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THE CHANGING FACE OF SAFETY MEASUREMENT
Safety professionals who lack basic data on their company?s safety efforts are not likely to convince management that intervention requiring a significant cash outlay is necessary or warranted. Phil La Duke of OE Learning explains why they better do a meticulous job of measuring safety indicators and understanding what these indicators show.
A TEMPLATE FOR WORLD-CLASS SAFETY
Achieving a robust safety management system that supports ? not impedes ? productivity isn?t expensive or all that complicated, and yet relatively few organizations are able to achieve a satisfactory worker safety program. Phil La Duke of OE Learning asks why.
MACHINE SAFEGUARDING: NO DEAD ZONES
This brave new world of integrated machine safeguards can make your operations more safe ? and more competitive.
Machine Safeguarding: An Investment and Cost-Cutting Measure
John Peabody of Omron Scientific Technologies explains why the cost of not having machine safeguards far outweighs the cost of designing these safety measures into our plant operations.
WAKE-UP CALL
What happens when an employee tells the supervisor about an unsafe machine and nothing is done about it? Randall S. Boss of Ottawa-Kent explains why the result at this metal stamper shows how the fallout can be enormous.
NEW ROLLBLOCKS OFFER PROTECTION FROM ROLLER OVERLOAD CONDITIONS
New Roller Hydraulic Rollblocks from Hilma utilize a piston-roller package for independent roller actuation and protection against potential overloading of rollers on stamping presses.
WELDING APPLICATIONS UNDER THE NEW HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM STANDARDS
Christopher Cole of Lincoln Electric focuses on the requirements of the Hexavalent Chromium (Cr(VI) Standard as they apply to the welding industry and conveys OSHA?s intent based on information in the standard?s preamble.
PLANT POCKETS UTILITY SAVINGS WITH AIR FILTRATION UNITS
The Toyotetsu America metal stamping plant in Kentucky saves $700,000 annually from 330 welding stations that utilize a new closed-system air filtration system from Clean Air America that reduces heating and air conditioning costs.
WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION SHOULD NOT DRIVE YOU OUT OF BUSINESS
Donna Pearson Chadwick of Pearson Safety Services shows how to evaluate legitimate claims vs. false ones so that employers are protected from paying falsified claims.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH SAFETY TRAINING ' AND HOW TO FIX IT
Phil la Duke of OE Learning explains how to correct why many companies do a poor job of safety training, why the participants rarely retain or apply the things they learn, and why, except for complying with government regulations, little is accomplished.
Compliance Kit for Strict Fire Safety Regulations
IFH Group is offering a fire safety kit for customers who need to be in compliance with strict fire safety regulations. The kit replaces the standard PVC sight gauge on the front of the containers with a fire-resistant glass sight gauge equipped with ball check fittings at both ends to prevent any product spillage if the glass should break.
DIAMOND GRINDING DISCS IDEAL FOR USE IN APPLICATIONS WHERE SPARK REDUCTION IS IMPORTANT
CS Unitec’s Eco Brazing (EB) diamond grinding discs reduce sparking to 1 percent of that produced by resinoid wheels, making these discs a better choice for use in hazardous environments such as nuclear plants, and oil and gas industries.
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