OSHA

AB&I Foundry hosted a virtual visit in its facility in Oakland focused on occupational health, for nineteen (19) University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) nursing students in partnership with Dr. Barbara Materna. Dr. Materna is one of California’s senior experts in occupational health who serves as the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Occupational Health Read more

DEWALT announces the new FLEXVOLT™ 60V MAX* Dust Extractor (DCV585), adding to its system of more than 120 Table 1 Compliant** Solutions of drilling, cutting, and grinding tools, dust extractors, accessories, and shrouds intended to limit workers’ exposure to respirable crystalline silica. The 60V MAX* Dust Extractor runs off of DEWALT FLEXVOLT Batteries and is Read more

PrimeSource Building Products, an international distributor of building materials for residential and commercial needs, has launched GRX Gloves, a brand-new line of quality gloves designed with new levels of comfort and fit to promote hand safety and value.    The glove lines include GRX Cold Weather, GRX Industrial, GRX Professional and GRX Tradesman.    GRX Read more

Plugfones are a combination of comfortable, safety-rated earplugs and high-quality speakers that allow you to listen and communicate more effectively on the job. Plugfones feature an ANSI- and NIOSH-certified NRR of up to 26 dB, and when paired with technologies like Bluetooth and noise isolating microphones, they make for the ultimate hearing protection + listening Read more

I’ve had the new ISOtunes PRO noise cancelling earbuds for a couple weeks, now I’ve been testing them in the shop at home and also on a handful of job sites. I had been wearing the Plugfones, you might remember my review from earlier this year. Those are nice, they work well but the charging Read more