Collection: Novarlo Blog
Managing PPE Across Multiple Facilities: Best Practices for Consistency, Compliance,...
Managing PPE across multiple facilities can create challenges with inventory, compliance, purchasing, and standardization. Learn best practices for building a consistent and cost-effective PPE program across every location.
Cooling Apparel Under Aluminized Gear: Staying Protected in Extreme Heat...
Aluminized clothing protects workers from radiant heat and molten metal hazards, but heat stress can still be a challenge. Learn how cooling apparel can improve comfort, productivity, and safety in extreme heat environments.
OSHA's Proposed Heat Stress Rule Explained: What Employers Need to...
OSHA is moving toward a federal heat stress standard that could significantly impact employers across construction, utilities, manufacturing, and other industries. Learn what the proposed rule includes and how to prepare now.
What Happens When Molten Metal Hits Different Fabrics?
Molten metal can cause catastrophic burn injuries when workers wear the wrong clothing. Learn how different fabrics react to molten metal exposure and why aluminized PPE is critical for foundries and high-heat industries.
Heat Stress and Productivity: The Safety Manager's Business Case
Heat stress doesn't just affect worker safety, it impacts productivity, quality, labor costs, and operational efficiency. Learn why cooling PPE and heat stress prevention programs make good business sense for safety managers and employers.
Respiratory Hazards in Blasting, Coating, and Welding: What You Need...
Learn about respiratory hazards in abrasive blasting, industrial painting, coating, and welding. Discover the risks of silica dust, welding fumes, isocyanates, and how to choose the right PAPR, supplied-air respirator, or welding respirator.
Top Cooling PPE for Electrical and Utility Workers
Electrical and utility workers face extreme heat while wearing FR clothing and arc flash PPE. Learn how cooling vests, FR base layers, neck wraps, and hard hat accessories can help reduce heat stress, improve comfort, and support safer job performance.
Steel Foundry PPE Checklist: From Arc Protection to Thermal Barriers
Steel foundry workers face extreme hazards including molten metal splash, radiant heat, sparks, and airborne contaminants. This PPE checklist outlines the essential protective gear needed for foundry environments, including aluminized thermal garments, arc-rated FR base layers, heat-resistant gloves, and respiratory protection. Properly layered PPE systems help protect workers from temperatures exceeding thousands of degrees while improving comfort and safety compliance. By equipping crews with high-performance foundry PPE and conducting regular inspections, companies can reduce injuries and maintain safer high-heat operations.
Common Hi-Vis Compliance Mistakes (and How to Avoid Fines)
High-visibility (hi-vis) apparel is essential for protecting workers exposed to traffic, heavy equipment, and low-visibility jobsite conditions. This guide highlights common hi-vis compliance mistakes such as using non-ANSI apparel, wearing the wrong class rating, and allowing garments to fade or become damaged. Choosing ANSI-compliant gear, matching the correct visibility class to the jobsite, and inspecting PPE regularly can help companies avoid OSHA violations and costly fines. By investing in quality hi-vis safety apparel and training workers on proper use, employers can improve visibility, compliance, and overall jobsite safety.