August 2008

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Features

The Right Gloves are Out There

By Jennifer Stroschein

Your hand safety program should fit employees like a glove.

The Lessons of Charleston

By Jerry Laws

What will fire departments learn from the June 18, 2007, incident that took the lives of nine Charleston, S.C., firefighters?

When Communicating Saves Lives

By Rolf Eberl

Systems should have high intrinsic safety ratings to ensure safe and effective communications depite the type and / or level of the emergency.

A Call for Leadership

By Linda Johnson Sherrard, MS, CSP

Sometimes, employees learn what not to do from their safety management.

Watching the Clock

By Jerry Laws

Safety professionals wonder whether OSHA will publish its GHS proposed rule in October as promised. They're also watching for the cranes and derricks negotiated rule and two important MSHA rules.

What Now for NIOSH?

By Jerry Laws

The departure of its sixth director, Dr. John Howard, in mid-July hits the safety and health community hard.

Staying Afloat in a Sea of Troubles

By Linda Johnson Sherrard, MS, CSP

Update your training. Fire up your networking. Can you change to focus on another type of safety?

Supplying the Beijing Olympics

By Marc BarreraBy , Ronnie RittenberryBy , Jerry Laws

Numerous U.S. companies provided safety, health, environmental, and security equipment for use during this month's games.

Arc Protection Around the World

By Hugh HoaglandBy , Jon Wallace

American standards for electrical safety protection have had a beneficial impact abroad. Innovation and globalization now flow both ways in this important area.

Fire Protection In Mission Critical Facilities

By Lance D. Harry, P.E.

Note that evacuating the protected space is a general recommendation for any potential fire event.

Departments

Step Change from the Bottom Up

By Robert Pater

Using peer trainers, you, too, can develop a grassroots Safety culture with bamboo-like impact.

Postscript

Trash Talk

By Ronnie Rittenberry

The injuries and fatalities in this industry are largely preventable, and you can help. » More

From the Editor

We Can Solve the Construction Safety Crisis

By Jerry Laws

» More

Management

The Criticality of Near Misses

By Gary W. Helmer, MAS, MBA, CHCM, CPEA, CSHO

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