Utilizing Safety Practices in Abrasive Blasting

Safety guidelines are crucial to a worker’s health when abrasive blasting to prevent injury and long-term illness.

NIOSH Releases Well-Being Survey for Employers

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health released a survey earlier this month that it says is meant to be a resource design to measure worker well-being.

NIOSH Issues Guidance on Counterfeit Masks

Late last month, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health—part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—released guidance on counterfeit respirators.

According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), what is the most common work-related injury in the construction industry?

True or false: According to NIOSH, the hierarchy of hazard controls considers administrative controls to be the least desirable among all the available control types.

The CDC recently suggested current guidance on guarding workers against heat hazards may not be sufficient. In your experience, are heat risks taken seriously enough on construction sites?

NIOSH has recommended that all U.S. workplaces be smokefree (including e-cigarettes). Do you support this idea?

Coatings Conversation

from JPCL, April 2018

Identifying Potential Inhalation and Noise Hazards in Abrasive Blasting Operations

from JPCL, July 2012 ; by Thomas E. Enger, MS, CSP, Chmm, Clemco Industries Corp.

This article discusses two common types of hazards that abrasive blasting can create,...

Free Webinar: Protecting Workers from Falls

April 10, 2013

Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.