Levitt-Safety Blog

First, let’s start with a definition: What is a sound level meter? A Sound Level Meter is a device that measures sound pressure levels in real-time in a specific area or from a sound source. It measures: time-averaged or time-weigh...

Winter in Canada is great. You can play the best sports, the scenery is gorgeous and the world becomes your freezer. There's just one problem: Ice. Everywhere. There were over 67,000 visits to hospital emergency rooms in Canada from ...

Women are making up a larger portion of the workforce in skilled labour, trades and primary industry year after year. As more women enter these industries, the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) that addresses the needs of wo...

You may not realize it when you slip on a pair of gloves, but decades of science and technology advancements are wrapped inside those yarns. ATG is the industry leader when it comes to technologies that improve hand protection. Using the...

The pandemic wreaked havoc on department staffing and budgets, making regular facility inspections a challenge. Emergency shower and eyewash stations are compliance areas that can easily be overlooked. Having a functioning emergency show...

I recently returned from spending some time in Hannover, Germany, at Interschutz , the world’s largest trade show for all things related to fire protection. Intereschutz normally happens every four or five years but it had to be re...

Heavy mobile equipment is the backbone of many industries across Canada. This machinery works around the clock, and fire protection systems must be ready in the event of a fire emergency to protect the operator, co-workers, workplace and...

There's a community off the northeast coast of Newfoundland called Fogo Island . Roughly 3,000 people call the island home year-round. In May 2022, CBC reported one woman’s lengthy trips to receive cancer treatment. While the h...

Choosing the right personal protective equipment (PPE) for working with chemicals shouldn't be difficult. We're making it easy to buy the best chemical PPE by teaming up with Ansell to bring you the Ansell Guardian® program. ...

Area gas monitors, like the Radius BZ1, are a great tool to let you see if gas hazards on a site could threaten workers. Area monitors enable you to create a safe buffer zone between workers and potential gas hazards. Area monitors are u...

Providing healthcare during the pandemic has been no small feat. People have been hesitant to seek care from their physician or healthcare provider for fear of contracting COVID-19 and those with the illness have worried about spreading ...

Mines around the world choose NLT Digital to solve a variety of networking challenges, increase productivity and protect people. There are a lot of challenges posed by working underground. Three of the most common challenges in undergrou...