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36 MARCH 2017 COATINGSPROMAG.COM BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY Silicone Wedding Bands Introduced for Contractors Fixate, Inc. intro- duced its new line of FX8 men's and women's silicone wedding bands. e rings are made of high-performance, technically advanced, medical-grade silicone, and they have been developed in consul- tation with professional athletes, construction workers, business profes- sionals, and mechanics who regularly depend on their hands. e rings are purpose-built, hypoallergenic, non-conductive, and non-porous. Compared to metal bands, the rings are more flexible and are seen as ideal for workers who do not want to wear metal bands due to safety concerns. ey are ergonomically designed and well suited for large knuckles or temporarily swollen fingers. Each ring is 8.4-mm (0.3") wide, with thick- ness ranging from 1.5 mm to 2.3 mm (0.06‒0.09"). For more information, contact: Fixate, (877) 349-2831, www.fixatedesigns.com Reader Inquiry #4664 OSHA Recommends Practices for Contractor Safety, Health e U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued new recommended practices for safety and health programs in construction to help industry employers develop proactive programs to keep workplaces safe. e recommendations could be particularly helpful to small- and medium-sized contractors who lack safety and health specialists on staff, according to the agency. Contractors can create a safety and health program using a number of simple steps, according to OSHA. ese include training workers on how to identify and control hazards, inspecting the jobsite with workers to identify problems with equipment and materials, and developing responses to possible emergency scenarios in advance. For more information, contact: OSHA, (202) 693-7828, www.osha.gov Reader Inquiry #4665 New Literature Offers Tethering Solutions W hen working at high elevation, some commonly used tools are often improp- erly secured and need to be tethered. New literature from Gear Keeper offers tethering solutions that can safely secure a tool while still retaining the benefit of extending and retracting the tool as needed. Illustrated how-to references are included in the compa- ny's free 16-page guide, titled "Safety Engineer's Guide to Tool Tethering." Workplace considerations covered include tethers for working in confined quarters or climbing, tethers that allow for quick interchangeability of tools, and tethers designed to anchor a heav y tool to a structure instead of to a person. Tethers for objects such as hard hats, security cards, cell phones, and more are also discussed. For more information, contact: Hammerhead Industries, (888) 588-9981, www.gearkeeper.com Reader Inquiry #4666 KEEN Utility Launches Tacoma Series is fall, KEEN Utility introduced the Tacoma Series, a highly anticipated collection of boots that features rugged details and unique performance enhancements, which not only stand up to the task at hand but step right over it. Built for the toughest of working environments, the non-metallic collection blends durable construction and innovative materials with the superior comfort, quality, and fit KEEN Utility is known for. KEEN Utility's Tacoma Series features the Tacoma XT CSA, a heav y-duty, non-metallic safety boot featuring asymmetrical composite toes, metal- free eyelets, and an undetectable and lightweight puncture-resistant midsole plate. For more information, contact: KEEN Utility, www.keenutility.com Reader Inquiry #4667 Top 10 Asked Safety Questions of 2016 Grainger, a leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair, and operating products serving businesses and insti- tutions, released its list of the " Top 10 Asked Safety Questions for 2016." Dominating the list for yet another year were technical questions related to personal protective equipment (PPE), including respirators, hand protection, and fall protection. New to the list were questions regarding the revised American National Standards Institute (ANSI) first-aid kit standard for workplaces as well as secondary container labeling requirements under the Globally Harmonized System for Hazard Communication (GHS). For more information, contact: Grainger, (847) 535-1272, www.grainger.com CP Reader Inquiry #4668