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Articles tagged with "school"

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	How to avoid getting burned by hot work: Preventing losses and insuring safety By: Factory Mutual Engineering Corp. Maintaining a safe work environment in facilities in which hot work, such as welding, is done can be easier said than done. Measures such as preventive safety, safety zones, and fire watches can keep employees safe and worker's comp time down Publish date: July 26, 2001 Tech cell: Safety
	Emergency preparedness: A critical safety program component By: Vicki Bell, Web Content Manager You're at work and a fire alarm or other emergency warning device sounds. Do you know what to do? Where to go and the appropriate route to get there? Publish date: February 12, 2004 Tech cell: Safety
	Welding fume health hazards By: Vicki Bell, Web Content Manager According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), more than 400,000 U.S. men and women are employed in welding and related occupations. Some studies suggest that these workers are at risk of serious respiratory, neurological, and reproductive effects. More and better data is needed to assess the risks. Publish date: March 11, 2004 Tech cell: Safety
	Implementing open-book management: A management philosophy for surviving the global economy By: Larry Dunville, Contributing Writer Today global competitors are literally willing to work for food. U.S. workers want a car, a home, and a college education for their kids in addition to their meals. Reducing pay and eliminating benefits is not an answer for anything but a lower standard of living. The challenge is not reducing compensation but rather dramatically improving productivity. Making owners out of employees is the ticket to that productivity. Open Book Management is a philosophy—a value system. Publish date: March 11, 2004 Tech cell: For CEOs
	The end of the (welding) world as we know it?: Connecticut may face changes in its vocational-technical welding programs By: Stephanie Vaughan, Contributing Writer The end of manufacturing is near for the state of Connecticut, some fear. Publish date: June 26, 2003 Tech cell: Industry Trends and Analysis
	Overcoming organizational paralysis By: Dr. Bob Rausch, Ph.D., Contributing Writer Paralysis – what a horrible thought. What if you found yourself in a situation in which you had partial or complete loss of motion and sensation in your body? Publish date: May 15, 2003 Tech cell: Training and Retention
	The future of vocational education By: Vicki Bell, Web Content Manager The death knell is sounding for vocational programs throughout the U.S. Readers who responded "Yes, vocational programs have been cut" to thefabricator.com's recent question regarding the status of vocational programs where they live outnumbered those responding "No, vocational programs are intact" three to one. Publish date: June 12, 2003 Tech cell: Training and Retention
	Tuning a piano—making the most of your best resources By: Dr. Bob Rausch, Ph.D., Contributing Writer Publish date: July 24, 2003 Tech cell: Training and Retention
	Budget cuts hit welding hard: Extraordinary effort is critical to welding programs� survival By: Stephanie Vaughan, Contributing Writer Publish date: September 25, 2003 Tech cell: Training and Retention
	Hydraulic presses make their mark By: Lincoln Brunner, Contributing Writer Publish date: September 25, 2003 Tech cell: Press Technology
	The Bold in Arches: Pipe fabricator uses induction bending to create roof truss assemblies By: Dan Davis, Editor-in-Chief The phraseobstructed viewis probably most connected with older sports stadiums. For example, at Wrigley Field in Chicago, depending on where your seat is, watching Sammy Sosa in action in right field might be replaced by a view of a rusting steel girder. Publish date: June 26, 2003 Tech cell: Tube and Pipe Fabrication
	Whale watching: A doctor's love of whales leads to a complex welding project By: Dianna Dearen, Contributing Writer Metal artist James Berry constructed a large whale display by making healthy use of Gas Metal Arc Welding. Here's how he did it, and why. Publish date: June 15, 2001 Tech cell: Art and Sculpture
	It happens 'under the hood': Chicago-area builder of water gardens becomes sculptor By: Mike Dorcey, Contributing Writer Rick Walsh isn't your typical artisan, nor are his works typical welding pieces. But his personal evolution as both an artist and a welder illustrate the innovation and persistence of any successful welding operation. Publish date: July 12, 2002 Tech cell: Art and Sculpture
	Riding on the cusp of something great: When Colorado artist's career hits plateaus, he climbs them By: Kate Bachman, STAMPING Journal® Editor Kevin Robb's sculptures seem to defy gravity, arrest time, encroach space. Each sculpture is a moment freeze-framed; each element seems to be impossibly suspended. Publish date: May 15, 2003 Tech cell: Art and Sculpture
	Found art: Welding artist finds inspiration in industrial, natural forms By: Kathleen McLaughlin, Contributing Writer Watching the sparks fly as his dad welded a temperamental posthole digger mesmerized Derek Arnold. "I found the immediacy of something so permanent absolutely fascinating," he said. "I knew I wanted to weld."A hands-on welding education on the family farm drove Arnold to take his skills and creativity to the next level. In 1993 he graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. "I've been welding regularly since my freshman sculpture class," he said. Publish date: June 12, 2003 Tech cell: Art and Sculpture