Where we share our perspective on current trends, best practices, and the future of FR safety.
La explosión por polvo es un riesgo poco abordado por las empresas, aunque potencialmente destructivo y peligroso. Este riesgo se puede vivenciar en una amplia variedad de industrias donde una serie de factores contribuyen a la presencia del polvo.
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May is Electrical Safety Month, which is a good reminder to ensure your team’s safety efforts are in line with the updated industry consensus standard NFPA 70E. Workers in the electrical field are exposed to unexpected hazards, including arc flashes, so safety precautions should be reviewed frequently to help reduce the risk of injury. Thorough risk assessments are required to reduce the likelihood of arc flash incident occurrence and you can never be too careful when it comes to protecting workers, so PPE is employed, as the last risk control, to mitigate the severity of injury should an arc flash incident occur.
Safety managers have a very important decision to make when determining the type of personal protective equipment (PPE) that their team needs. Before nailing down the fabric, apparel and PPE brands they would like to select, they first need to determine whether their team, or even specific members of their team, require primary or secondary FR protection to help perform their job responsibilities as safely as possible.
It is every employer’s goal to keep its workers safe on the job, but providing for the safety of your employees requires a holistic approach. Forming just one dimension of a hazard mitigation program, personal protective equipment (PPE) can be extremely beneficial when specified correctly. It is important, though, to look at a safety program comprehensively, so we asked our training experts, two of which will be attending the Petroleum Safety Conference at the end of this month, to share three key aspects to consider when building your program.
La norma de seguridad eléctrica NFPA 70E, presenta los estándares de seguridad que reducen o eliminan los riesgos eléctricos. La norma orienta a los empleadores, a los trabajadores propios y contratados a trabajar juntos mediante una profunda evaluación de riesgos, determinar sus programas de seguridad para lograr la protección adecuada y de acuerdo con las exigencias legales para todos los involucrados, sin diferenciarlos. Descargar
Por Scott Francis,
Gerente Técnico, Westex by Milliken
Las refinerías de petróleo están llenas de peligros térmicos y químicos. Elegir de forma adecuada de la prenda ignífuga es fundamental para proporcionar un ambiente de trabajo seguro y con el debido control de riesgo.
Es esencial tener en cuenta los siguientes pasos al momento de desarrollar un programa eficaz de prendas ignífugas para trabajadores de una refinería:
When the 2018 edition of NFPA 70E went into effect, many within the industry took time to explore how the standard changes would affect both employers and workers. There are a number of articles you can turn to on the subject; indeed, even Westex by Milliken has penned a few articles expanding on what the changes mean.
In our line of work, it is critical to understand the needs of our customers. From the nature of the daily hazards you face to the ever-important subject of budgets, Westex by Milliken understands that a number of factors go into selecting the right arc-rated/flame resistant (AR/FR) fabric for a company’s personal protective equipment (PPE) program.
Westex amplió sus conocimientos de los riesgos relacionados con el fuego repentino con los ensayos en Texas A & M University, en un evento con el objetivo de estudiar los efectos de este riesgo en simulaciones de ambientes reales.
En el siguiente texto abordamos un caso real de un accidente de trabajo que involucra a dos trabajadores, resultando en el fallecimiento de uno de ellos y generando graves lesiones en el otro. Este evento podría haberse evitado si se hubieran adoptado las medidas de seguridad estándar. Descargar
