Respiratory Protection rounded out the top five of The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) most frequently cited violations of fiscal year 2019. The top 10 list is released every...
This past week, OSHA approved two new fit testing protocols: the modified ambient aerosol condensation nuclei counter (CNC) quantitative fit testing protocol for full-facepiece and half-mask...
You might have heard thatApple has released a handy new app in its latest update to the Watch OS platform.Wearers can now track their noise exposure throughout the day, receiving real-time alerts...
Protecting workers against inhalation hazards has been a concern for more than 2,000 years. As far back as the first century, miners used animal bladder skins to protect themselves from inhaling...
OHD is committed to the research and future development of Respiratory Protection. That is why we have recently partnered with the University of Washington and their School of Public Health.
Let’s talk about fit testing. Fit testing should identify a mask that best suits you, and this includes it being suitable for your job. When you go to fit test your mask, the most important part is walking away with the...
Public workers are responsible for teaching our children, putting out fires, and protecting our streets. They do things daily that we may take for granted including cleaning our water, picking up our trash, and maintaining our...
Wales & West Utilities are the latest company in the UK to change their face-fit testing equipment over from traditional ambient particle counting to the Quantifit controlled negative pressure (CNP) system.
The Alarm tones go off in the Fire Station about 2:45 pm – the voice says 3 and 1 dispatch (3 engines and 1 ladder) electrical fire in garden office complex. The firefighters head to the apparatus bay, jump in their turnout pants...
