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TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 ns 2 n 8 T 8 T D S DE U hT t e ou t ss o C o C m ? m rn COMBUSTIBLE DUST 38 Silent Threat: Combustible Dust in Industrial and Manufacturing Settings Expert Mark Ramos delves into the unseen challenges and solutions when it comes to managing combustible dust in industrial and manufacturing facilities. SUMMER HAZARDS 40 Sun Safety: What Employers and Workers Should Know Summer is just hitting its stride in many parts of the U.S. What steps should be taken when working under the sun? E r r n i i F FI a a l g g I i i e B BR n n s P P h h t n t n R R s R s i i s w I I n n L L o o L L g f g f o a a t s t s f f A A r k e e T TI t t u u IO o o e e y y r v r v O r r , o , o r I r I s a s a N N& i i v v d d e e & C m m r r e t e t d d . F . F s a s a C m m o o r r P P e e a a r t r t r r R R S i i d d e t e t n n u u i i e e n n a a d u d u h h a a t t e c e c t t e e e R e R l l p o p o o o y y , e , e l l l l e e n a n a e e a a m m s s g g p p p p n e n e u u l l o o o o e w e w y y n n f f e e f f r r s s e e h h s c s c e 3 e T to t c c o c o c t t i i v v a a e a e a o o n b n b l l l l a a p p p p u u p p i i s s s l l r r o o e o d a s d a s a a c c h h a a f f e e e r 6 U 6 U S O O n n e f F F t e r T T d d e i w d t W W e e a r A A r s r s s a w o k e t R R t t E S E S a a h n n n a o i t h w t w t O O d d d e s L L i i e o p o p U U n n l T T g S g S p p I I e s k s k r r O O c o o N N t t t r u e e e e S 3 a a e e c c f f e e m o p e p e t y t y t t o o y S y S f o m m u u r t r t p p p l l e e o o t o o i y y a a f f o e e t t n m m e e w w s w s s s s a a r r h a a e S e S e f f e e n i . W . W t c o o h h l l u u o a a t t m t d t d i i e o o U s n l e s s w o r k h e r e i s a w i d e s p e c t r u m o f o p t i o n s w h e n i t c o m e s s o f t w a r e t h a t h e l p o y o y n o e e d t o k n o workplace through CPR, AEDs and first aid education. ? 30 WINTER HAZARDS 30 Prevent Cold Stress, Preserve Productivity Cold temperatures attack workers, stealing away body heat, risking their safety and productivity and making it harder to pay attention. Your team can overcome cold temperatures if they understand the signs of cold stress. CHEMICAL SAFETY 32 Helping New Hires Navigate Chemical Safety Orienting new employees on chemical safety requires leveraging the right methods and tools to ensure a slate of learning objectives takes hold. 42 SUSTAINABILITY 42 Why Safety and Health Professionals Should Embrace Sustainability Sustainability and employee safety are closely linked, and prioritizing them in the workplace creates resilient and successful business models that benefit employees. 34 ELECTRICAL SAFETY 34 Understanding ‘Point of Work’ in NFPA 70E In the upcoming NFPA 70E 2024 Edition, the inclusion of the phrase “at each point of work” and the relationship to absence of voltage testing has prompted questions regarding the use of Permanent Electrical Safety Devices (PESD) as well as Absence of Voltage Testers (AVT) for establishing an electrically safe work condition. departments 8 From the Editor 44 2023 New Product of the Year Entrants 46 New Products 47 Product Spotlights 49 Advertiser Index 50 Breakthrough Strategies by Robert Pater Twitter http://twitter.com/OccHealthSafety Facebook http://facebook.com/ohsmag LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/ occupational-health-and-safety- magazine 6 Occupational Health & Safety | SEPTEMBER 2023 www.ohsonline.com