Leading experts from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) contribute to this month's special issue of the peer-reviewed journal Noise and Health on state-of-the-art research on hearing protection devices. The March-April issue of Noise and Health is available online at www.noiseandhealth.org . The articles present latest findings in areas where new research is vital for addressing challenges that practitioners, employers, and workers can face in choosing and using proper hearing protection. These include: •Proper fit testing of hearing protectors. •Determining...
The ability to provide the correct amount of protection is one of the important elements in the development of protective clothing worn by individuals who apply pesticides as part of their jobs. While overprotection in hot climatic conditions can result in heat stress and low compliance, some of the existing design-based requirements can result in too little protection, as material performance plays a critical role in protective clothing. In an attempt to find the right balance of protection, ASTM International Committee F23 on Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment has developed a new standard...
En plus des dangers présents dans les ateliers de mécanique, toutes les fosses présentent les risques suivants: l'explosion suite à l'accumulation de vapeurs dans la fosse; la chute de personnes ou d'objets dans la fosse; le basculement du véhicule dans la fosse. http://autoprevention.qc.ca/docs/FT_S03_Fosses.pdf