix
A, will include many reactive substances as well as a reduction
of threshold quantity for some substances. Appendix A has remained unchanged since OSHA promulgated the PSM standard
in 1992. Numerous listings of highly hazardous chemicals from
diverse guiding bodies (such as the National Fire Protection Association and the U.S. Department of Transportation) have been
updated in the years since OSHA enacted its standard, and these
are likely be considered in this OSHA updating of Appendix A.
Summary
The significance of the proposed PSM changes could be to
greatly expand coverage of processes in order to include many
not currently covered by the PSM regulation. New chemicals
will likely be added to Appendix A, and reactive chemicals (a
definition will be needed) also may be covered. What exactly will
be the definition of a reactive chemical is unclear at this time,
although definitions used in New Jersey in the TCPA Act may
guide OSHA.
It is likely that atmospheric storage of flammable liquids will
be included more specifically and the exemption of these tanks
eliminated. In applying RAGAGEP, sites may be required to apply the most recent codes and standards to covered processes,
perhaps at the time of PHA auditing. A narrowing of the PSM
exemption for retail facilities could bring many of them under

the PSM regulation at some level.
Process safety management practices should be applied to
all facilities that store and process hazardous materials that have
fire, explosion, reactivity, and toxic properties. If changes are
made to the PSM regulation, many new sites will be covered and
will need to formally adopt PSM as defined in the OSHA regulation. The addition of reactive chemicals to the PSM regulation
will greatly expand the number of processes covered by the regulation. Keeping up with the most current codes, standards, and
legislative changes is a daunting task that may require the support of specialists.
The results of the proposed legislation will be an increase in
the level of process safety excellence throughout the chemical
industries.
David E. Kaelin, Sr., B.S.Ch.E., is a Senior Process Safety Specialist at Chilworth Technology. He has more than 25 years of experience in the specialty chemical manufacturing industry and 15
years specializing as a Process Safety Engineer. He has participated
in the design and construction of numerous chemical processing
facilities and has led process hazard analysis, risk assessments,
and facility siting reviews. Kaelin is an expert in the application
of hazard recognition techniques including HAZOP, FMEA, Fault
Tree Analysis, and many more. For more information, contact
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Common Practices Put Workers at Risk

BY GARRETT GENEST
very day, people go to work with the expectation that they will get home safely at the end
of the day. To meet these expectations, businesses deploy various techniques and equipment to help keep their employees safe and healthy,
such as providing training or mandating the use of
personal protective equipment. While many of these
methods have improved safety, there are others in use
almost universally that actually heighten employees
risk of injury or death.
Using a Phone to Check In or Monitor

the Safety of Your Employees
Chances are, if you have employees working alone or
in isolation, youve made every effort to ensure that
they carry a phone or smartphone at all times. While
communication is the key to discovering an emergency, phones require the user to be able to see the device
and dial a number. Workers who are severely injured,
blinded, or incapacitated may not be capable of reaching for their phone and requesting aid manually. Additionally, phones do not offer much help when an
employee is not able to manually request help.
Responding to an Emergency
As Soon As a Check-in is Missed
Many businesses require their employees to check in
every one or two hours. If a worker misses a checkin, managers attempt to contact the missing employee and, failing that, a search is mounted and emergency responders are contacted. The problem with
this model is that an injured or distressed worker
might be slumped on the ground in a field, unconscious, suffering from a heart attack or stroke, for as
much as an hour or two before anyone even realizes
that something is wrong. Those precious minutes (or
hours) that are lost can mean the difference between
life and death.
Relying Entirely on PPE

No one is arguing the value of PPE, but relying too
much on gear to prevent injuries without paying attention to the possibility that injuries can (and probably will) continue to occur can be a lethal oversight.
Workers can suffer heart attacks, strokes, be overcome
by gases, or suffer any number of other incidents in
which PPE may not be enough to ensure they get
home safely at the end of the day. When a safety incident occurs, the overall safety investment, including
PPE, has failed to avert the situation. What occurs
next may hold the employees life in the balance.
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Employing a Buddy System to

Keep Your Employees Safe
If someone asked you to double the salaries of your
employees with minimal expectations of improved
productivity or safety, would you do it? Probably
notyet, very often when businesses deploy buddy
systems for safety, they are doing just that. The idea
behind this type of system is that should something
happen to one employee, the other one can call and
request help but what happens if both employees
suffer the same incident or are rendered incapacitated? Larger events such as gas leaks, explosions, and
vehicle collisions do not discriminate based on the
size of the team. To make matters worse, buddy systems can increase complacency of workers in the field
due to a false sense of greater safety.
Performing a Facility Sweep

to Find Injured Employees
When the alarm goes up inside a facility, operations
stop and every available hand is often pulled from the
floor to help find the injured or distressed employee.
Because searchers must spend time looking in every
possible area, minutes and even hours can be lost
while searching. Every minute that passes while the
searchers wander about increases the risk of a worse
outcome for the employees health.
One Best Practice to Replace Them All

Recent advances in technology have given us the key
to avoiding the use of these risky techniques through
automation, instant alerting, and built-in fail-safes to
mitigate as much risk as possible. This evolution in
safety has emerged as employee safety monitoring,
often known as lone worker safety monitoring. Unlike phones, employee safety monitoring devices are
designed for one purpose: to monitor and report on
the safety of your employees. These devices simplify
the alerting process by eliminating the need to pull out
a phone and dial a phone number, instead triggering
an immediate alert in the event that a worker is rendered unconscious or suffers a slip, trip, or fall. Unlike
a phone-based check-in, these devices also will monitor worker safety in between check-ins. Safety managers can complement their investments in PPE by
putting in place these automated alerting systems that
notify them when an emergency does occur.
Garrett Genest has been writing content for the safety
and technology industries for more than two years and
is the editor of blog.blacklinegps.com.
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Total Worker Health Approach Helps

Organizations and Employees Thrive
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A synergistic approach for integrating

occupational safety and health protection
with health promotion reduces costs,
increases employee productivity, and
boosts organizational performance.
BY BRENDA SCHMIDT AND ROBERT ERIC DINENBERG
ynergy is the interaction of multiple elements in a system to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual parts; the
term synergy comes from the Greek word
synergos, meaning working together.
Weve all seen the positive impact of synergy in our
work, play, or in our journey to health. The football
win that is greater than the capabilities of the individual players. The culmination of a project at work
that far exceeds the expectations or contributions of
any individual team member. The health care team
that works together to save lives in an effort that never
could have been delivered by one individual member
of the team alone.
The synergistic effect of teaming Occupational
Safety and Health (OSH) and Worksite Health Promotion (WHP) has been known for quite some time.
In 1984, NIOSH concluded that the integration of
OSH and WHP integration would make possible
a synergism of prevention to improve the health of
workers through comprehensive risk reduction.1
We now have a body of research that points to
benefits found in integrating health protection and
health promotion at the workplace.
In the November 2013 issue of Occupational
Health & Safety, based on research, we made the
business case for integrating health protection and
health promotion. Studies show integrated health
protection/health promotion programs can be more
effective than health promotion programs alone. The
literature shows that a comprehensive effort to promote employee health and well-being, reduce health
risks of the workforce, and lessen the complications of
chronic disease for employees can reduce health care
costs, increase productivity, and boost organizational
performance.
In todays 24/7 society, mounting workplace pressures can take a toll on employees health and wellbeing. Building a thriving workplace in which the
healthy choice for employees is the easy choice, supported by safe and healthy environments and policy, is
yielding a return on value for all stakeholders.2
Employees working for employers who intention-
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ally create a culture of health feel greater job satisfaction, higher morale, and better physical and mental
health. They are more motivated, able to manage
stress, and rally to meet the constant changes and
increasing demands in todays workplace. Organizations that foster a culture of health reap greater productivity and reduced absenteeism, presenteeism, and
turnover. Staffers suffer fewer accidents and injuries.
Healthy and safe workplaces not only save on costs,
but also are better positioned to attract and retain topquality employees and provide optimum customer
service in competitive global markets.
Evidence shows that Worksite Health Promotion
programs that integrate Occupational Safety and
Health and emphasize correcting workplace hazards
show greater employee participation and engagement than those that focus only on individual behavior change.3
Employer efforts to create a safe and healthy workplace foster a climate of trust, making workers more
receptive to messages from their employer to change
their individual health behaviors and habits.
Total Worker Health

The NIOSH Total Worker HealthTM (TWHTM) strategy integrates occupational safety and health protection with health promotion to prevent worker injury
and illness and to advance worker health and wellbeing. This synergistic approach, which has emerged
through rigorous research, helps create and strengthen a culture of health in which employee well-being
and organizational success are inextricably bound.
Both the organization and individual employees support this culture. In settings where a strong culture of
health and safety exists, employees personal interests,
organizational strategic goals, and business performance are aligned and congruent.
Traditionally, workplace health and safety programs have been compartmentalized into separate
silos, but increasing evidence shows that coordinating and integrating those programs leads to healthier
workers and workplaces.4 Health protection programs
have targeted safety to reduce workers exposures to
physical, biological, chemical and psychosocial hazards. Health promotion programs typically focus
exclusively on individual lifestyle factors like poor
nutrition, lack of exercise, and smoking, which place
workers and their families at risk for developing
chronic illness such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes,
cancer, and pulmonary diseases.
The TWHTM strategy integrates the two areas of
health protection and health promotion. It supports
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GETTING TO KNOW PROTECTIVE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INC.
PIP ranks as the second largest supplier of reusable work gloves in North America.
This position is the result of dedicated hard work by its employees and building solid
relationships with distributors as well as with key PIP Sales Partners. Partners such
as ATG Gloves who, together with PIP, pioneered and commercialized advanced glove
designs and foam coatings that even today remain unmatched in dexterity, breathability and durability.
PROTECTIVE INDUSTRIAL
PRODUCTS, INC.
www.pipusa.com
968 Albany Shaker Road
Latham, NY 12110
Tel: (518) 861-0133
(800) 262-5755
Fax: (518) 861-0144
Contact Information
sales@pipusa.com
In 2009, PIP expanded to include Above the Neck Protection and Hi-Vis Apparel to
its successful hand protection line. That investment paid off and PIP is now providing multiple consumable safety products such as hearing protectors, safety eyewear,
particulate respirators, vests and hard hats to distributors in the Industrial, Construction and Fire Safety channels as well as businesses in Do-it-Yourself, Garden and
other specialty consumer markets. PIP provides customers with quality, innovative
products that offer excellent value. With three U.S. distribution centers totaling over
500,000 square feet, as well as three U.S. plants manufacturing gloves, sleeves
and made-to-order products, PIP is all about tangible added-value for our distributors.
All these are a result of strong teamwork that starts with the visionary leadership
of the Milots and Taos, operational excellence and an experienced sales force who
understand the fundamentals of B2B distributor selling, from small to medium businesses affiliated with buying groups all the way up to behemoth-sized distributors.
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Progressive companies and organizations that are transitioning
this robust research-based strategy into the workplace are
reaping rewards.
the development and adoption of groundbreaking research conducted by the five
Total Worker Health Centers of Excellence
and best practices of integrative approaches
that address health risk from the work environment (physical and organizational) and
individual behavior.
Interventions
Interventions that are consistent with a Total Worker Health strategy may include:
Providing mandatory respiratory
protection programs that also support tobacco cessation.
Integrating ergonomics and joint
health and arthritis prevention and management strategies.
Developing stress management efforts that reduce workplace stress and build
worker resiliency.
Implementing training programs
for workers that reduce hazards and risks
on the job and assess individual risks, such
as risk for developing diabetes.
Exploring models that combine occupational health services with workplace
primary care.
Integrated approaches to workplace
health have demonstrated success in a variety of ways, including:
Improving healthy behaviors such
as smoking cessation, better nutrition, and
increased physical activity.
Increasing
employee participation in occupational safety and health and
health promotion programs.
Reducing occupational injury rates.
Lowering health care, administrative, and lost productivity costs.
Part of the Fiber of Organizations

To work most effectively, Total Worker
Health requires executive leadership buy-in
and to be a visible priority at every level of
the organization. Management must work
hand in hand with internal communications staff so employees fully understand
health and safety priorities and the intent of
the program. Employees must be engaged
in the process of creating a culture of health
and helping to evaluate the success of an integrated program of health protection and
health promotion. Total Worker Health
cannot be a bolt-on program. It has to be
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etched into the mission of an organization,

incorporated into its values and woven into
the fiber of how an organization operates
and does business.
TWH requires busting through the
separate silos mentality, so that those areas
responsible for health promotion, occupational safety and health, and human resources and employee benefits coordinate
and are on the same page. Health and safety
must be the responsibility of both management and individual employees. In an organization that employs Total Worker Health
effectively, leadership and grassroots employees are actively engaged in decisionmaking that affects the health and safety of
staff at every level. Incentive and recognition programs should be aligned effectively
to reward and recognize safe and healthy
behavior and to build the momentum of
TWH within a healthy culture.
Sustaining Momentum
Maintaining an integrated approach in the
workplace requires thoughtful and creative
leaders who inspire others to walk the
talk of health and safety. It demands leaders who seek out and listen to employee
suggestions for continuing to improve the
program. Leaders must be interested in adjusting the Total Worker Health strategy to
meet the needs and interests of a workforce
that is increasingly older and ethnically diverse. It requires leaders who endorse and
advocate for the technological innovations
necessary to support an evolving program.
TWH flourishes when champions or
ambassadorsthose informal leaders
throughout an organizationhelp to continuously assess the effectiveness of the
program to keep it fresh and relevant.
Progressive companies and organizations that are transitioning this robust
research-based strategy into the workplace are reaping rewards. Organizations
in industries as diverse as health care, law
enforcement, hospitality, and finance are
employing the successful, evidence-based
approach of TWH to proactively identify
and prevent the common causes of injury,
illness, and chronic conditions unique to
their employee populations to improve staff
health, safety, and wellness.
Johnson & Johnson has supported an
integrated system for worker health since

the late 1970s. A number of other worldclass organizations also have instituted
health protection and health promotion
programs.5 These include such diverse organizations as Caterpillar, CIGNA Corporation, Daimler-Chrysler/United Auto
Workers, Union Pacific Railroad, Citibank,
Toyota, and the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
Health Coach Training

Not surprisingly, the health care sector is
fertile soil for integrating a Total Worker
Health program. Savvy health care organizations know that healthier, safer, and
more satisfied employees are correlated
with lower hospital readmissions, higher
patient satisfaction, and financially healthy
organizations.6
It is exciting to develop tools for and
help guide the implementation of a Total
Worker Health approach at work sites. A
work site health and safety audit that asks
employees their perceptions of the work
culture and how their employer supports
their health and well-being lets staffers
know their opinions count and helps to engage employees in their health and wellness
from the start.
Following on-site health risk assessments, motivational interviewing is effective in engaging employees to take personal
responsibility for changing their behavior
to make safer and healthier choices. This
collaborative health coaching style honors
staff autonomy and perspectives, drawing
on employees individual intrinsic motivations and employing the organizations
available resources to make changes. It
flips the do what I say approach to health
care on its head, appealing to what an individual values and what is meaningful in his
or her life. This coaching technique invites
employees to take responsibility and ownership for their health, instead of having
someone tell them what to do.
To break down silos, major health care
systems are appointing director-level executives who have employee health, safety,
and wellness in their title with health protection and health promotion under their
purview. Some medical centers are considering integrating TWH into residency
programs so physicians are on board with
an integrated approach to health and safety
from the beginning of their careers. Other
health care systems are adapting traditional
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PROTECTIVE PRODUCTS THAT HELP CUSTOMERS BUILD ENDURING SAFETY CULTURES
www.honeywellsafety.com
900 Douglas Pike
Smithfield, RI 02917
Tel: (800) 430-5490
Fax: (800) 322-1330
Contact Information
informationsp@honeywell.com
Honeywell Safety Products, a global manufacturer of leading personal protective

equipment (PPE) brands such as Honeywell, Uvex, North, Howard Leight, Miller, Fibre-Metal, and Servus, offers a full range of quality personal protection equipment,
including respiratory, hand, footwear and clothing, welding, head, first-aid, hearing,
eye/face, fall protection, lockout/tagout, and traffic safety products. We help customers build enduring safety cultures across a wide range of markets that include
general safety and preparedness, first responder, electrical safety, and consumer
products. From a New York City firefighter to a construction worker in Shanghai,
Honeywell Safety Products has the right solution for your specific application.
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health risk assessment questions into mandatory safety and health
resource training for employees that highlights the resources the
health systems provide.
This novel approach matches the needs of employees and resources availablethink of smoking cessation programs, indoor/
outdoor exercise facilities, healthy cafeteria and vending machine
options, and restful break areasinstead of taking an attitude of
we are going to poke and prod you and identify your individual
health risks and make you do something about it.
Because the health of our nation depends upon the health of
our workforce, any action that makes possible a synergism of prevention to improve the health of workers is an action that makes
us all stronger and healthier. The synergistic integration of health
protection and health promotion with a focus on corporate culture
is yielding results today that are greater than the sum of the parts
for organizations, employers, employees, and the communities
where we work and live.
Brenda Schmidt, MS, MBA, is president and CEO of Viridian
Health Management in Phoenix, Ariz. As the architect of numerous health and wellness programs, she is a widely recognized
expert on developing best-in-class health and wellness programs
that deliver positive health and financial outcomes for integrated
healthcare delivery networks, communities, and employers. She
serves in a number of leadership roles, including with the Clinton Global Initiative, the Population Health Alliance, and the
Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO). She can
be reached at bschmidt@viridianhealth.com. Robert Eric Dinenberg, MD, MPH, chief medical officer of Viridian Health Management, is a physician dedicated to preventive health and well-being
with a passion for patient and employee wellness. He is responsible
for overseeing clinical interventions, health coaching, the development of innovations in health coach training, and the development
of cutting-edge programs that address cost and quality in health care.
He is the author of Mindfulness and Peak Performance: Touch the
Ground, Touch the Sky and the iTunes album, Guided Meditations
with Dr. Robert Eric Dinenberg. He can be reached at edinenberg@
viridianhealth.com. Total Worker Health is a registered trademark
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute
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Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Rockville, MD, 1984.
2. Fabius R., et al. The link between workforce health and safety and the
health of the bottom line: tracking market performance in companies that
nurture a culture of health. JOEM. 2013; 55(9);993-1000.
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of the Science 2004, Paper commissioned for the National Institute for
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4. Hymel, P.A., et al., Workplace Health Protection and Promotion: A New
Pathway for a Healthier-and-Safer Workforce, J Occup Environ Med, 2011,
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Integrating Occupational Health and Safety and Health Promotion Programs
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6. Press Ganey. Return on Investment: Increasing Profitability by Improving
Patient Satisfaction. 2012.
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Keeping Oil & Gas Employees Safe

There is a growing global push toward
hazardous location competency training.
BY WAYNE MAYO AND MARTIN JONES

n July 1988, the Piper Alpha went up in flames,
killing 167 of 226 men in its crew. It is one of the
most tragic offshore rig disasters in history. The
investigation into the accident revealed multiple
causes, in particular poor maintenance and safety
procedures, and resulted in 106 recommendations to
improve offshore safety and management practices.
As a result, several major changes were made to
U.K. practices to help increase the safety of workers,
especially in the offshore sector, and to protect large
capital assets invested by major oil and gas companies. One of those changes was the requirement for
personnel working with equipment intended for
use in potentially explosive atmospheres to receive
training in safe installation, inspection, and maintenance practices.
To satisfy this requirement, CompEx, a training
and competency assessment scheme, was developed
by the Engineering Equipment and Material Users Association (EEMUA) in conjunction with JTLimited,
the U.K.s largest work-based learning provider; the
National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA);
Unite the Union, Britains largest trade union; and
various industry representatives.
Key Drivers for CompEx

Recognized as a global best practice in many industries and mandatory for a number of jobs in the U.K.,
CompEx has expanded internationally with 14 current training centers operating outside of the U.K.
While the Piper Alpha disaster served as the catalyst for hazardous locations training and introduced
competency validation, recent disasters in the United
States (such as the Massey Energy Upper Big BranchSouth; Imperial Sugar; West, Texas; and Deepwater
Horizon explosions) have starkly demonstrated the
need for competency training. Many industry professionals have come to realize that proper risk management, asset protection. and, most importantly, safety
of personnel demands that those working in hazardous areas have the necessary skills to work as safely
as possible.
Global standards and various government regulations have played a significant role in the push for hazardous locations training. The electrical installation
standard IEC (EN) 60079-14 Electrical Installations
in Hazardous Areas specifies in detail the competency
levels and requirements for those involved in the selection and installation of equipment designed for use in
potentially explosive atmospheres. Based on the IEC
(EN) 60079-14 and 60079-17 standards, CompEx provides training and competency-based assessments on
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hazardous area safe practices, giving companies the assurance that they can rely on the knowledge and skills
of personnel working in these types of environments.
From the properties of explosive atmospheres,
potential ignition sources, and equipment marking to proper equipment design, selection, installation, inspection, and maintenance, CompEx courses
cover a wide range of topics. They are arranged in a
modular format and are a flexible set of courses and
assessments designed to focus on the necessary skills
relevant to participants specific job requirements. For
example, personnel involved in selection, installation, and inspection are trained to understand correct
equipment selection, potential hazards, and installation practices to mitigate those hazards. Personnel
responsible for the design and engineering of these
areas are taught equipment design, safety calculations,
and documentation requirements. CompEx ensures
that all personnel responsible for the safe operation of
these critical areas receive the proper knowledge and
skills to perform their job as safely as possible.
To receive a CompEx Core Competency Certificate, those taking the course must pass not only a written exam, but also a series of practical, hands-on skill
assessments designed to measure their performance
against current standards and provide assurance of
their understanding of safe operation practices.
Whether involved in the purchasing, management, installation, inspection, or operation of hazardous locations equipment, the training and competency requirements of current electrical installation
standards affect those at all levels.
For example, requirements that apply to personnel
installing equipment in a plant are equally applicable
to many manufacturers who build certified ATEX or
IECEx equipment to form an assembly, because that
equipment also must be designed and constructed
correctly to operate safely in the environment in
which it will be placed. In addition, management and
design personnel also have specified training requirements listed in the IEC standards.
Electrical installations in hazardous areas are
designed to render them suitable for operations in
high-risk atmospheres. Manufacturers of equipment
designed for these locations are required to follow
specified design criteria, as well as quality control, to
ensure the equipment is constructed in accordance
with recognized safety standards. These protective
measures are intended to reduce as much as possible
the likelihood that the electrical equipment or installation could become a source of ignition.
However, while recognizing the need for equipment to be properly designed and tested, there are
additional requirements for it to operate safely. For
example, equipment must be appropriately selected
for the atmosphere and environment to which it will
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be subjected. This is due to the fact that

equipment designed for use in potentially
explosive atmospheres is generally specific
to the types of hazards to which it will be
exposed; equipment suitable for use with
propane, for instance, may not be suitable
for use with hydrogen.
Traditionally, personnel in the United
States who work on this type of equipment
have not been required to receive training
to understand how the equipment works;
how to properly select, install, and maintain it; or even what the markings mean on
the labels. The failure of many industries to
ensure competency in these areas is, at the
very least, as dangerous as allowing equipment that has not been properly tested and
certified by a third party.
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While hazardous locations training is not

required in North America, it is growing
in importance worldwide and becoming
required in many countries. Those who
choose to be proactive and obtain the skills,
knowledge, and competency assurance
available by completing a CompEx course
gain a competitive advantage, distinguishing themselves from the competition. In
addition, CompEx training allows companies access to global markets by ensuring
employees working with hazardous locations equipment are trained and understand international requirements designed
to enable a safer environment for all.
CompEx also provides asset protection,
delivering confidence that equipment is designed, installed, and maintained according
to the correct protection concept. Employee
competency is independently assessed
against a consistent and uniform standard,
guaranteeing quality training and offering a
measurable level of competency that satisfies internal and external regulators.
Through asset protection, CompEx
also assists in protecting capital asset investment, saving manufacturers time and
money. The program ensures that technicians working in hazardous locations
properly install equipment the first time
around and accurately perform required
maintenance and inspection practices.
These efforts help to avoid costly, unnecessary rework and reduce the likelihood of
a potentially tragic accident.
CompEx provides training and competency validation for all industry professionalsdesigner, installer, or inspectorto
ensure potentially explosive equipment
is being handled properly. All CompEx

courses are led by certified trainers and assessors at centers that receive annual audits
by the CompEx certification body JTLimited, ensuring these industry professionals
obtain top-level safety training. Both the
CompEx Scheme Certification Body and
JTLimited are accredited by the United
Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)
to the IEC/ISO 17024 standard for those
working in explosive atmospheres.
Access to the global market, increased
confidence, and cost savings are undeniably all reasons why CompEx certification
is a smart move, but at the core of hazardous locations training is increased safety
and avoidance of danger in the workplace.
The Piper Alpha disaster served as a devastating reminder of much-needed, industrywide improvements in the United Kingdom, and multiple tragedies in the United
States indicate the necessity for a significant
change in industry safety here, as well.
These incidents provide ample evidence
that greater understanding and knowledge
of safe operating practices in potentially
deadly environments needs to become
the rule, not the exception. This training
should become the standard for hazardous
locations companies across the globe.
Wayne Mayo is the technical training specialist for hazardous locations at Intertek
(www.intertek.com/hazardous-locations),
a global third-party testing and certification
company. An electrical tradesman for more
than 30 years, he began his career with the
U.S. Navy and served as a ship electrician,
recruiter, and supervisor. He obtained CompEx Hazardous Area Electrical Training
from Forth Valley College in Falkirk, Scotland, in addition to numerous certificates in
electrical/electronic safety and control from
organizations including Caterpillar and
Letourneau Crane. He is a member of the
American Society of Safety Engineers and
the U.S. National Committee of IECEx and
IECExs Scheme Committee for Personnel
Competency. Martin Jones is the CompEx
Operations Business Manager for JTLimited
(www.jtltraining.com), where he oversees
global operations and strategic development
of the CompEx Core Competency Scheme for
electrical and mechanical practitioners and
professional application design engineers
working in explosive atmospheres. He has 20
years of experience as a qualified electrical
craftsman and electrical engineer in the British Coal Corporation.
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Rich New Training Technologies

for Professional Development
Innovators such as Google, Microsoft, HP, and Logitech are all
working on augmented reality displays that help with way
finding and technical visualizations, among other applications.
BY OLIVER DIAZ
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aking the best investments in employee

health and safety training requires smart
allocation of resources. Using advanced
e-learning technologies for employee
training may not at first seem worthwhile; however,
for those willing to make the investment, they can put
their organizations on the path to huge safety gains.
Not only can e-learning better leverage your most
knowledgeable experts and trainers time and efforts,
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but using 3D technologies to create training assets

also provides a much greater return on every training
dollar spent.
And 3D is just the beginning. Simulations and serious games motivate employees and make an enormous impact on their behaviors, and augmented reality can bridge the training-operations gap. In many
high-stakes and fast-moving industries, such as high
tech and the oil and gas industry, greater job complex-
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ity, a knowledge gap among young workers, and stringent compliance requirements
are huge challenges. These industries are
responding by devoting resources to technologically advanced training methods.
Evergreen E-Learning Efficiencies

Do you have a few critical employees or
trainers who are so over-allocated to the
continual maintenance of safety training that they have little time for other responsibilities? Developing e-learning with
modular, re-usable assets can transform the
amount of effort your organization needs
to devote to change management. With
modular, learner-centered instructional
design and living assets such as 3D media,
your employees and organization can gain
all of the benefits of e-learning and minimize change management expenses.
E-learning that is modular not only allows for easier updates, it also encourages
busy professionals to selectively engage
with specific topics that target their needs
and interests. If employees are confident
that a training activity will be easily accessible, brief, and relevant to their work, they
are much more likely to engage in it. Developing learner-centered training has similar benefits. Learner-centered training is
focused on enhancing employee skills and
procedures from the learners perspective,
as opposed to focusing on product or service details that change with every new release or new customer. This makes the material much more relevant to learners. Plus,
that material will stay fresh much longer.
Even when the details of equipment or
work environments change rapidly, for instance in manufacturing or technical businesses, using rich media such as 3D assets
allow for quick, cost-effective change management. A 3D model of a piece of equipment can be the source for a huge range of
imagery and can be manipulated, updated,
and reused as the equipment or the training needs change. We call this a living asset
because, unlike photography, there are no
limits to the amount of detail, resolution,
angles, backgrounds, or lighting conditions
that can be produced from one 3D model.
First-Person, Mission-Critical Simulations Impact Employee Behavior

Richly interactive training can now incorporate advanced simulation technologies
so trainees can be prepared for real-life
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scenarios. They can learn complex procedures and processes quickly and without
the risk factors involved in real-life situations or real equipment. And when simulation technologies are delivered within a
serious games environment, they create an
immersive world in which the learner is in
the first-person position making missioncritical decisions.
Training within real-world scenarios
rewards the application of both newly acquired skills and previous experience so
learners develop competencies rather than
just memorize correct answers. Simulations
have long been used as a training method in
high-risk or highly instrumented environments, such as flight or medical training.
However, you dont need life-threatening
tasks in order to benefit from simulations
and serious games. Education research has
shown that adult learners retain significantly more instruction and perform better
on competency tests by experiencing simulated real-life scenarios in which they can
practice a task, and even fail, without risk.
More and more employees, especially those
who grew up with gaming technologies, respond with enthusiasm to the challenge of
serious games.
Like the oil and gas industry, many
organizations require flexible and highly
effective training delivery options that
change employee behaviors. Simulation
training is ideal for highly instrumented
environments, but it is also ideal for blending hard and soft skills. One recent example
of such training weve developed includes
a serious game in which learners train on
both inspection tasks and the soft skills involved in communicating with those being
inspected. Serious games emphasize decision making, critical thinking, problem
solving, and the correct application of skills
to a particular situation. Because it provides practice-oriented training, it makes
the most of employees training hours and
can more efficiently develop their skills
than time-consuming synchronous classroom training.
Bridging the Training-to-Operations

Gap with Augmented Reality
The most advanced professional development no longer has to interrupt operations
at all; it can be integrated into operations.
By integrating the real world with the virtual, augmented reality (AR) anchors in-
formation when and where people need

it. Whereas a simulation is an entirely
computer-generated experience, AR superimposes computer-generated information
or imagery over the users view of the real
world. Enormously influential innovators
such as Google, Microsoft, HP, and Logitech are all working on AR displays that
help with way finding and technical visualizations, among other applications.
Job aids and other training tools delivered via AR have many benefits: They
can be easily and remotely updated whenever equipment or procedures change, they
mean less reliance on synchronous classroom training, and they enable employees
to quickly synchronize their tasks with
appropriate co-workers, equipment, and
precautions. Just as Boeing is equipping
its workers with virtual reality glasses to
assemble 747s, its very possible that augmented employees may soon be a standard in many industries.
Valuable organizational efficiencies
gained by using AR include a seamless
transition between training and operations.
The same assets developed for safety training can be used by workers to understand
the hazards in their environment and feed
them live digital readouts and instructions
on what to do next and how to do it right.
For example, the same procedural steps
used to train employees can be re-purposed
into a procedure management system that
monitors and tracks employee performance for safety compliance purposes. AR
also can integrate with automated systems
to provide employees with enhanced environmental awareness and on-demand
instructions relevant to their task or act as
a virtual health, safety, and environment
guide to walk new trainees through safety
and compliance procedures, pointing out
hazardous areas and showing what protective equipment to wear.
The merging of physical and digital
worlds is made possible by some of the
most advanced e-learning technologies,
and it has the potential to advance employee development and technical acumen
in many creative, cost-effective ways.
Oliver Diaz is CEO and founder of FuelFX
(www.fuelfx.com), a firm that employs
state-of-the-art 3D communications technology for the worlds largest energy, high
tech, and oil & gas companies.
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THE MOST ADVANCED SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT LIVES AND WORKPLACES
Industrial Safety Technologies (IST) is comprised of a group of gas and flame detection companies strongly committed to developing the newest innovations in industrial safety solutions. From ground-breaking wireless technology and sophisticated
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GMI maintains its position as the number one supplier of portable gas detection
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EMERGENCY SHOWERS & EYEWASH
Fine-Tuning Emergency
Shower Safety in the Workplace
afety managers know all too well the serious

risk of emergencies inherent in workplaces
across a range of industries. Particularly vulnerable are work settings involving chemicals, gases, and other hazardous materials, which pose
potentially dangerous threats to life, limbs, eyes, skin,
and other body parts.
Considering eye injuries alone, 2,000 U.S. workers
per day on average have a job-related eye injury that
requires medical treatment, according to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. Eye injuries add up
to more than $300 million per year in lost production
time, medical expenses, and worker compensation.
Consequently, every workplace is charged with
having a solid emergency plan incorporating the correct types of safety shower equipment ready for immediate use. To optimize safety, its essential to periodically review placement, installation, standards,
and requirements, as well as the latest product advancements with emergency fixtures.
Emergency Response Job Site Assessment

During a walk-through, its important to reference
the American National Standards Institute Z358.12009 emergency equipment standard, which outlines
the specific requirements for emergency eyewash
and drench shower equipment installation, testing,
performance, maintenance, training, and use. MSDS
sheets should be referenced to determine protection
needs, as they highlight the first aid information indicating whether drenching facilities are required.
Some emergency equipment manufacturers also offer
free job site evaluations and can help assess needs and
potential problems.
In general, its important to take into consideration
factors such as product location, water supply, water
temperature, accessibility, and equipment identification.
Types of Fixtures
Once potential hazards are identified, the facilitys
emergency eyewash and drench shower needs can
be assessed. Select equipment to address the level of
exposure to workers and how many individuals will
be affected. Emergency eyewash stations are effective for spills, splashes, dust, or debris likely to affect
only the eyes. They provide a controlled flow of water
to both eyes simultaneously and deliver an uninterrupted, 15-minute supply of tepid water; plumbed
units can supply a greater volume of water available to
the userbetween 7.5 and 19.0 liters (2.0 and 5.0 gallons) per minute. Emergency eye/face wash stations
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should be used when the entire face is at risk from

spills, splashes, dust, and debris. They irrigate the eyes
and face simultaneously and provide a large distribution pattern of water (minimum 11.4 lpm/3.0 gpm)
to effectively rinse the entire face. Drench showers are
used when larger areas of the body are at risk. They
flush a larger portion of the body but are not appropriate for the eyes (a combination eyewash and drench
shower may be used to simultaneously flush the eyes
and rinse larger areas of the body).
Placement Considerations
During a walk-through, a safety or heath advisor should
be consulted in locating fixtures correctly to make sure
all workers are protected. Again, it is essential to reference the ANSI Z358.1 emergency equipment standard.
Guidelines for product placement include:
A drench shower, eyewash, or combination unit
should be located within 10 seconds of any worker at
risk for chemical exposure. The distance a worker can
travel in this time frame is estimated to be 55 feet. Battery-handling areas should have fixtures within 25 feet.
The equipment must be on the same level the
user is working on. If there are doors between the
hazard and the fixture, they must swing in the direction of travel.
If the workers ability to walk or move can be
impacted by the chemical exposure, place the fixture
closer to the worker.
When highly corrosive chemicals are used,
place the drench shower or eyewash immediately adjacent to the hazard.
If a potential chemical spill in an area is likely
to affect multiple workers, make sure a sufficient
number of fixtures are installed so a worker neednt
wait 15 minutes while another is drenched.
Its also important for safety fixtures to be clearly
identifiable and easy to reach:
Keep the area around the fixture well lit.
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Identify each fixture with a highly

visible sign. Yellow is often the easiest to see.
Install eyewash sprayheads a minimum of 6 inches from walls or obstructions
to allow the user clear access for eye flushing.
Make sure the area for flushing under drench showers is unobstructed. The
only exception is the eyewash on a combination drench shower and eyewash fixture. In this case, the eyewash is placed in
line with the drench shower to allow for
simultaneous use.
Tepid Water Delivery Systems

Tankless water heaters and emergency thermostatic mixing valves are both effective
solutions for delivering tepid water consistently and reliably to emergency fixtures.
However, not all systems are the same. The
following are some key product features to
consider when selecting a system:
Electric tankless water heaters
Newer tankless water heating systems
are highly efficient solutions for providing
an unlimited supply of tepid water for use in
eyewash and drench shower systems. These
models draw energy only when its needed,
reach the ANSI standards for tepid water temperatures in 20 to 30 seconds, hold
outlet temperature to within 1 degree F,
and have a low pressure drop (as low as 8
pounds per square inch). These features
minimize potential post-installation complications that could be caused by a sudden
decrease in pressure.
Some newer water heaters are designed
with redundant safety and anti-scald features to meet ANSI tepid water requirements. They also provide overshoot purge
protection that will automatically open to
purge excess hot water whenever necessary.
Right-sizing tankless water heaters is
critical because there are many variables
that affect the correct sizing, such as flow
rate, temperature rise, and the available
power supply. When calculating temperature rise, its important to base this from the
annual coldest groundwater temperature.
Be sure to carefully review the products
technical data to select the right-sized heater for the application.
TMVs
With TMVs, the hot and cold water is
brought into the valve where it is mixed
together and then routed over an internal
thermostat. It is important to use TMVs
designed specifically for supplying tepid
water to emergency fixtures.
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A New Generation of
Emergency Fixtures
Recently, several significant improvements have been made to flow control,
coverage, and efficacy of eye/face washes
and drench showers. The newest eye/face
wash fixtures deliver a more uniform and
complete rinse pattern to reach the entire
face, providing for a faster, more effective
rinse over the affected area.
Due to stagnant water left from required weekly testing, tampering and other
misuse by workers, eye/face washes can become contaminated with dirt and bacteria.
Newer eyewash designs come equipped
with either plastic or stainless steel dust

covers that shield the entire bowl. In some
products, the hinged dust cover is clear, allowing for quick and easy visual inspection.
Opening the dustcover cover starts the flow
of water immediately, giving the user immediate relief.
Ryan Pfund is Product Manager, Emergency Fixtures, for Bradley Corporation
of Menomonee Falls, Wis., a USGBC &
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FACILITY MAINTENANCE
Maintaining Old Technology to Mitigate Safety Risks
BY JASON DEANE
magine that you wanted to feel safer in
your home. One thing you might do is
install a security alarm system. Maybe
you even bought the best one on the
market with all of the available bells and
whistles. But after the alarm was installed,
would you stop locking your doors and
leave all of the windows open? Of course
not, because the alarm system is just one
component of your overall safety; it supplements your locks but doesnt replace them.
Yet I see this exact scenario play out
day after day in petrochemical processing
plantsinherently dangerous places that
have installed fancy figurative alarm systems and then let the doors rust right off
the hinges.
Naturally, Im not really talking about
alarms and doors. That is just a metaphor
to describe a real problem in the industry: failing instrumentation, specifically
mechanical gauges. In fact, its not alarmist to say that chemical processing plants
are on the precipice of a safety crisis, and
the problem is much more common than
most people think.
The average employee of a petrochemical processing plant is located within 20 feet
of 7.6 failing or about-to-fail gauges. When
you consider how vital reliable gauge readings are to preventing accidents and warning of mounting danger, thats a frightening statistic. Even more worrisome is that
gauges themselves serve as connection
points, so a failing gauge not only ceases
to accurately warn of dangerous situations,
but also it actually becomes a source of potential media leakage or fire.
How Did We Get Here?

During the past few decades, advances in
electronic sensing equipment began to proliferate in chemical processing plants of all
sorts, including petrochemical refineries.
This enabled engineers to monitor most
necessary readings from a central control
room, and plants flocked to this methodology of process management. For all intents
and purposes, this electronic equipment
largely replaced mechanical gauges as primary instrumentation.
Understanding the importance of
gauges as front-line instruments for floor
employees and backup for engineers, most
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plants left them in place even as they shifted their focus to electronic instrumentation. Proper gauge maintenance, though,
fell to the wayside, and years of neglect have
rendered many of these instruments unreliable, useless, or even hazardous.
When plants moved toward using electronic sensing instrumentation, they hired
specialized electrical engineers to maintain
the equipment. Experts at electronics, these
engineers lack the skills and experienceor
the interestto maintain mechanical gauges properly. That responsibility used to fall
onto the shoulders of instrumentation and
control engineers, but their numbers have
dwindled due to years of retirements and
downsizing. These professionals have typically not been replaced, with plants opting
instead to hand gauge oversight to technicians in general maintenance departments.
This is where human error takes a toll.
Without the necessary education or training to fully understand proper gauge application, maintenance technicians do not
have the expertise to consistently identify
failing instruments. When they do identify
a problem, it is not uncommon for them to
replace a failing gauge with an inappropriate SKU not rated to safely handle the application because it looked close enough.
How Big is the Problem?

It can be difficult to speak about averages
because the number of gauges in need of attention depends on many factors that vary
significantly between individual plants.
Until recently, the best research indicated
that 25 percent of the gauges in an average
refinery are failing or about to fail. However, data collected from more than 250 plant
audits recently has pointed to numbers that
skew higher than previously thought: Many
facilities actually are operating with more
than 50 percent of their gauges showing
unreliable readings.
Every one of these problematic gauges
is a risk that could lead to plant shutdowns
due to safety lapses or process disruptions.
According to OSHA, a single accident costs
the average plant more than $150,000. If
employee death is involved, that number
skyrockets beyond $1 million. That figure
doesnt even include property damage, regulatory fines, litigation, or the bad PR that
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comes from a high-profile disaster. When

you consider that an accident necessitates
deployment of more personnel into harms
way to correct the problem, its easy to
imagine how quickly these costs can spiral
out of control.
Risks arent limited to the confines of
the plant. One of the most concerning issues to EPA is fugitive emissions. These
gas leaks originate from weak connection
points in piping systems. An average plant
contains more than 300,000 connection
points, a significant percentage of which
are gauges.
A failure with any of these connecting gauges can lead to fugitive emissions,
which can result in large regulatory fines
and even larger penalties if the gas escapes
into the environment.
How Do We Fix It?

Properly addressing the issue of failing
gauges has two components: Correct the
immediate threat first and then implement a plan to prevent future failures. The
problem is, most plants lack the internal
resources to engage in a project like this on
their own, and third-party consultants can
be quite expensive. An emerging third option comes from equipment manufacturers
that are starting to offer instrumentation
audits as value-added services to processing plants that request them.
Regardless of who is ultimately given
responsibility to conduct a gauge reliability audit, its of monumental importance to
identify and fix failing gauges as quickly as
possible before they cause accidents.
Once affected gauges have been identified and replaced, its time to begin the
work of preventing future problems. The
first line of defense for achieving this is
education. A little focused training goes
a long way. While you cant hope to turn
technicians into instrumentation engineers with training, you can teach parameters for recognizing when a gauge needs
attention and how to select the proper replacement SKU.
Jason Deane is a Senior Instrumentation
Engineer for WIKA Instruments Full Audit
Service Team. Visit www.WIKA-FAST.com
for more information.
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PRACTICAL EXCELLENCE
BY SHAWN GALLOWAY
Evolving Your Safety Culture:

Elements that Matter Most
Nine elements have been identified as most
important foci to establish the chemistry
that facilitates the necessary climate for a
culture of safety excellence to grow.
egardless of safety maturity, your safety culture goal should

be to evolve, not create. Beliefs already exist. Behaviors are
currently observable. The way we do things around here,
why we do what we do, what is rewarded and what it takes
to get ahead are all quickly apparent to individuals joining the rank
and file. Unless you are starting a new company, bringing people together for the first time, your cultural focus on safety already exists,
good, bad or indifferent. Now, how to improve it?
Rather than attempt to benchmark against other cultures,
which is often more demotivational than helpful, work to better
understand the current reality and what has created it. Individually,
or as a group, discuss your answers to the following 10 questions.
1. What percent of the population is passionate about safety
excellence and the effort it will take to achieve it?
2. What is the clear and concise focus for continued improvement in safety, and is everyone aligned on what it will take to further improve?
3. Is everyone aware of what is expected of them, individually,
to continuously improve injury prevention efforts and advance the
safety culture?
4. How well are we proactively holding people accountable for
the behavior and performance we expect of them (not just the results), and how positively is this perceived?
5. Are we confident the right things are reinforced in the absence of leaders? Are the focus and expectations reinforced culturally when no one is looking?
6. Are we maintaining a healthy degree of fear and a sense of
organizational and individual vulnerability in safety?
7. Is communication in safety boundaryless, free-flowing, and
unfiltered, and are the right messages sent, received, and understood in any direction?
8. Are our safety measurements motivating, prompting,
and aligning behavior? Are the right things being measured and
providing insight into results, how they were achieved, and can
be repeated?
9. Do we have an organization
where everyone trusts one another
(e.g., peers, their boss, their direct Are we confident
reports, colleagues in another depart- the right things are
ment) and we dont assume hidden
reinforced in the
agendas or malicious motivation?
10. Have we created the necessary absence of leadcapabilities that enable continuous ers? Are the focus
improvement in safety performance and expectations
and created a chemistry and climate in
reinforced culturwhich such improvement is nurtured
ally when no one
and encouraged?
In consulting with many of the best is looking?
in safety performance and culture, nine elements have been identified as most important foci to establish the chemistry that facilitates the necessary climate for a culture of safety excellence to grow.
As emphasized in the previous questions, these are: Passion, Focus,
Expectations, Proactive Accountability, Reinforcement, Vulnerability, Communication, Measurement, and Trust. We at ProAct
Safety call this The Chemistry of Safety Culture Excellencesm.
Through consulting engagements and workshops, these nine
elements have been successfully measured to help the organizations identify their starting point baseline and also to strategically
prioritize which capabilities to focus on to advance the capabilities
of their safety culture.
A simple exercise to measure your cultural maturity is to lead
a group discussion (e.g., leadership team, safety committee, representation from the many levels and departments) on these nine
elements to determine the average perceived scores (1-10) for
these elements and understand what would have to be addressed
to enhance them. These very insightful conversations identify the
precise actions that need to be taken and ultimately leads to the
creation of a three- to five-year strategic framework, prioritizing
what and how to improve the safety aspect of the company culture.
Cultures will always influence the beliefs and behaviors of employees and contractors as they join the group. You can either manage the chemistry, climate, and culture, or the results in any area of
operational performance will be managed by them. To obtain a copy
of a framework to lead the dialogue within your organization on
these elements, please contact the author at info@proactsafety.com.
Shawn M. Galloway is the president of ProAct Safety and coauthor
of STEPS to Safety Culture Excellence. He has helped hundreds of organizations within every major industry internationally achieve and
sustain excellence in performance and culture. He is also the host of
the acclaimed weekly podcast series Safety Culture Excellence. He
can be reached at 800-395-1347 or info@ProActSafety.com.
REFERENCES
1. Figure 1: Mathis, Terry & Galloway, Shawn, 2013, STEPS to Safety Culture
Excellence, John Wiley & Sons Inc. (p. 76)
Figure 1.The Chemistry of Safety Culture Excellence
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ADVERTISER INDEX
CIRCLE #
5
ADVERTISER
Advance Lifts Inc.
PAGE #
CIRCLE #
17
82
Advance Lifts Inc.
17
83
Arizona Instrument
82
Arizona Instrument
31
Bradley Corporation
31
BullEx Digital Safety
49
BullEx Digital Safety
89
CBS ArcSafe
98
CBS ArcSafe
67
Columbia Southern
66
Columbia Southern
15
Compliance Solutions
95
Dickies FR
53
Dickies FR
29
Draeger
28
Draeger
33
Encon Safety Products
32
23
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63
65
67
Honeywell Safety Products
71
Industrial Safety Technologies Group
JLG Industries
90
JLG Industries
30
Kee Safety, Inc.
16
Keltech (Subsidiary of Bradley)
MCR Safety
80
MCR Safety
72
Moldex-Metric, Inc.
37
Moldex-Metric, Inc.
41
MSA
59
MSA
www.MSAsafety.com
Nanofilm Technology
56
31
National Safety Congress & Expo
65
Nextteq LLC
76
69
Nextteq LLC
77
50
OH&S New Product of the Year contest
77
38
Oldham Americas
87
www.oldhamgas/com/en/gas-detector-transmitter-bm-25
62
Pacific Handy Cutter
41
www.go-phc.com
75
Pfannenberg Inc.
61
www.pfannenbergusa.com/signaling
86
61
Pfannenberg Inc.
60
www.pfannenbergusa.com
35
32
Protective Industrial Products
99
www.pipusa.com
34
66
Protective Industrial Products
73
www.pipusa.com
53
15
Rigid Lifelines
25
49
86
Rigid Lifelines
24
2
11
SafeStart
43
www.safestart.com
19
73
SafeStart
42
www.safestart.com
12
33
59
www.arcsafety.com
13
60
58
www.salisburybyhoneywell.com
50-51
www.MSAsafety.com
www.enconsafety.com/corrosion
96
22
74
www.ohsonline.com
www.moldex.com
www.draeger.com
14
38
www.moldex.com
www.draeger.com
89
Gateway Safety
www.mcrsafety.com
www.dickies.com/FR
6
75
45
www.nextteq.com
www.mcrsafety.com
www.dickies.com/FR
87
39
www.keltech-inc.com
www.csregs.com
10
Gateway Safety
www.KeeSafety.com/OHS
www.ColumbiaSouthern.edu/OSHmag
29
Nanofilm Technology
www.nextteq.com
www.jlg.com
www.ColumbiaSouthern.edu/OSHmag
78
79
www.liftpod.com/58
www.CBSArcSafe.com
79
Ergodyne
www.ist-group.com
www.CBSArcSafe.com
63
68
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www.congress.nsc.org/ohs1
www.honeywellsafety.com
www.bullexsafety.com
28
81
www.hsi.com
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76
Ergodyne
www.hsi.com/connectOHS
www.bradley.com
17
20
13
COMPANY
www.azic.com
83
80
www.azic.com
88
Ergodyne
www.ergodyne.com
www.apollomarketing.us.com/
26
19
CIRCLE #
www.defogitworks.com/DEFOG14
www.ergodyne.com
70
22
www.ergodyne.com/heatstress
36
Encon Safety Products
PAGE #
www.enconsafety.com
85
ADVERTISER
35
Scott Safety
37
www.scottsafety.com
55
76
Scott Safety
36
www.scottsafety.com
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CIRCLE #
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ADVERTISER
PAGE #
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84
Streamlight
46
Streamlight
69
TecGen FR
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TenCate
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70
TenCate
3M
3M
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103 Rigid Lifelines
21
92
93
ZING Green Products
104 Scott Safety
93
www.scottsafety.com
97
Product Literature
Draeger
92
96
98
99
57
JLG Industries
Classifieds
Kee Safety, Inc.
92
91
BlueWater Manufacturing
94
www.bluewater-mfg.com
100 Moldex-Metric, Inc.
92
92
Rutgers School of Public Health
94
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106 MSA
93
94
The Safety Knife Company
94
www.safetyknife.net/
105 Oliver Safety Boots/Honeywell
93
93
www.oliversafetyboots.com
20
94
92
www.MSAsafety.com
21
Scaffold Training Institute
www.scaffoldtraining.com
www.moldex.com
www.3m.com/comfortchallenge
77
www.KeeSafety.com
www.tencateprotectivefabrics.com
23
Workrite Uniform
www.jlg.com
81
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www.pipusa.com
www.draeger.com
25
102 Protective Industrial Products
Product Spotlights
71
www.tecgenselect.com
24
100
COMPANY
69
www.tecgenfr.com
62
Uvex byHoneywell
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www.ZingGreenProducts.com/
www.Streamlight.com
27
PAGE #
www.workrite.com
www.Streamlight.com
64
12
ADVERTISER
www.uvex.us/livewire
25
CIRCLE #
Specialized Safety Products
94
www.specializedsafetyproducts.com
101 Pacific Handy Cutter
92
95
www.go-phc.com
VAC-U-MAX
94
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BREAKTHROUGH STRATEGIES
B Y RO B E R T PAT E R
(Re)Building a Foundation of Trust
ow can you build trust where cynicism and low morale

abound? And why bother? After all, some self-styled
tough leaders argue that trust is overrated; people are
being paid to do their jobs and should do so to the best of
their abilities. Thats a good contention if all a leader realistically expects is for workers to physically show up at work. But being present doesnt necessarily equate to being highly productiveor safe.
Ive heard tough leaders grumble about the quality of current work
ethic, or how older or younger generations are deficient, or any other factor they cant control. Their attention and efforts seem directed
toward complaining and blaming, rather than improving. By doing
so, such leaders are victimizing themselves, acknowledging between
the lines that they have little power to catalyze desired changes. But
leaders who are truly committed to performance instead look at
the impact of their own actions.
While any curative prescription for elevating trust has to be
customized to an organizations history and condition, here are 15
generally effective keys leaders can put into place:
1. Admit and clearly communicate whats within your direct
control vs. what requires the approval of others.
2. Always present a balanced view.
3. When instituting less-desirable changes (that look like takeaways), fully explain the reasons for this.
4. Develop incentives structures that dont over-reward a few
to the point of undervaluing many others or encourage hiding or

under-reporting problems.
5. Express concern as a first statement after any negative event.
6. Emphasize making personal contact with people, rather
than communicating with them as being interchangeable or regrettably-necessary-for-now units.
7. Abolish know-it-all mentality and expressions.
8. Graciously give credit to others for their contributions.
9. Make appropriate apologies.
10. Communicate even interim changes rather than waiting for
all issues to be fully settled.
11. Listen-listen-listen. Dont wait for issues to come to you; sincerely seek out and sample others concerns.
12. Praise publicly, discipline privately.
13. Do what you say youre going to do (keep notes) and get
back to others in a timely manner.
14. Exemplify leadershipdo what you expect of others rather
than broadcasting, These rules dont apply to me.
15. Go beyond only-criticizing or only-praising modes.
Trust is a critical foundationwithout this base, little else can
be built.
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MoveSMART, www.MasteringSafety.com.
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