Republic Steel failed to fix hazards in 2012 OSHA settlement
August 16, 2013
Republic Steel is facing $1,138,500 in fines for for 24 safety violations at its Canton manufacturing plant – fifteen them willful violations of OSHA’s fall protection standards.
Flight also earns coveted UL listing by exceeding ANSI and CSA Standards
August 15, 2013
Flight™ safety eyewear from Gateway Safety won the top spot in Industrial Safety & Hygiene News’ first-ever Readers’ Choice Awards contest, conducted online during March and April. Flight, a revolutionary design in eye protection, features exclusive, patent-pending temples that offer the biggest comfort advancement in safety eyewear in a generation.
MCR Safety, a leading manufacturer of safety gear, announced the acquisition of U.S. Safety (Parmelee Industries) of Lenexa, KS. The acquisition includes the operations in the United States as well as its subsidiary, Parmelee Ltd, based in the United Kingdom. U.S. Safety is a manufacturer and supplier of prescription safety eyewear as well as other PPE products.
Worldwide Protective Products, LLC this week announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US Mesh, Inc. based in North Attleboro, Massachusetts.
Part A. Personal protective equipment is divided into four categories based on the degree of protection afforded. (See Part B of this appendix for further explanation of Levels A, B, C, and D hazards.) I. Level A - To be selected when the greatest level of skin, respiratory, and eye protection is required. The following constitute Level A equipment:
Nearly 4,000 people lent their measurements to robotic manikin
August 5, 2013
He’s not good-looking and he doesn’t get around much, but the “talking head” the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is about to start using in its respiratory fit research is pretty articulate.
Protective Industrial Products Inc. is proud to announce the hire of two Personal Protective Equipment Specialists (PPE Specialists) to cover newly expanded territories and to support the sales force with our partner and power brands such as Bouton® Optical, Bollé® Safety, JSP® Head Protection and PIP Protective Garments. Both specialists have extensive experience in the safety industry.
Ergodyne hosted its sixteenth annual 65 Roses Golf Classic: A Tenacious Tournament™ on Monday, July 15, 2013 in Prior Lake, Minnesota at the Legends Golf Club. This highly anticipated, premier safety industry fundraiser provides an opportunity for leading manufacturers, distributors, reps and, end users from all over the country to come together and raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF).
Thousands of Industrial Safety & Hygiene News subscribers jumped online to vote in ISHN’s 2013 Readers’ Choice Awards between March 1 and May 1, 2013. The results are in, and ISHN Publisher Randy Green has released the list of winning entries.
Protective Industrial Products, Inc. (PIP) is exceptionally proud and honored to have Robin Roberts elected as Chairman of Evergreen Marketing Group’s 2013-14 Supplier Advisory Council.