Fire Safety

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  Best Practices

  Important Dangers of Handling Acetylene Gas

  Acetylene gas is a highly useful substance, widely found in industrial applications and a mainstay in many hobbyists’ private workshops and garages. Its...

  By: Daniel Clark | Safety and Quality Management System Specialist

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  EHS Programs

  Gas Hazards in Commercial Cannabis Operations

  There are currently 36 states that allow the medical use of cannabis. 14 states now have made it legal to use it recreationally, while 16 have decriminalized it.These...

  By: Karoly Ban Matei | HR and Safety Manager

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  Safety Equipment

  Choosing the Right Tools for Working in Explosive Work Environments

  One of the most important safety concerns to solve for offshore platforms, refineries, mines, and other industries are explosion risks. These can be caused by gas, dust...

  By: Hector Maggi | Managing Director

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  Safety Equipment

  Fire Extinguisher Classifications: What They Mean and Why They Matter

  Your workplace needs fire extinguishers, but you can't just buy the first one you come across. With six types of extinguisher and five different classes of fire,...

  By: Jessica Barrett

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  Safety Equipment

  Debunking 6 Common Fire Sprinkler Myths

  Many organizations are reluctant to install sprinkler systems on their premises. Statistics from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) bear this out:...

  By: Dakota Murphey | Independent Content Writer

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  Standards

  How to Reduce the Severity of Flash Burn Injury

  In an instant, a flash fire can cause serious harm to people and catastrophic damage to property. There is no time to react. To get through it safely, all the controls...

  By: Daniel Clark | Safety and Quality Management System Specialist

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  Hazards

  The Most Common Industrial Fire Hazards (and What to Do About Them)

  According to the NFPA, from 2011 to 2015 there were an estimated 37,910 fires in industrial and manufacturing properties causing an estimated $1.2 billion in property...

  By: Todd Wells

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  PPE

  Why Your Rainwear Might Need Flame Resistance

  You’re facing down a 12-hour outdoor shift and a cover of dense, grey clouds are threatening continuous rainfall. Even though you're dressed to handle the cold...

  By: Daniel Clark | Safety and Quality Management System Specialist

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  Emergency Services

  How Technology is Improving Emergency Fire Response

  Every once in a while, local emergency services groups (firefighters, police officers, paramedics) will stage a mock emergency, complete with smoke and flames and full...

  By: Steve Prentice

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  Hazards

  Deadly Combustible Dusts: What Causes Them to Explode and What You Can Do About It

  Combustible dust is deadly. Although in my opinion, that word isn't strong enough. The incidents I have reviewed and seen or investigated personally would better be...

  By: Henry Skjerven

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  PPE

  SCBA 101 - Meet the Respirator that Will Save Your Life

  Sometimes a face mask just isn't enough. Filtering low-quality air and preventing particulate matter from reaching the lungs is important. But what about when the...

  By: Safeopedia Staff

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  Safety Quizzes

  Quiz: Test Your FR/AR Protective Clothing Knowledge

  Flame resistant (FR) and Arc Rated (AR) protective clothing is designed to protect workers from exposure to flames and electric arcs. It's a simple concept, but...

  By: Safeopedia Staff