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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
RFID Helps Satisfy OSHA Rules for Industrial Respirators
3M was the provider of the respirators. The article quotes Larry Ptastenski, the new business development manager of 3M's Occupational Health & Environmental Safety division as saying: "'The key is that RFID allows the customer to know when something is happening.' The information is stored on 3M's cloud-computing internet-based system, he indicates, and can be customized for the needs of a specific client. Some of 3M's respirator customers are maintenance service providers, while others are the manufacturing sites that use the respirators themselves. In each case, Ptastenski says, the needs for data related to inspections differ slightly. The system enables the customers to create user-defined fields—such as alerting them in advance when, for instance, an air filter cartridge needs to be changed."
Read the complete article in the RFID Journal.
Related Past Blog Posts:
Mandatory Respirator Selection Provisions
Respirator Protection An Important Safety Issue
Respirator Training Scripts Available
Labels: Construction / Installation, PPE, Safety Software
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Safety at its Best: Aligning Employee Safety with Business Performance
It discusses the glut of data available to managers, and the problem of finding a way to effectively use that data. The opening paragraph states:
"We have a problem on our hands: manufacturers have plenty of data, but they often haven't figured out how to use it to analyze human and process behavior and cause-and-effect scenarios that impact company performance."
The article presents a case study of Snap-On, Inc., showing how they used software to gain control of and use their data in the area of safety and resulting workers' compensation claims. The article is written by the software supplier, but it provides a good overview of the benefits that can be realized through better data management and analysis.
Labels: Safety Software, Workers' Comp
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Monday, February 18, 2008
Safety Freeware
This web site provides a directory of environmental, safety and health related freeware. None of the software or videos are available from this web site. As a directory this web site provides links to other web sites that provide free downloads.
The software is divided into eight categories:
- DataBases and Electronic Publications
- Free EH&S Management Tools
- "Neat Stuff"
- Compliance and Reporting Software
- Investigation Remediation Software
- Training Software
- Risk Analysis Software
- EH&S Design, Operation and Maintenance Software
I've not looked at any of the software yet, but that is something I will do in the future.
Labels: Industrial Health, Industrial Safety, Safety Software, Safety Training
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