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AVO Training Announces the Complete Nine-Module Online Training Course Series “Arc Flash Electrical Safety” with NFPA® 2015, is Now Available for Purchase. Dallas, Texas, June 29, 2015 - AVO Training Institute announced the release of its new complete Nine-Module Online Course Series titled “Arc Flash Electrical Safety.”

German-based Würth Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of New York-based Northern Safety and Industrial, one of the largest privately held safety companies in the United States. Northern Safety is now operating as an allied company within Würth Industry of North America (WINA), one of the largest assembly component distributors in the U.S. The acquisition is the first step in the Würth Group’s plan to enter the safety market.

Rivo has been selected by SI Group, a leading global developer and manufacturer of chemical intermediates, specialty resins, and solutions, to provide the company with leading-edge EHS and risk management software globally.

Gateway Safety announces the launch of a new product catalog. This helpful marketing tool consolidates valuable information on all Gateway Safety products, including, eye, face, head, hearing, and disposable respiratory protection and accessories.

The Pilz group of companies based in Ostfildern, Germany, enjoyed a very successful end to the 2014 financial year. The family business increased its turnover to the new record value of US$287.2 million (259.3 million Euro). This is an increase of 11.3 percent over 2013 for the world market leader in safety relays and safety control systems. The number of employees also rose last year, by 6.3 percent, to 1,922.

VAC-U-MAX, a global manufacturer of pneumatic conveying systems and support equipment for conveying, weighing and batching of bulk materials, has announced the appointment of a new manufacturer’s representative covering Thailand. KTBEL Technics Co. Ltd. based in Bangkok, Thailand has joined VAC-U-MAX’s global representative network, and will offer sales and technical support for the VAC-U-MAX product range including vacuum conveying systems, batch weighing systems, bulk bag loading and unloading systems, bag dump stations, blender loading systems, filling machine systems, volumetric and loss-in-weight feeder refill systems, vacuum receivers, flexible screw conveyors, mechanical screw conveyors, and related controls.

When EPA introduced the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the hazardous waste management standards included reduced requirements for some large-volume wastes. After studying the hazards of wastes in oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) operations, as directed by the US Congress, EPA determined regulation of these wastes under RCRA was not warranted.

J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce that Shirley Thomas has joined the company’s workplace safety consulting team, whose mission is to help companies reduce risk and improve regulatory compliance, performance management and operational efficiency.

Gorbel, Inc., a leader in the enclosed track work station crane and material handling industry, has re-launched www.gorbel.com as a user-friendly, content-rich website showcasing the company’s product offerings.

Radians, a Memphis-based manufacturer of high performance Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), is breaking ground on another expansion at its Memphis headquarters.