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Some facial hair styles when worn with a tight-fitting respirator will not provide adequate protection. Additionally, the thickness of the facial hair inside the sealed area of the mask could also affect the performance.

For every minute a victim of cardiac arrest doesn't receive defibrillation, their chances of survival drop by 10%, An AED is a portable device that delivers an electric shock to the heart. This shock can keep a person stable until professional medical help arrives. An AED works by measuring the heart's rhythm and delivering a shock to restore a normal rhythm. Along with CPR, AEDs can improve a child's chance of surviving SCA.

Every day employees who work with electrical equipment encounter a high risk to get an incident by an arc flash. As a safety manager, to assist your employees in this critical electrical hazard, you must understand what an arc flash is, why it happens, and how to protect them.

Working at height is a hazardous job, one that exposes workers to falls to lower levels, falls through roofs or floor openings, falling objects and falls due to structure collapses.

There’s a new SCBA standard specifically designed for emergency services personnel engaged in tactical operations, disaster response, confined space rescue, crime scene investigation, clandestine drug lab clean-up, and other response and or recovery situations

Welding is a hazardous workplace activity which exposes workers to health and safety risks. Welding safety measures are designed to protect employees from welding hazards. Welding safety can be implemented by conducting proper training, inspecting welding equipment, and ensuring workers are aware of safety precautions before performing welding activities to minimize the risk of health and safety injuries.

What are the OSHA Safety Shower Requirements? Having emergency shower and eyewash stations that comply with ANSI guidelines is vital to meeting the requirements of International and European standards. Recognized worldwide,

When it comes to choosing the right fire extinguisher, no single type of extinguisher is fully effective on every kind of fire. So before buying a fire extinguisher, it is vital to look carefully at what type of fire you could possibly have to deal with. Choosing the wrong type of fire extinguisher for the job can be very dangerous, make the fire worse and risk injuring those attempting to fight the fire.

When you think about workplace safety, the first things that come to mind are probably personal protective equipment, fall protection, materials handling safety and safe operation of machinery. However, there are hundreds of safety details recommended by OSHA, the EPA, state agencies, and even organisations like the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). 

Confined Space Rescue Plan, When an emergency occurs within a confined space, you must act in the best possible manner related to the potential complex hazards. You do not want to have to organize or coordinate in the moment. Every second is invaluable.