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JEFF BEHAR, FEATURE AUTHOR
Jeff Behar, MS, MBA, CIH, is senior construction safety engineer for the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
MARTIN HARPER, FEATURE AUTHOR Martin Harper, PhD, CIH, FAIHA, CChem, FRSC, is director of Scientific Research, Zefon International Inc., in Ocala, Fla.
JEANNE FALLON-CARINE, FEATURE AUTHOR
Jeanne Fallon-Carine, CIH, is global HSE director, Measurement & Controls, Baker Hughes, a GE Company.
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THE “RIGHT” PPE
ESTABLISHING A SUCCESSFUL PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT PROGRAM ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE
With nearly one in five worker deaths in the U.S. last year attributed to the construction industry, the right personal protective equipment is crucial for worker safety. A sound PPE plan is essential to address the hazards created on a construction site and their impact on operations.
BY JEFF BEHAR AND PAUL E. ALLEN
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REVEALING HIDDEN RISKS
Over the past ten years, the public has become all too familiar with events where companies either failed to anticipate, or didn’t properly manage, enterprise risk. It is critical for health and safety practitioners to understand these failures of enterprise risk management as well as traditional accident metrics.
BY JEANNE FALLON-CARINE AND GRETCHEN N. HANCOCK
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THE EVOLUTION OF PERSONAL AIR SAMPLING
Sponsored by Casella
Who can remember a time before the personal air sampler, or PAS? My guess is that not many do. Commercially, the PAS dates back to the early 1960s in Europe and the U.S.—a time when AIHA only had a few hundred members.
BY JUSTIN STEWART
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The "RIGHT" PPE
Establishing a Successful Personal Protective Equipment Program on a Construction Site
