http://www.thefabricator.com/Safety/Safety_TechCell.cfm The Safety tech cell is packed with specific links to help you find product information, suppliers, technical articles, case studies, seminars and conferences, as well as books, software, and videos on metal fabricating-related topics. en-us http://www.thefabricator.com/RSS/images/thefabricator_rss.gif http://www.thefabricator.com Copyright 2008 FMA Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. official publication date Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:36:21 AM CST Vicki Bell Laurie Harshbarger http://www.thefabricator.com/Safety/Safety_News.cfm?NewsID=1999 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 increase over the 2005 show, also held in Chicago. The annual event showcases metal forming, fabricating, stamping, tube and pipe, and welding equipment and technology. The show is cospons... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/Safety/Safety_News.cfm?NewsID=1933 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), Miami; the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), Rockford, Ill.; and Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Dearborn, Mich.; and supported by industry partner the Nati... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/Safety/Safety_News.cfm?NewsID=1802 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 and communication about hazardous substances, OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) requires the development and dissemination of this information in a Hazard Communication Program. Accord... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/Safety/Safety_News.cfm?NewsID=1746 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, 2007. Participants can attend for two or four days. Two-day attendees who meet the seminar’s learning requirements earn American Safety Training's 14-hour training card, which exce... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/Safety/Safety_News.cfm?NewsID=1687 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 spring safety event encompasses three days of training, providing the opportunity to share in mitigation strategies presented by experts who have devoted their time and expertise to implementing and impr... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/Safety/Safety_News.cfm?NewsID=1642 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 Automation approached him with the opportunity to appear in a new movie aimed at educating U.S. companies about the newest developments in workplace safety, he jumped at the chance, believing he could s... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/Safety/Safety_News.cfm?NewsID=1607 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 safeguarding and control systems, engineering and design services, machine stop-time measurements, engineered integration products, machine safeguarding training, and installation services. Sick Inc... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/Safety/Safety_News.cfm?NewsID=1582 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 Association of Women Business Owners. She will be recognized at an awards banquet on Dec. 6 at the Philadelphia Sheraton. Copeland was identified as one of 25 of the Philadelphia Region's "most dynam... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/Safety/Safety_News.cfm?NewsID=1553 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 presidents, vice presidents of manufacturing, manufacturing engineers, plant engineers, safety engineers, EHS directors, industrial hygienists, and welding engineers, the workshop is being held twi... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/Safety/Safety_News.cfm?NewsID=1537 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 STI will cease to be a publicly-traded company. Also as a result of the merger and related transactions, Omron acquired STI's Safety Products Group (SPG) business and STI sold its Automation Produc... Read more