Boilers, dryers, process ovens, thermal oxidizers or other fuel-fired industrial equipment are essential to manufacturing productivity. Regulating the flow and pressure of fuel delivery to this equipment requires a multi-component, highly-engineered device called a “valve safety train”.
At the start of September, the number of open jobs exceeded the number of active jobseekers for the 17th consecutive month—a record for the United States economy.
An unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness, or damage, but had the potential to do so — are common but generally underreported. Knowledge is power, and information provided by near-misses is a tool to evaluate and improve safety.
We’re coming up on an anniversary: in 1970 Congress passed and President Richard Nixon signed into the law the Occupational Safety and Health Act, creating the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA.
Exoskeletons, exosuits, wearable robots and cobots have lept from research labs and incognito startups to establish a presence on production floors and construction sites around the globe. In just five years, exos for industrial use have gone from virtually zero to approaching 10,000 commercially purchased units. Exos for industrial use have a wide range of applications, from automobile production plants to warehouses.
Time and cost concerns blamed in 2 worker deaths and serious burns to another
October 1, 2019
Like most of us, Leo Bridges and Edward Bryant left for work one day in September 2014, probably thinking about some rest and relaxation when the shift ended. Like many, they figured their managers and employer would ensure they were safe at work. Bridges and Bryant were wrong; they were caught in a fiery explosion in the Flux Building, which OSHA inspectors said occurred because U.S. Steel Corp. put workers at risk, so as not to slow production at its Fairfield facility.
Contrary to previously announced plans, OSHA will not revoke all of the ancillary provisions in its Beryllium Standards for Construction and Shipyards. Beryllium is a strong, lightweight metal used in the aerospace, telecommunications, information technology, defense, medical, and nuclear industries. Workers who are exposed to beryllium – by inhaling or contacting it in the air or on surfaces - are at risk for developing beryllium disease and lung cancer.
Since start of 2019, the DPA Buying Group is pleased to welcome thirteen new distributor members to its industrial & contractor supply division: AFC Industries dba Victory Bolt and Specialty (Indian Trail, NC); All Join Company, Inc. dba Hydro Bolt Corp. (Bohemia, NY); Candor Industrial Supply, Inc. (Ontario, CA); Central Indiana Rubber, Inc. (Crawfordsville, IN); CK Fasteners, LLC (Connersville, IN); Derco Supply (Yuba City, CA); Eastern Site Supply, LLC (Woburn, MA); Langford Tool & Drill (Minneapolis, MN); Lessin Supply Co. (Charles City, IA); Port Hueneme Marine Supply Co. (Oxnard, CA); Prime Industrial Fasteners (Miami, FL); River City Bolt & Screw, Inc. (San Antonio, TX); SouthCo Supply (Gainesville, GA).