Rockford Systems, LLC., a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, is making it easier for employers to provide safety training to workers who face hazards on the job by discounting its OSHA classes fifty percent from now until July 13th. The reduced fee includes training by a Certified OSHA Safety Instructor, all materials, and lunch.
Rockford Systems, LLC., a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, will be hosting a free, interactive webinar titled Machine Safety Compliance 101 on Tuesday, May 29 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM CST.
An invaluable resource for plant managers, the webinar will tackle how to safeguard machines to meet or exceed OSHA 29 CFR regulations, ANSI B-11 and NFPA 79 safety standards. ANSI B-11.1 (Safety Requirements for Mechanical Power Presses) will be the primary topic of discussion.
Rockford Systems, LLC., a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, will be attending the Minnesota Safety & Health Conference, presented by the Minnesota Safety Council. Now in its 84th year, the Conference is scheduled for May 8-10, 2018 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Rockford Systems, LLC., a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, today announced a cost-effective alternative to expensive, oversized foot pedal switches. The new CTD088 foot switch from Rockford Systems offers the same level of foot protection, ease-of-use and productivity as larger pedels but at a lower cost, and is especially effective for operators of smaller machinery such as riveters and welders, among others.
Rockford Systems, LLC., a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, today announced it would be a Silver Sponsor of the Wisconsin Safety & Health Conference and Expo taking place at Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI from April 16-18, 2018.
Rockford Systems has highlighted five machine safeguarding trends that will be strategic for fabricators and manufacturers in 2018. Each has the potential to significantly impact or even disrupt entrenched processes, and may poise the need for investment by manufacturers that face the risk of not being in compliance with newer OSHA/ANSI codes, or being too late to adopt productivity-enhancing equipment.
In the face of global competition, fabricators are looking for new ways to lower per-piece costs. While automation is one option, another attactive opportunity is machine safeguarding. Having proper safetyguarding in place can not only reduce accidents, it can increase a fabricator's overall productivity and profitability, eliminate costly OSHA violations and legal expenses, and lower insurance premiums.
Skyrocketing demand for automation has dramatically increased the number of robots deployed by industry to over 1.5 million. Meanwhile, collaborative robots or "co-bots" are making their way into new work environments, such as light manufacturing, fulfillment centers, and agriculture.
Rockford Systems, LLC. announced today an expansion of its machine safeguarding curriculum to include new training courses authorized by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), which will aim to increase worker knowledge about their rights, employer responsibilities, and how to recognize, abate and prevent machinery-related hazards.
Metal lathe machines and grinders are two of the most dangerous types of industrial tools on the plant floor, with their use resulting in hundreds of serious workplace accidents and deaths each year. In fact, grinder safeguarding violations are consistently one of OSHA's Top 10 most cited machines.