Articles Tagged with ''machine guarding''

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PARTNER with Rockford Systems to complete your training requirements before year end

August 21, 2018

Machine Safeguarding Seminar ($995* per person) Instructor: Roger Harrison, Director of Training for Rockford Systems Location: Rockford Systems, Rockford, IL *Includes instruction, course materials, guard opening scale, grinder gauge and lunch for 2 days: Sept 18, 19, 20**,  Oct 16, 17, 18*,* Nov 13, 14, 15 (or your location for larger groups, dates TBD).


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Rockford Systems introduces IP69K Modular eStop safety system for wash-down areas

Protects machine operators in food, beverage & pharmaceutical processing
August 21, 2018
Rockford Systems, LLC., a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, is helping simplify installation of emergency stops in facilities where hygiene and cleanliness are critical by introducing its new IP69K-rated Modular Emergency Stop (eStop) Safety Control System.
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Tenn. worker killed by machine; company cited

August 2, 2018
An employee of a Tennessee tire plant was killed May 8 when he was caught in the moving arms of an assembly machine. According to a report by the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA), 33-year-old Ben Shew, a mechanic at Specialty Tires of Unicoi, had completed a welding repair on the machine while the power was locked out.
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Workplace deaths sharply up in three states

July 12, 2018
An increase in workplace fatalities in three Midwestern states has OSHA concerned enough to ramp up the “Safe + Sound Campaign" it launched in 2017 – one which urges employers to develop and implement a safety and health program that includes management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards.
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Power plant worker dies after being pulled into conveyer

June 5, 2018
A New Jersey energy company has wracked up 25 safety violations in the wake of an employee fatality that occurred at the company’s Springfield, New Hampshire plant in November 2017. The EWP Renewable Corp. employee suffered fatal injuries after he was pulled into a conveyer.
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Safety on sale: Rockford Systems discounts OSHA classes fifty percent until July 2018

May 16, 2018
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.
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