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In search of omnichannel excellence

November 7, 2018

These five key elements are emerging as the foundation for omnichannel excellence and should be executed by distributors, according to NAW – the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors.

No surprise: Machinery causes most severe hand injuries

October 12, 2018

It’s old news but not surprising news. Minnesota researchers studied the nature, incidence, and cause of work‐related amputation injuries between 1994-1995. 832 workers were identified as having amputation injuries during these years – and incidence rate of 39 per 100,000.

Want input into head protection standard?

October 11, 2018

If you manufacture head protection, use it on the job or work for a government agency that has a regulatory interest in it, you are invited to help evaluate a voluntary standard for industrial head protection. The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) is seeking consensus body reviewers for the proposed reaffirmation of the following standard:

Capturing food dust: Mitigate cross contamination at the source

Chris Fluharty David Steil Kevin Tucker

October 11, 2018

Cross contamination is a serious challenge for food processing facilities that manufacture both allergen-free and gluten-free products and those for general consumption. Everything in the facility must be free from contaminants to ensure the safety of these food products.

Despite amputations, manufacturer fails to fix hazards

October 10, 2018

The loss of four fingers apparently wasn’t enough to cause a New Jersey pet food manufacturer to correct workplace safety and health hazards identified in two different OSHA investigation. After a follow up inspection to those earlier inspections - surrounding the finger amputations an employee suffered when a batch mixer activated while being cleaned - OSHA cited Hamiltime Herb Co. LLC for failing to:

Faztek to host Manufacturing Day event on October 5, 2018 for Fort Wayne community

Program designed to expand knowledge of manufacturing, improve public perception of manufacturing career opportunities

August 28, 2018

In celebration of Manufacturing Day, Faztek, LLC will open its doors on October 5, 2018 to more than 100 students from Fort Wayne Community Schools, Purdue of Fort Wayne, and other local schools.

Four common workplace substances linked to prostate cancer

Jared Butt

August 2, 2018

A new Canadian study has linked four common hazardous substances to an aggressive form of early onset prostate cancer. The researchers from the University of Quebec studied nearly 2000 men who developed prostate cancer between 2005 and 2009.

Fired safety director sues Tesla

June 13, 2018

A former safety director at auto manufacturer Tesla claims he was fired for bringing workplace safety concerns to management’s attention. Tesla claims he was fired for bullying other employees.

Fear of automation could be affecting workers’ health

March 22, 2018

The fear that a robot or computer could put workers in the unemployment line may be directly linked to some physical and mental health issues, says three Ball State University researchers and a Villanova University professor. “County-level job automation risk and health: Evidence from the United States,” published in the journal Social Science and Medicine, found that exposure to automation risk may be negatively associated with health outcomes, plausibly through perceptions of poorer job security.

How a La. manufacturer cut workplace injuries by nearly 80 percent

February 6, 2018

A manufacturer of storage tanks and pressure vessels for the petrochemical, paper, and energy industries sharply reduced its recordable injury rate after reaching out to OSHA’s On-Site Consultation Program to help it identify and reduce workplace hazards. James Machine Works, LLC (JMW), which has been family owned for three generations, has grown from three to 160 employees since it was founded in 1927.