TAG GROUP: Health, Safety, & Environmental (HSE)

News (567)

DOL Provides Assistance for Fall Prevention

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently announced that it has developed a new collection of resources to help employers prevent falls on the job...

Workplace Fatality Data Released for 2017

In 2017, there were 43 fewer workplace fatalities than the previous year (dropping from 5,190 to 5,147). That’s according to the most recent numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Nati...

Awards Voting Continues

As announced last week, voting in the Top Products section of the inaugural PaintSquare Prestige Awards, honoring the people and products that make the protective, marine and industrial coat...

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Blogs (16)

Pre- and Post-Job Soil Sampling for Heavy Metals: What Do We Really Know?

by Kevin Guth

If we are going to rely on environmental sampling to measure impact associated with a...

Are We Learning from Our Mistakes?

by Lee Wilson

Health and safety in the corrosion-control industry has always been a major priority ...

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Daily Quiz (57)

True or false: According to a write-up on PaintSquare, failure to ensure that Grade D breathing air is supplying a blast hood is the top failing in implementing a respiratory protection plan.

True or false: Manufacturers of supplied air respirators must acquire approval for these products from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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Weekly Poll (14)

OSHA recently released its list of the top 10 violations cited in the past fiscal year, with fall protection again topping the list. Does the industrial painting industry do enough to ensure safety from falls on jobsites?

Last month, a painter fell to his death on a water tower job, working for a firm with numerous safety violations and falls in its history. What more can be done to prevent such tragedies?

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Problem Solving Forum (11)

How do you determine the size of the dehumidification equipment required for a tank lining project?

Under what types of exterior atmospheric exposures (other than marine) is it necessary to test for soluble salts?

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Articles (46)

Office to Field: Lost in Translation

from JPCL, June 2018 ; by Troy Fraebel, ABKaelin, LLC

Time and Temperature: Don't Forget About Humidity

Coatings Conversation

from JPCL, May 2018

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Events (7)

2015 Corrosion Summit

October 7, 2015

WWETT Show

February 24 - February 27, 2015

Solar 2014

July 6 - July 10, 2014

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Resource Guides (3)

E-Book: Dehumidification and Other Environmental Controls for Coating Projects

Resource Guide: Equipment Leasing & Rental Guide 2017

Sponsored by Absolute Equipment; ADI; Aggreko; DH Tech; AirTech; ARS; EnTech; ESCA; Hammelmann; JAD; Julbert; Marco; MES; Rapid Prep; Spray Pump Services; The Warehouse; SRS / Safe Systems

Need help finding specialty equipment to ...

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Video Learning Center (15)

Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

The D+D Pro Video Series: An archive of webinars hosted by DurabilityandDesign.com

A collection of archived webinars hosted by DurabilityandDesign.com focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

The D+D Pro Video Series: An archive of webinars hosted by DurabilityandDesign.com

A collection of archived webinars hosted by DurabilityandDesign.com focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.

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