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Honeywell Wintriss, Acton, Mass., recently appointed Movimatic Engª de Automação Industrial e Comércio Ltda. as a distributor of its products in Brazil.
Movimatic handles sales, installation, and service of Honeywell Wintriss products in Brazil. The company has worked in sensor applications, such...
6/17/08
Sperian Hearing Protection LLC, Smithfield, R.I., has announced the formation of a Hearing Conservation Dept. to act as a focal point for the company's initiatives in research, training, and education, as well as to enhance its advisory role in standards regulation.
With headquarters at the Howar...
6/17/08
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International® (FMA) recently announced the winners of its 2008 Safety Award competition.
Eleven companies received Honor Awards for having no recordable illnesses or injuries in 2007:
AK Tube LLC, Columbus, Ind.
B. Walter & Company Inc., Wabash, In...
5/5/08
The Speedglas™ SL (super-light) welding helmet and autodarkening filter (ADF) from 3M™, St. Paul, Minn., recently received an international Red Dot Design award. With more than 7,000 submissions from 60 countries, the international Red Dot program ranks among the largest and most renowned ...
3/11/08
The Laser Institute of America (LIA), Orlando, Fla., an international society for laser applications and safety, now offers an online course for laser safety officers.
The Laser Safety Officer online course uses a nonmathematical approach designed to teach the administrative duties of the laser s...
2/12/08
The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show at McCormick Place in Chicago hosted more exhibiting companies and covered more exhibit space than any previous FABTECH. Filling 461,627 sq. ft. of booth space, the show attracted nearly 31,000 visitors from more than 75 countries, a 27 percent...
1/15/08
The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show, the largest North American showcase of metal forming, fabricating, stamping, tube and pipe, and welding equipment and technology, will return to McCormick Place in Chicago Nov. 11 to Nov. 14.
Cosponsored by the American Welding Society (AWS...
10/9/07
Compliance Publishing Corp., a publisher of employee safety compliance information, has released a program that allows online creation, modification, and publication of the OSHA-required Hazard Communication Program and Exposure Control Plan.
In order to ensure chemical safety in the workplace an...
6/12/07
To help businesses meet their safety objectives and learn more about Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance, American Safety Training, Inc. is holding "Essentials of Safety" seminars nationwide and has released its two- and four-day class schedule for April, May, and June, 2...
4/10/07
The Robotic Industries Association (RIA) and the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) are cosponsoring the North American Robot Safety Conference in Toronto, Ontario, March 26-28, 2007. Some 175 participants are expected to attend the conference, workshops, and tabletop trade fair.
The annual spr...
2/13/07
For Heinz Gall, functional safety division manager for TUV Rheinland of North America, a provider of compliance testing and certification, management system auditing and certification, field evaluation services, and consumer product services, workplace safety is a passion. When Siemens Energy and Au...
1/9/07
Sick Inc., Minneapolis, has formed a strategic business partnership with Rockford Systems Inc. (RSI), Rockford, Ill.
RSI provides integration and installation services for Sick safety products on behalf of its authorized Sick distributors and end users. Customers now can choose from additional s...
12/12/06
Arbill Safety, Philadelphia, a North American supplier and manufacturer of safety products and services, has announced that Julie Copeland, president and CEO of the company, has been selected to receive the Women of Distinction Award from the Philadelphia Business Journal and the National Associatio...
11/13/06
The Lincoln Electric Co. and 3M Welding are sponsoring a safety seminar at the 2006 FABTECH International/AWS Welding Show in Atlanta. The free workshop, Best Practices for Welding Safely in Today’s Marketplace, will cover welding fume and gas regulations and controls.
Recommended for company pre...
10/26/06
Miller Edge, West Grove, Pa., has pledged its support of Canine Partners for Life (CPL), a nationally recognized service dog organization.
The mission of CPL is to increase the independence and quality of life for individuals with mobility impairments by providing professionally trained service d...
10/10/06
Scientific Technologies Inc., a North American provider of automation safeguarding products, has announced today that it has completed its previously announced merger with a subsidiary of Japan-based Omron Corp. STI shareholders will receive $10.67 per share in cash as a result of the merger, and S...
10/2/06
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl.® (FMA) and the Tube & Pipe Association Intl.® have announced the 2005 Safety Award winners. The following member companies have achieved outstanding safety records:
10-year Winner: B. Walter & Co. Inc., Wabash, Ind.
5-year W...
4/17/06
Daylen Solutions LLC, Indiana, Pa., has added Larry Rarig to its sales force for eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Rarig assists customers looking to increase productivity, accuracy, and safety by offering technology from Finn-Power; Virtek Laser Inspection Systems; ISB Safety Products; Pat Moon...
4/11/06
Norcross Safety Products LLC, Oak Brook, Ill., has acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Fibre-Metal Products Co., Concordville, Pa., a privately held designer and manufacturer of head protection equipment.
Fibre-Metal, which has additional locations in Aston, Pa., and Mississauga, Ont...
2/7/06
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) handed down $130,500 in fines to Alstom Transportation Inc., Hornell, N.Y., resulting from an inspection conducted in April 2005.
Alstom, a manufacturer and refurbisher of railroad cars, was cited for a total of 17 alleged willful and serio...
12/13/05
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $418,200 in fines for Midwest Racking Mfg. Inc., Madison, Ill., for failing to protect workers from numerous workplace hazards identified in a recent OSHA inspection and eight previous inspections.
According to OSHA, the compan...
12/13/05
The Laser Institute of America has announced the 8th biennial International Laser Safety Conference will be held March 19-22, 2007, at the San Francisco Airport Marriott in San Francisco.
The four-day conference will cover all aspects of laser safety practice and hazard control. Technical session...
11/8/05
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Laser Institute of America have formed an alliance that focuses on providing access to training resources to help protect worker safety and health, particularly by reducing and preventing exposure to laser beam and nonbeam hazards in i...
10/11/05
Bacou-Dalloz Hearing Safety Group, Smithfield, R.I., has launched a new Web site combining the informational assets of both Howard Leight® and Bilsom® brands.
The new site features complete product information for both product brands and includes all recognized attenuation ratings (NRR,...
10/11/05
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl.® (FMA), and CNA Safety Committee recently presented awards to FMA and the Tube & Pipe Association, Intl.® (TPA), member companies that made safety a No. 1 priority in 2004.
The Award of Honor, presented to companies having perfect s...
9/13/05
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently released a 28-page report documenting a health hazard evaluation (HHE) of metal exposure at the OmniSource Corp., Lima, Ohio.
The company requested the organization's assistance in assessing the need for showers for employee...
9/13/05
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) offers an e-tool describing common shipyard work hazards and possible solutions for tasks performed during the ship repair process.
The e-tool covers access; cleaning and other cold work; confined or enclosed spaces and other dangerous atmosp...
9/13/05
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Portland, Ore.-based Northwest Pipe Co. and proposed penalties totaling $197,500 for exposing employees to safety and health hazards.
The citations alleged 38 serious safety violations, 15 serious health violations, and two other-th...
9/13/05
The Laser Institute of America (LIA), Orlando, Fla., has announced its safety training courses for the remainder of 2005. The schedule includes the following courses:
Laser Safety Officer Training – Sept. 26-30, Portland, Ore.; Oct. 31-Nov. 4, Phoenix; Dec. 5-9, Orlando
Applied Laser Safety ...
8/9/05
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Maytag Searcy Laundry Products in Searcy, Ark., and proposed penalties totaling $67,500 for failing to protect workers from improperly maintained and guarded machinery.
OSHA cited the company for one willf...
8/9/05
On May 14, Orchid Intl.'s Gordonsville, Tenn., assembly facility celebrated achieving one year of operation without a lost-time accident by providing cookouts for all three shifts.
Feeling that there was room for improvement in its safety program and lost-time accidents, the plant implemented a Zer...
8/9/05
Bollinger Gulf Repair, New Orleans, and Kody Marine Inc., Harvey, La., have been fined $65,000 and $45,300 respectively by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for failure to protect employees from hazards.
With corporate headquarters in Lockport, La.,...
8/9/05
Enhancing workplace safety for the workers who repair and restore the U.S.'s oldest commissioned warship, the USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) is the goal of a newly signed alliance between the U.S. Labor Dept.'s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the U.S. Navy's Naval Historic...
7/12/05
Automotive parts manufacturer Delphi Thermal & Interior, Lockport, N.Y., has received $42,000 in proposed penalties from the U.S. Labor Dept.'s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for failing to keep proper workplace injury and illness records.
OSHA's inspection identified 117 ...
7/12/05
The Ball Metal Beverage Container Group has been recognized by the U.S. Labor Dept.'s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) site for excellence in its employee safety and health program.
The aluminum can manufacturer was designated a VPP "Merit...
7/12/05
The U.S. Labor Dept.'s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited PSI Sales Inc., a wood handling equipment manufacturer, for exposing workers to safety hazards at its Theodore, Ala., plant. OSHA is proposing penalties totaling $45,125.
OSHA issued one willful citation against t...
7/12/05
Nonfarm employment increased by 146,000 in June, and the unemployment rate continued to trend down, reaching 5.0 percent—the lowest in almost four years—the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the month, payroll employment continued to grow in ...
7/8/05
J.J. Keller & Associates Inc. now has the capability to accept international orders on its Web site.
During the ordering process, a drop-down box allows the customer to choose "bill to" and "ship to" countries. An estimate shipping link provides tables that show rates before ordering. All amoun...
6/14/05
The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Lee Mechanical Contractors Inc., Park Hills, Mo., for allegedly failing to ensure appropriate protective programs were in place for employees welding in a lead-contaminated environment.
OSHA inspectors found ...
6/14/05
The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited United States Pipe and Foundry Co. and proposed penalties totaling $71,000 following inspections at the company's Bessemer, Ala., plant in response to a fatal accident last fall.
On Oct. 27 dislodged crane ca...
6/14/05
ASN Safety Solutions has announced the opening of its new Rockaway, N.J., corporate office and production facility. The company manufactures safety mats, safety contact edges, and safety bumpers.
5/10/05
J.J. Keller & Associates Inc. recently received a bronze world medal in the New York Festivals (NYF) 2005 International Film and Video Competition for its video-based training program, "Forklift Operator Safety."
Developed in 2004, the program was entered in the category of personal/professiona...
5/10/05
An Attleboro, Mass., metals manufacturing plant faces $89,100 in fines from the U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) following an Oct. 10, 2004, accident in which an employee suffered crushing injuries after being dragged into a metal forming machine.
Engin...
5/10/05
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently unveiled a new Web topic page titled "Work Schedules: Shift Work and Long Work Hours." The page contains links to resources such as NIOSH research and publications, conferences, extramural projects, and the National Occ...
4/12/05
Because of significant adverse comment, on Feb. 18 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) withdrew the direct final rule of Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards [69 FR 68712], which covers various topics, including hazardous materials, flammable and combust...
4/12/05
The National Coil Coating Association (NCCA) has presented its 2004 Best Safety Practices Award to ALSCO Metals Corp. of Roxboro, N.C. The award was announced at NCCA's Fall Technical Meeting in Chicago on Oct. 1.
More than 40 U.S. coater facilities competed for the award. The NCCA Safety Committee...
3/8/05
Smiths Aerospace Components faces $116,000 in fines from the U.S. Labor Dept.'s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for safety and health hazards at its 255 Sheldon Rd. plant in Manchester, Conn. The company was cited for 23 alleged repeat and serious safety and health violations fo...
3/8/05
The U.S. Labor Dept.'s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recognized the Bobcat Co. for excellence in occupational safety and health. The company was designated a "Merit" site on OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) during a Feb. 8 ceremony at the plant in Bismark, N.D.
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3/8/05
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has made its Recordkeeping Handbook available online.
The handbook combines information from the agency's recordkeeping rule, the recordkeeping policies and procedures manual, as well as tools and guidance materials from throughout the agency...
3/8/05
According to Business and Legal Reports Inc. (BLR), one of the best ways to stay smiling when an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance officer arrives at your business is to have a written safety plan in place. Firms that go to the trouble of having a written plan in place ...
2/8/05
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced its support for the National Response Plan unveiled Jan. 6 by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which includes a new Worker Safety and Health Annex. The annex provides guidelines for implementing worker safety and health...
2/8/05
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has unveiled a new Hispanic Outreach Module for its Compliance Assistance Quick Start Web tool, the agency's Web-based tool that provides a step-by-step guide to identify OSHA requirements and guidance materials for specific workplaces.
The m...
2/8/05
The Steel Plate Fabricators Association, a division of STI/SPFA, has announced its Safety Award of Excellence and Safety Award of Achievement awards for 2003-2004. The awards are presented annually by the Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association (STI/SPFA) to recognize the highest ac...
2/8/05
Speaking at the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Safety Training Symposium & Expo, e-learning expert Dr. Brandon Hall encouraged safety experts to use e-learning as a means to train employees in safety, health, and environmental practices.
According to Hall, e-learning is a tool that...
1/11/05
Brad K. Witt, an experienced audiologist well-known in occupational audiology and hearing conservation circles, has joined the Bacou-Dalloz Hearing Safety Group as audiology and regulatory affairs manager. In this capacity, he manages the NVLAP-accredited Howard Leight Acoustical Testing Laboratory ...
1/11/05
J.J. Keller & Associates Inc. has introduced "Supervisor Safety Alert," a monthly newsletter designed to help supervisors understand their role in improving worker safety awareness and holding employees accountable for safety.
The four-page newsletter provides information on safety-related issues t...
1/11/05
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) signed a national alliance Nov. 29 with the Association for High Technology Distribution (AHTD) to advance safety and health for workers in the machine automation industry with a particular focus on machine guarding and lockout/tagout procedur...
1/11/05
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recognized Homogeneous Metals Inc., Clayville, N.Y., for achieving four years of excellence in worker safety and health.
The Clayville facility employs 109 workers who create high-grade superalloys used in the m...
12/7/04
Thirty-four industrial hygienists from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) met in Washington in October to develop ways to enhance workplace occupational health.
One of OSHA's Strategic Management Plan goals calls for improving the agency's impact on occupational health outcome...
12/7/04
The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a serious citation to Kaverit Steel and Crane, Edmonton, Alb., following the death of one of its employees at the Port of Morrow in Boardman, Ore. The citation carries a proposed penalty of $7,000.
The serio...
12/7/04
First created in July 2001, the partnership formalizes a shared commitment by the DOL and the Consulate to educate Hispanics and immigrant workers about their rights and responsibilities in the work force. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) joined the program in September 2002....
12/7/04
Survivair® and Willson®, divisions of Bacou-Dalloz™, have announced the consolidation of their respirator lines in the Americas.
Reusable respirators now will be offered under only the Survivair brand. The Willson brand will include only the disposable respiratory products. A tran...
11/9/04
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has posted a Web page that provides information on programs and approaches to help foster drug-free workplaces.
The Workplace Substance Abuse page provides recommendations for small businesses to address substance abuse in the workplace effec...
11/9/04
The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations and proposed $114,300 in penalties to Durable Inc., a Wheeling Ill.-based metal container manufacturer, for workplace safety violations that pose a threat to workers.
The penalty and citations are ...
11/9/04
The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium (CrVI) in the October 4, 2004 Federal Register. OSHA is proposing three separate standards that cover exposure to CrVI in...
11/9/04
A new training and educational DVD from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) provides employers, employees, safety professionals, and others with recommendations and resources for preventing work-related homicides and assaults.
"Violence on the Job" discusses practica...
10/12/04
Commenting on workplace fatality data released Sept. 22, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health John Henshaw said, "American workers remain safer than they were just a few years ago. The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that the fatal injury rate held steady...
10/12/04
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a safety and health information bulletin to prevent fatal accidents and injuries for workers using wire form anchorage connectors for fall protection.
The connectors are used frequently in the tower construction and maintenance i...
10/12/04
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has revised its Respiratory Protection Standard and added a new fit-testing procedure to help workers and employers select proper-fitting respirators.
The new fit-testing protocol, known as controlled negative pressure (CNP) REDON, requires...
9/14/04
Ansonia Copper and Brass Inc., Ansonia, Conn., faces $55,500 in fines from the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for failing to safeguard workers against overexposure to cadmium, inadequate respirator use and maintenance, and unguarded moving machine ...
9/14/04
The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA) has signed an alliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The alliance will address fall protection, motor vehicle safety, and personal protective equipment, with an emphasis on cuts and eye in...
9/14/04
The American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) has joined with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to educate and train workers to respond to workplace emergency situations.
ASHI and OSHA signed a formal alliance that provides a foundation for both organizations to work toge...
9/14/04
Preventing fatal accidents or injuries for workers involved in dewatering pipelines is the subject of a new Safety and Health Information Bulletin issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The bulletin was developed in association with the Research and Special Programs Admi...
8/10/04
Enhancing worker safety and health in the nation’s steel industry and downstream manufacturers is the focus of a new Alliance between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and three major trade associations representing basic and specialty steel producers in North America.
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8/10/04
Norse Dairy Systems, a division of Interbake Foods Inc. in Columbus, Ohio, is facing $122,000 in proposed penalties from the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) following a January 2004 inspection that revealed a number of dangerous workplace violations...
8/10/04
On March 31, 1999, OSHA issued a proposed rule to require employers to pay for all personal protective equipment (PPE) (with a few specific exceptions) used by their employees. Public comments were received, hearings were held, and the record was closed on December 13, 1999.
OSHA has been evaluat...
8/10/04
Henri-Dominique Petit assumed the CEO position at Bacou-Dalloz June 7. He also became a company director at the company’s May shareholders’ meeting.
Petit has a master’s degree in engineering from the Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie de Paris, a postgraduate degree in nuclear physics, and a...
7/13/04
Citing a National Health Interview Survey that shows hearing problems among individuals aged 45-64 are up 26 percent over the past 30 years and calling for a new approach by safety professionals, Bill Sokol, vice president strategic marketing for Bacou-Dalloz™, said, “In spite of growing...
7/13/04
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has extended its alliance with the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) for two additional years, saying the collaborative relationship and the continued progress being made are too important to bring to an end.
Since the alliance...
6/8/04
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has added seven new items to its ongoing series of fact sheets on various safety and health topics.
The new additions include Planning and Responding to Workplace Emergencies; The OSHA Consultation Program; OSHA Requirements When a Worker E...
6/8/04
The Trinational Occupational Safety and Health Working Group, comprising of technical experts from the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, has launched a Web site, www.naalcosh.org.
The group, formed under the auspices of the North American Free Trade Agreement’s (NAFTA) labor arm—the North Ame...
5/4/04
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that its site-specific targeting (SST) plan for 2004 will focus on approximately 4,000 high-hazard work sites for unannounced comprehensive safety and health inspections over the coming year.
Over the past six years, OSHA has ...
5/4/04
The Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA), Alexandria, Va., has formed an alliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that will help the association move forward with LubeCard®, its product stewardship program, and promote worker health and safety. Th...
4/8/04
Howard Leight and Bilsom have consolidated their hearing protection product lines under Bacou-Dalloz’s Hearing Safety Group. Under the consolidation, which took effect in mid-2003, earplug products were shifted to the Howard Leight brand and earmuff products went to Bilsom.
According to the...
4/8/04
Webnettraining LLC, Minneapolis, offers online safety and health training at www.webnettraining.com.
Currently 18 programs are available, including blood-borne pathogens, back safety, lockout/tagout, hazard communication, hearing conservation, confined spaces, fall protection, and DOT hazmat awa...
4/8/04
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed a safety and health bulletin that describes the signs and symptoms of orthostatic intolerance—pooling of blood in the veins due to a force of gravity and lack of movement. The condition, commonly known as suspension trauma,...
4/8/04
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