Fit Testing & It’s Importance We’ve been hearing a lot about fit tests with the COVID-19 pandemic but did you know they’ve been around for many years? According to the CDC, over 3 million United States employees, in approximately 1.3 million...
This time of the year in Minnesota most of us are wishing for warmer weather. Depending on your point of view, winter has either been too long or too cold and summer cannot come soon enough. With summer though, comes heat and humidity. For those of us involved in...
In current times, we’re all a little more concerned with respiratory protection when we’re in public—for obvious reasons. However, as someone who oversees a construction team, you need to worry about respiratory protection on a day-to-day basis. Depending on the...
Skilled workers in many industries must learn how to navigate their jobs in confined spaces. According to the Occupational Health And Safety Administration (OSHA), a confined space is sizable enough for a person to enter and do certain jobs, but not designed for...
A respirator may sound like a scary medical device, but in the construction safety equipment field, it’s anything but scary. In fact, countless construction specialty contractors and other construction employees use these devices day in and day out to protect...
Workers that are exposed to silica dust in the workplace are at risk of developing short and long-term silica-related health conditions. Employers should take steps to protect their employees from silica exposure. Below, we take a closer look at what Silica is and how...