OSHA Safety Equipment Education Blog

OSHA has plenty of standards that you must adhere to when someone gets trapped on the job. Here are the OSHA rescue requirements for confined space retrieval.

A key to a construction worker’s safety is wearing respirator. Discover how organic vapor respirator cartridges work by reading the article ahead.

We find that some entering confined spaces are not fully aware of both the requirements to test the space before entry is made (a remote test) and the ways to perform such a test. In this short article, we hope to clear up any confusion.

We recently received a question concerning the difference between Fall Arrest Distance and Free Fall Distance. A safe fall protection program depends on knowing what both of these are.

The work must continue even in cold and inclement weather. In many cases, inclement weather can be remediated by the use of work tents. But what about the cold?

There are a huge variety of filters and cartridges available for half mask and full face respirators. On top of that, OSHA requires that employers choose correctly amongst all this variety. We can help.

We find that many are unclear about the value or role of a PAPR in a respiratory protection program. In this article, we provide the fundamentals necessary to help you make an informed decision on whether you need to adopt the use of PAPR's.

When dealing with confined space entry rescue applications, few offer as many difficulties as side-entry or horizontal entry confined spaces. The question we commonly get is, "What can we use for rescue in side-entry confined space applications?"

As small breweries and wineries open across the country, we have noticed a significant increase in the need for effective and economical ethanol detection. We have the perfect solution for your ethanol detection needs.

Recently, more and more confined space gas detector manufacturers are making monitors that are Bluetooth enabled. The million dollar question is: is the Bluetooth feature worth having?