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ANSI approves new RIA robot safety standard
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved a new U.S. national robot safety standard. Developed by Robotic Industries...
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Camfil APC opens U.K. manufacturing facility
Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC), Jonesboro, Ark., a manufacturer of dust and fume collection equipment, has opened a 40,000-sq.-ft. facility in...
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OSHA launches initiative to protect temporary workers
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced an initiative to further protect temporary...
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FMA announces 2013 Safety Award winners
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), Rockford, Ill., has announced the 2013 FMA/CNA Safety Award winners. The awards,...
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J.J. Keller launches business services website
J.J. Keller & Associates Inc., Neenah, Wis., has unveiled a redesigned business services website at www.jjkellerservices.com. The site...
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Welding helmet manufacturer Optrel announces Facebook sweepstakes drawing
Swiss precision helmet manufacturer Optrel is offering welders the opportunity to win a free trip to Switzerland, along with other monthly prizes,...
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Fortress Interlocks unveils new U.S. facility
Fortress Interlocks, a U.K.-based safety access and control systems manufacturer, has opened a new facility in Erlanger, Ky.
With additional...
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Camfil Farr APC changes name
Camfil Farr Air Pollution Control (APC), Jonesboro, Ark., a producer of dust and fume collectors, has changed its name to Camfil Air Pollution...
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Monthly seminar provides safeguarding tips
Rockford Systems offers a monthly machine safeguarding seminar at its training center in Rockford, Ill. This 2.5-day seminar explains how to...
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J. J. Keller celebrates 60 years in business
J.J. Keller & Associates Inc. marks its 60th anniversary in 2013. John "Jack" Keller established the company in downtown Neenah, Wis., in 1953...
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U.S. Dept. of Labor announces winners of Worker Safety and Health App Challenge
The U.S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D.C., has announced the winners of its Worker Safety and Health App Challenge. Prizes totaling $30,000 are...
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Sellstrom Mfg. names director of business development
Sellstrom Mfg. Co., a manufacturer of personal protective equipment in Schaumburg, Ill., has appointed Chris Gill as the new director of business...
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Sellstrom Mfg. launches two new websites
Sellstrom Mfg. Co. has completed a new company website at www.sellstrom.com and a subsidiary site at www.fallprotection.com. The sites present...
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CGA, GAWDA announce winners of Distributor Safety Awards
The Compressed Gas Association (CGA) and the Gases and Welding Distributors Association (GAWDA) have announced the winners of the inaugural...
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Wireless-enabled, multigas detection system named Product of the Year
The Accenture Life Safety Solution, a wireless-enabled, multigas detection system that helps protect workers in potentially hazardous...
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Eberl Iron Works adds staff
Eberl Iron Works, a provider of custom metal fabrication, Unistrut metal framing products, traffic safety products, rooftop support systems, and...
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Cintas website updates employers on safety standards, compliance
Cintas, Cincinnati, has launched a new website dedicated to its flame-resistant clothing line. The site also serves as an online resource to...
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RoboVent launches new website
RoboVent has established a new website at www.robovent.com featuring up-to-date information on the company's ventilation equipment and finishing...
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Kenmode Precision Metal Stamping receives two safety awards
Kenmode Precision Metal Stamping, Algonquin, Ill., has received two awards from the Tooling & Manufacturing Association (TMA) in recognition...
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Lincoln Electric announces staff appointments
The Lincoln Electric Co., Cleveland, has appointed Frank Armao as director of aluminum welding technology. In this position, he provides...
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Four new OSHA Training Institute education centers selected
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Washington, D.C., has announced the establishment of four...
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Fatal work injuries decreased slightly in 2011
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C., has released preliminary results from its National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries....
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Metabo's job site training highlights safe tool, accessory use
Metabo Corp., West Chester, Pa., a manufacturer of portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction, and welding...
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Sellstrom Mfg. names director of international, government sales
PPE provider Sellstrom Mfg. Co., Schaumburg, Ill., has announced the appointment of Christopher Sedgwick as the new director of international and...
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RoboVent expands Ohio offices
RoboVent, Sterling Heights, Mich., a U.S. supplier of ventilation and filtration equipment for manufacturing facilities, has expanded its...
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3M study reveals PPE use varies by geography
China offers the greatest growth potential for the application of personal protection equipment (PPE) because of its booming manufacturing sector,...
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Miller picks Pickwick as Arc Armor welder protection makeover winner
Miller Electric Mfg. Co., Appleton, Wis., has announced that Pickwick Mfg. Services, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is the winner of the FABTECH® Arc...
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Health risk assessment clears shop towels of toxicity claims
An initial health risk assessment of laundered, reusable shop towels by the international environmental engineering firm Arcadis indicates that...
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Avani Environmental Intl. announces scholarship opportunity
Avani Environmental Intl. Inc., Youngsville, N.C., a manufacturer of dust, fume, and smoke extraction and filtration equipment, has announced a...
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RoboVent opens office in Indianapolis
RoboVent, a Sterling Heights, Mich.-based U.S. supplier of ventilation and filtration equipment for manufacturing facilities, has opened a...
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AK Tube plant recognized for outstanding safety performance
AK Tube LLC's Walbridge, Ohio, plant has been recognized for outstanding safety performance by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Division...
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Kemper America launches website for fume extraction products
Kemper America, a supplier of welding exhaust systems in Alpharetta, Ga., has launched a new website at www.kemperamerica.com. The new website...
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OSHA, LIA renew alliance to protect workers from laser hazards
OSHA has renewed its alliance with the Laser Institute of America (LIA) to reduce and prevent worker exposure to laser beam and nonbeam hazards in...
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Safety Today named exclusive U.S. distributor for PPSS cut-resistant clothing
Grove City, Ohio-based Safety Today Inc. has been selected as the exclusive licensed distributor for PPSS Group cut-resistant clothing in all U.S....
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Camfil releases video case study
Camfil Farr Air Pollution Control (APC), a producer of industrial dust and fume collectors in Jonesboro, Ark., has published its first video case...
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RoboVent opens Minneapolis office
RoboVent, a U.S. manufacturer of ventilation and filtration equipment for industry, has opened an office in suburban Minneapolis. Proximity to key...
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Sellstrom Mfg. to relocate
Sellstrom Mfg. Co. has announced plans to expand into a larger facility in Schaumburg, Ill., in June.
The company offers personal protective...
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Eberl Iron Works establishes new website
Eberl Iron Works, Buffalo, N.Y., has launched a new website at www.eberliron.com that unites its five divisions under a single brand. Separate web...
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ArcOne appoints vice president of sales
ArcOne Welding and Safety Products, Taunton, Mass., has announced the promotion of Fred Thomas to vice president of sales from senior...
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Winners of 2012 FMA/CNA Safety Awards announced
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), Rockford, Ill., has announced the 2012 FMA/CNA Safety Award winners. Open to all FMA...
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Research shows metal exposure from shop towels may exceed permissible drinking water levels
Gradient, an environmental and risk science consulting firm, has released new data that shows metal exposure levels from use of laundered shop...
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New FMA/CNA Safety Award announced
FMA has announced a new award created to recognize companies that excel beyond OSHA recordable incidence rates — companies that have a...
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Superior Pneumatic celebrates 80th anniversary
Superior Pneumatic & Mfg., Cleveland, marks its 80th year in business in 2012.
Founded in 1932 during the Hoover presidency, the company...
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ROSS CONTROLS acquires DECCO
ROSS CONTROLS®, Troy, Mich., has acquired the assets of the Detroit Coil Co. (DECCO®), Ferndale, Mich., a supplier to ROSS for many decades....
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Webinar to explain EPA NESHAP Rule 6X
Camfil Farr Air Pollution Control (APC), a producer of industrial dust and fume collectors in Jonesboro, Ark., will host a free educational...
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Workplace injuries, illnesses declined in 2010
The U.S. Dept. of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics has announced that nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses among private-sector industry...
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Moldex-Metric respirator wins new product of the year award
The 9000 reusable full-face respirator from Moldex-Metric, Culver City, Calif., has won the OH&S 2011 New Product of the Year Award.
The...
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Laser safety officer training to held Oct. 18-19
IPG Photonics Corp. will hold a two-day Industrial Laser Safety Officer training Oct. 18-19, 2011, at its Midwest operations in Novi, Mich....
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Donaldson expands testing capabilities
Donaldson Co. Inc., a manufacturer of filtration systems and parts in Minneapolis, has opened three new test labs in China, India, and the U.S....
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Survey finds high rate of worker noncompliance with PPE protocols
In a survey released today by Kimberly-Clark Professional, Roswell, Ga., 89 percent of safety professionals said they have observed workers not...
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