Work Zone Awareness Week is April 17-21, 2023
National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is an annual spring campaign held at the start of construction season. It aims to prevent accidents and injuries caused by motor vehicles operating...
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Cardiac Arrest & Automated External Defibrillators (AED)
Damar Hamlin, a 24-year-old defensive back of the Buffalo Bills, experienced a cardiac arrest that led to his collapse on the field in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Early...
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Minimizing Work-Related Risks of Catching the Seasonal Flu
The seasonal flu is a highly infectious disease that can spread easily indoors. The disease can lead to severe complications in individuals with preexisting conditions. It can also decrease productivity...
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PK Safety Resources
For 75 years, PK Safety has been dedicated to providing workers with the equipment and expertise that makes them safer on the job. From DIY projects to oil rig work,...
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Selecting the Right Lockout Tagout Padlock
Lockout tagout procedures are designed to restrict employee access to electrical generation, hazardous energies, and other potentially dangerous equipment during routine maintenance, installation, and inspection. The lock physically prevents the...
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100th Anniversary of Fire Prevention Week
On October 8, 1871, the Great Chicago Fire occurred. The devastation killed more than 250 people, left 10,000 homeless, destroyed 17,400 structures, and burned over 2,000 acres of land. To...
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Selecting PPE for Wildfire Cleanup
Wildfires are becoming increasingly common throughout the U.S. as temperatures rise year after year and conditions become more arid. Residents, businesses, and volunteers are often responsible for cleaning up wildfire...
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How to Reduce Workplace Noise
Noise is inevitable when you’re working with heavy-duty industrial equipment. But exposure to loud noises can lead to permanent hearing loss; these noises don’t have to be deafening to damage...
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Welder’s Anthrax: A Newly Identified Deadly Disease
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have discovered a new deadly occupational hazard in the United States known...
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What Makes Sandless Sandbags Better Than Traditional Sandbags?
All kinds of industries use sandbags as a flood prevention technique. But flood bags can be extremely heavy and cumbersome, each weighing around 30 pounds. Some people may be unable...
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Trends in Safety PPE
Safety is something that should be always trending. Personal protective equipment is designed to keep workers safe on the job and can be the one thing standing between a worker...
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PK Safety’s 75th Anniversary
A lot can change in 75 years. Take PK Safety, founded in 1947 by Eric L. Pedley and ship captain Josiah Knowles in San Francisco, CA. Back then, it was...
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Introducing the New Honeywell Transmission Risk Air Monitor (HTRAM)
While the coronavirus pandemic that began in 2020 has everyone thinking a little bit more about the risk of airborne pathogens, it’s not the only virus that can spread through...
