CSA Group, a leading global provider of testing and certification services and a standards development organization in Canada, has launched a new testing and certification program for high-visibility safety apparel to the requirements of ...
Automated Barrier Doors Protect Staff at Shipping Facility Founded more than 40 years ago, Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) is a brand that people have come to know and trust. The Winchester, VA-based company manufactures innovative, ...
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The tenth annual Safety Products Student Design Challenge winners were announced today by the Safety and Technical Products Division of Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI). The annual contest is developed and supported by ...
On Tuesday, the US Department of Labor's Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said that Ohio-based SBQ producer Republic Steel was cited for 24 safety violations carrying fines of $1,138,500. Fifteen willful violations of ...
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In the present time, high-tech machinery and advanced technology are the two parameters to judge the expertise of any company. There are thousands of metal manufacturing and fabrication companies which are toiling hard to establish their ...
Now a day's people tend to construct higher buildings to cope with the modern environment these has greatly increased the threat of falling for workers working on these high buildings. As a result the U.S occupational safety and health ...
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Photo courtesy of Crown Equipment. President of the Australian Industrial Truck Association (AITA) Steve Stewart has announced the forklift industry body will sponsor its third annual National Forklift Safety Week from 3 to 7 June 2013. ...
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EBMag has learned that Werner Co. has acquired 100% of the ownership of Knaack LLC (a unit of Emerson’s Commercial & Residential Solutions business), which makes Werner the owner of the Knaack and Weather Guard brands. “The ...
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A new safety standard has been published for the use of lanyard and harness restraint systems on forklifts. On February 23, American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard ANSI/ITSDF B56.1, clause 4.17 was revised. It now requires all ...
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February 6, 2013 - Thanks to IHSA (Infrastructure Health & Safety Association) for reminding you to get ready for this month’s Ministry of Labour’s (MoL) enforcement blitz on slips, trips and falls. “Unfortunately, falls ...
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STMicroelectronics says it has shipped three billion MEMS sensors to date. ST’s total MEMS and sensor sales grew more than 19% in 2012, reaching a total of approximately $800m, according to market analyst IHS. ST’s MEMS ...
In 2011, the United States became the world’s largest producer of natural gas, growing by 7.7% between 2010 and 2011. That represented the largest volumetric increase in the world, according to BP’s Statistical Review of World ...
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Safety Gates Ensure Fail-Safe Fall Protection in Mezzanine AreasLaurie Hull, Sales Manager, Benko Products, Inc. Mezzanine areas provide invaluable staging and storage space in warehouses and distribution centers, where space is at a ...
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European Commission gave the green light to the US component manufacturer Precision Castparts Corporation's acquisition of the US titanium producer Timet. The Commission after an in depth investigation concluded that this transaction would ...
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A West Midlands steel company has been ordered to pay more than GBP 146,000 in fines and costs after one of its employees was crushed to death by a 15 tonne crane. Mr Wilfred Williams 57 of Tividale, Warley, was carrying out maintenance ...
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