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Safety Industry & Member News
Washington Update
Emerging PPE & Global News
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Safety Apparel in Workzones
High-visibility safety garments that conform to the newly revised
American National Standard for High-Visibility Safety Apparel and Accessories,
ANSI/ISEA 107-2015, will be in compliance with the 2009 Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
announced on June 1.
MusiCares has also teamed up with ISEA
, the leading safety equipment association for manufacturers, distributors and test labs, to spread the word that protecting hearing
is equally as important as feeling the beat.
Please complete a brief on-line survey, the results will help ensure a sustainable future for ISEA as your industry association.
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Safety Industry & Member News
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Momentum Strong for MSA's Fire Service Business
MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) announced it has been awarded a multi-year
contract to supply, service and maintain 3,600 AirGo®eXXtreme self-contained
breathing apparatus (SCBA) for Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW) in
Australia,
one of the world's largest urban fire and rescue services.
National Safety Apparel® (NSA), a leading manufacturer of
safety apparel, announced the acquisition of DRIFIRE® from Optimer Brands based in Chicago, IL.
The Patriot 5510 Hybrid Life Support System from Scott Safety (Booth 1627)
provides a single platform for a wide range of respiratory protective scenarios
and much more.
The new 10,000 square-foot facility opened in fall 2015 and includes a
manufacturing lab, two engineering labs, an innovation lab and design center.
Along with equipment and facilities, the school's curriculum has been updated to
better reflect the industry.
The RWG533, an Axis™ Series glove by Radians, has an ANSI Cut rating of 2
and an EN388 cut rating of 3.
Motion will expand its services with its current vendor and customer relationships,
and will be investigating the potential to partner with prospective companies where
synergies can be formed in order to bring a higher value to the customer's operations.
Next is the concern that PPE is unattractive or doesn't fit properly.
If employees are content with their appearance, they will be more likely to use PPE.
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Market commoditization, low barriers to entry and high customer price sensitivity
are threatening the competitiveness of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
distributors across the world.
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How do you know if your personal protective equipment (PPE) will protect
you or your workers? To help employers, users of PPE, and others determine
which PPE standards must be met by their equipment, NIOSH in collaboration
with key partners including the International Safety Equipment Association, the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Mine Safety and Health
Administration and other members of the PPE Conformity Assessment Working Group
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developed the PPE-INFO database.
and Illness Prevention Program Work Group will meet June 14 and the full committee
will meet June 15.
New Rules on Silica, Workplace Exams, and Eventually Diesel Particulate
Matter Top MSHA's New Agenda
With just seven months left in the Obama administration, Mine Safety and Health Administration, MSHA, published its Spring 2016 Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.
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Emerging PPE & Global News
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