The new whitepaper from JLG Industries provides 10 tips for creating a safety-focused work culture.

The advent of modern technology brings with it limitless possibilities on how to enhance workplace safety in the paint manufacturing industry. This includes efficient assessment and monitoring of hazards, encouraging training, and adherence to safety regulations.

Taking the time to implement effective safety measures in paint and coatings production is not just a legal duty. It’s also an ethical imperative that shows workers you care about their welfare. Not to mention that fewer accidents tend to maximize productivity and efficiency. Read about what safety measures are important areas to focus on.

Technology has revolutionized manufacturing safety to combat injuries and illness by developing smart personal protective equipment (PPE) that integrates protective features into onsite gears. In this Industry Insights blog, learn what PPE entails, the common issues that manufacturing industries face, and how using smart PPE can help alleviate these issues. 

This article discusses some unique safety hazards affecting professionals in the paint manufacturing space, as well as original equipment manufacturers that regularly utilize paint in their plant operations. It also offers advice on how employers, managers, and other leaders can combat these dangers.

The announcement follows proposed amendments announced in March 2022 to regulations for requiring specific establishments in certain high-hazard industries to electronically submit information from their Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and Injury and Illness Incident Report.

Employers have a duty of care to protect the health, safety, and welfare of employees, so it is vitally important to keep workers’ occupational exposure to harmful gases within permissible limits. For this reason, providing highly accurate sensors that are reliable is a must.