The first quarter of 2013 recorded a 48 per cent reduction in heavy vehicle fatal crashes, says the RMS. Photo courtesy of Yass Tribune. Targeted operations to curb excessive speeding and poor safety practices in the trucking industry ...
Tags: Servicelogistics, customs
US-based natural colorings provider D.D. Williamson (DDW) has received the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) certification for its natural coloring manufacturing site in Port Washington, Wisconsin. GFSI is widely recognized 'gold ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and agriculture are often on opposite sides of the fence. It’s a love-hate relationship of sorts. The federal agency in part works to protect the U.S. food supply. Yet the FDA has a mixed ...
Tags: Food-Safety, FDA, Agriculture&Food
Safety at your workplace is of utmost Importance, especially if you are dealing with a huge human work force and if your facilities have a large investment on machineries involved. Like many other technologies, electrical engineering ...
In recognition of World Water Day, INVISTA, producer of LYCRA fiber, highlights its commitment to sustainability The success of a company no longer refers exclusively to profits and market share. Currently, companies holding leading ...
Tags: polymers, fibers, fiber industry
c, a US-based private equity investment firm, has announced that it has made an investment in SGF Produce Holdings, the parent company of Sunrise Growers~Frozsun Foods. SGF Produce, an affiliated portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, ...
Tags: Frozsun Foods, Foods, SGF Produce
TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. — Kincaid Furniture says its Upholstery Division plant here has achieved a safety milestone, operating without a single lost-time accident since April 10, 2007. "Safety is our number one goal," said Reggie Propst, ...
Improving safety practices takes management leadership, but it’s also a group effort. Kevin Lhota was still fresh in the job as production and maintenance senior leader at the ATI Allegheny Ludlum steel mill in Bagdad, PA, the first ...
Introduction: Hand tools include a wide variety of non-powered devices such as wrenches,pliers,hammers,and screwdrivers.These tools may seem harmless,but they are the cause of many injuries.The following is a summary of safety practices ...
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Shanghai and Beijing are set to introduce tougher laws for food companies, in order to prevent food safety violations. In Shanghai, the companies engaged in unsafe food safety practices will be blacklisted and prevented from continuing in ...
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ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston's four plants have gained the Energy Star certification from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The plants that have received the certification are located in Oregon, Minnesota, Richland and Quincy. ...
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Cyber criminals targeted users of Skype,Facebook and Windows using multiple Blackhole exploits in October,according to the latest threat report from security firm GFI Software. Researchers uncovered a large number of Blackhole exploits ...
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Dow Corning's Ranjangaon site has been recognized by the Deccan Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture (DCCIA) Pune for best practices in safety. The DCCIA Pune newly instituted the "DCCIA Safety Award 2012" for recognizing "Best ...
Tags: Dow Corning, DCCIA Safety Award 2012, Chemicals, safe practices
Typically, a safety shutoff valve will prove itself unsafe only when it is required to function — as in during an emergency shutdown situation. At this point, prevention is no longer a choice, and a failure can be catastrophic. As a ...
Tags: Policy&Standard, valve
Ecolab and China's State Food and Drug Administration Institute for Executive Development(SFDAIED)have entered into a partnership to conduct food safety training,in line with the recent introduction of China's five-year food safety plan. ...