Items Tagged with 'personal protective equipment'

The restoration industry lacks an industry-specific labor code, but OSHA’s Top 10 violations offer clear insights into the safety gaps restorers face every day. Here’s what each violation means for your teams and how you can use this data to improve compliance, reduce injuries, and protect your business. 

Barry Rice, CSP, shares how restorers can make informed, defensible respiratory protection decisions in post-fire environments where conditions constantly change. 

Safety Expert Barry Rice, CSP, explains why daily containment checks including tape, zippers, negative air pressure, and equipment are critical to preventing cross-contamination on restoration job sites. 

Safety starts with the basics, but critical PPE is still getting overlooked on restoration jobsites. Barry Rice, CSP, of Signal Restoration shares why and how simple and consistent safety habits can close that gap. 

The Liberty 90° heel adds grip and stability for ladders and soft surfaces.

From extractors to chainsaws, restoration noise can cause permanent hearing loss, unless safety becomes habit.

Learn how to operate pneumatic tools safely, avoid injuries and meet OSHA standards with KnowHow’s how-to guide.

Remediating tear gas contamination indoors demands expert hazard assessment, strict safety standards and customized contracts to protect workers and property owners.

Take a dive into the layers of contractor safety, PPE standards and OSHA responsibilities every restorer should know.

Before demolition begins, learn how to safely and legally collect asbestos samples to protect your team and customers.