Henry Ford told us almost 100 years ago that cities are muda (waste) that add costs but no value. When Henry Ford talks, people should listen. “NYC is Dead Forever,” by James Altucher, says, “Midtown Manhattan, the center of…
The Eyes are a Gateway for COVID-19: Safety Eyewear Can Help by Mary Padron The article warns that direct vented goggles can allow aerosols to enter. Indirectly vented ones are better, and non-vented ones are best. adds “Goggles that…
Face shields and safety goggles may reduce COVID-19 risk three-fold. “Their research, published in The Lancet in June, found that people are nearly three times more likely to get COVID-19 without eye protection (goggles or a face shield) than with it. “
Henry Ford told us in 1922 that cities were becoming obsolete due to the high costs of living and doing business. I would add that cities are worse than useless for their traditional purpose of military defense, and are no…
COVID-19 is making a comeback because we are repeating the mistakes that were made in 1918, specifically letting our guard down when the disease still exists. People are not taking social distancing guidelines seriously, and resent wearing face masks. Gregory,…
I have attended numerous webinars from PATHS and would give all of them 5-star ratings for content, practical utility, and ease of understanding. You do not need to be a Pennsylvania employer to attend. Topics include ergonomics, lockout-tagout, fall protection…
Verschlimmbesserung means a purported improvement that makes things worse. Management of change (MOC) relates to processes changes that can result in “new” or “changed” outputs that affect internal or external customers. Lorenzo, Wong, and Suyama, “Recognize Hazards to Recognize Change.”…
FixTheMask offers designs for surgical mask sealers and braces that can be produced on 3D printers to improve the performance of surgical and other masks by preventing leakage around the sides. What is particularly impressive here is that fixthemask apparently…
“Researchers created a test to determine which masks are the least effective” By Alaa Elassar, CNN N95 respirators and surgical masks worked best, “Folded bandanas and knitted masks also performed poorly and did not offer much protection.”
The Case for Universal Cloth Mask Adoption and Policies to Increase Supply of Medical Masks for Health Workers “Our analysis suggests each cloth facemask generates thousands of dollars in value from reduced mortality risk. Each medical mask, when used by…