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Safety - Page 44
- From The Fabricator
Wildeck EdgeAlert safety device warns when mezzanine platform gates are left open
- Jan 23, 2018
- Product Release
Wildeck Inc. offers the patented EdgeAlert™ open-gate alarm system for elevated barriers. It can be installed on new or existing swing gates, slide gates, tilt gates, and scissor gates. When properly installed, the alarm signals an open-gate condition with a highly visible flashing light and a...
- From The Fabricator
LIA offers industrial laser safety officer training
- Jan 23, 2018
- News Release
Laser Institute of America will offer training for laser safety officers (LSO) in manufacturing and industrial facilities at IPG Photonics Corp. – Midwest in Novi, Mich. The class will be held Feb. 14-15, May 16-17, Aug. 15-16, and Nov. 14-15. This course teaches a nonmathematical approach to...
- From The Fabricator
Miller expands ClearLight lens technology to all digital welding helmets
- Jan 15, 2018
- Product Release
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. has expanded ClearLight™ lens technology to all digital welding helmets. The technology helps optimize contrast and clarity in both welding and light states. This allows operators to see natural color tones and get a high-definition view of the workpiece, states the...
- From The Fabricator
The world of plug-and-play ventilation
Most people can recognize a dust collector because of its hulking size against a laser or plasma cutting table. Donaldson Torit looks to make the dust collector more inconspicuous with its new product offering.
- From The Fabricator
Rockford Systems appoints vice president of finance
- Jan 2, 2018
- News Release
Rockford, Ill.-based Rockford Systems LLC, a provider of machine safeguarding systems, has appointed Bill Holliday as vice president of finance, effective January 1, 2018. Holliday succeeds Ken Kranz, who is retiring from the company in March 2018. Holliday has more than 35 years of financial...
- From The Fabricator
Wet scrubber offers airflows up to 900 CFM
- Dec 29, 2017
- Product Release
HydronPlus is Keller’s new energy-efficient wet scrubber geared toward processes that create combustible, explosive, or adhesive dust. It combines wet scrubber technology with the high separation efficiencies of dry filtration processes, which enables clean air recirculation. This compact system...
- From The Fabricator
Metabo recalls rat tail angle grinders because of laceration hazard
- Dec 6, 2017
- News Release
Metabo, West Chester, Pa., has recalled its rat tail angle grinder with brake. According to the company, the on-off switch can lock in the “on” position, posing a laceration hazard to the operator. The recall involves Metabo 5-, 6-, and 7-in. rat tail angle grinders with a brake. Recalled...
- From The Fabricator
J.J. Keller to host forklift training webinar Dec. 12
- Dec 6, 2017
- News Release
J.J. Keller & Associates, Neenah, Wis., will host a webinar, “Forklift Training: It’s more than just the regulations,” on Dec. 12 at 1:00 p.m. CST. The webcast will provide an overview of OSHA’s forklift training and evaluation requirements, answer frequently asked questions, and share some...
- From The Fabricator
Rockford Systems announces 2018 industrial machine safeguarding seminars
- Dec 5, 2017
- News Release
Rockford Systems LLC has released its 2018 machine safeguarding seminar schedule. The 2.5-day seminars, held in Rockford, Ill., and taught by machine safeguarding expert Roger Harrison, focus on interpretation of performance language found in the OSHA 29 CFR and ANSI B-11 standards and cover basic...
- From The Fabricator
Welding helmet updated with new lens technology
- Dec 4, 2017
- Product Release
Lincoln Electric has introduced an updated VIKING™ PAPR 3350 welding helmet, now with 4C® lens technology and an optional extended battery pack. The lens technology minimizes the lime-green coloring in the LCD in both active and inactive states. It lets operators see a clear, undistorted view of...
- From The Fabricator
Ford exoskeleton technology designed to help reduce worker fatigue, injury
- Nov 13, 2017
- News Release
Some Ford Motor Co. assembly line workers lift their arms during overhead work tasks about 4,600 times per day, or 1 million times per year. To help decrease the risk of worker fatigue and injury, Ford and California-based Ekso Bionics have partnered to develop a new upper body exoskeletal tool...
- From The Welder
Be wise and protect your eyes
- By Craig Guillot
- Nov 11, 2017
- Article
As one of the most important and sensitive organs in the human body, the eyes are especially susceptible to injury. And although eye-related injuries represent one of the most common accidents on the job, experts say they are also the most easily prevented. Having knowledge of the risks and using the proper personal protective equipment can go a long way in preventing injury.
- From The Fabricator
Self-retracting lifeline system protects workers at height
- Nov 8, 2017
- Product Release
Honeywell has developed the Miller® Falcon™ Edge self-retracting lifelines (SRLs), designed to protect workers from serious injury or death if their lifeline becomes severed by a sharp edge during a fall from height. Available in 20-, 30-, and 50-ft. cable lengths, the SRL can support user...
- From The Fabricator
J. J. Keller & Associates earns Great Place to Work® certification
- Nov 7, 2017
- News Release
J. J. Keller & Associates Inc., a provider of regulatory, safety, and compliance products and services in Neenah, Wis., has been certified as a great workplace by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work®. The company earned this credential based on ratings provided by its associates in an...
- From The Fabricator
CleanSpace Technology adds Central Welding Supply to distribution network
- Nov 7, 2017
- News Release
Australia-based CleanSpace Technology, a manufacturer of powered air-purifying respiratory protection, has announced that Central Welding Supply, a reseller of welding products with 22 locations in western Washington, Oregon, and Alaska, has joined its distribution network. CleanSpace Technology...
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