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PRODUCT SHOWCASE
Evolving Safety Innovations
Part of ensuring and maintaining workplace safety means staying on top of the ever-changing spectrum of products and solutions available.
BY ROBERT YANIZ JR.
Acore aspect of occupational safety and health professionals’ role is consistently advocating for new and improved methods to keep workers safe on the job. Even if the ideal safety framework for any given work environment is established, its full potential can only be realized with the effective tools that make such progress both possible and sustainable.
Naturally, the job of staying on top of those evolving sets of solutions differs depending on the industry and other job-specific factors, as well. That’s another reason why there is a broad spectrum of products, services and solutions that are constantly evolving to help enhance workplace and worker safety.
That’s why our semiannual Product Showcase sections — like the one in the following pages — are so crucial to our mission at OH&S. Think of it as a sneak peek into the future of workplace and worker safety.
And our role can be a game of catch-up! Just as we strive to keep
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our readers informed about the latest developments in safety, those product and service vendors are working to stay abreast of the newest research and technology to provide employers and workers with the best products available. As workplace safety is constantly growing and changing, the responsibility to introduce innovative solutions to ongoing challenges remains.
But at the end of the day, the implementation of the right safety product makes a significant impact, including saving lives.
Time will reveal how this latest selection of products will inspire workplace health and safety professionals to drive positive change. However, as always, it’s our duty to highlight some of the current offerings that will help businesses operate more safely and protect their employees from potential hazards. With any luck, these products will help us move toward a safer and more secure future.
Robert Yaniz Jr. is the Content Editor of Occupational Health & Safety. www.ohsonline.com
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