 |
| |
Safety Industry & Member News
-
Trends in Personal Protective Equipment (3M, Ansell, ArcWear, Bullard, D3O, DSM Dyneema, DuPont Protection, Gateway Safety, Intertek, Mechanix Wear, Saf-T-Gard)
-
Trends in Hand Protection (Honeywell Industrial Safety, and Protective Industrial Products)
-
-
-
MSA to Acquire Firefighter Turnout Gear Manufacturer Globe Manufacturing Company
-
Radians Expands Memphis Operations With Warehouse Addition
-
-
Washington Update
Emerging PPE & Global News
|
|
|
American Painting Contractor recently spoke with Daniel I. Glucksman, public affairs director for ISEA, about changes in the resources it provides and trends the organization is watching in terms of protection equipment.
|
|
Safety Industry & Member News
|
Trends in Personal Protective Equipment (3M, Ansell, ArcWear, Bullard, D3O, DSM Dyneema, DuPont Protection, Gateway Safety, Intertek, Mechanix Wear, Saf-T-Gard)
Properly working and fitting personal protective equipment is critically important for workers,
even if it's meant to be used as the last line of defense. Safety+Health, with help from the International Safety Equipment Association, recently asked PPE manufacturers three
questions: What PPE trends are happening now, what challenges are your customers
reaching out to you with, and what technological innovations are here or on the horizon?
Hand protection manufacturers are striving to produce thinner, lighter and more comfortable
gloves to help ensure worker compliance. Here, industry insiders discuss updates to hand protection standards, the importance of comfort and why holding onto your favorite pair of
work gloves might not be the best decision.
Workers and safety managers can trade-in qualifying fall protection equipment and trade-up
for more than 170 products from the 3M Fall Protection line as well as receive cash rebates.
New initiative will train 150,000 ironworkers using company's safety products.
"With virtually no product overlap, this acquisition aligns extremely well with our corporate
strategy in that it strengthens our leading position in the North American fire service market
and it expands our Core Product portfolio in a key customer segment," said
William M. Lambert, MSA Chairman and CEO.
"Radians continues to see increased growth in both our USA manufactured and imported
safety products. We are excited that our growth leads to new jobs and to the success and
growth of the greater Memphis community," stated Radians CEO, Mike Tutor.
|
A federal safety agency has proposed a $610,000 penalty against a central Ohio company
for exposing workers to machine hazards and harmful levels of silica.
The changes would apply only to the shipyard and construction sectors. The general industry standard is unaffected by the proposal.
|
|
Emerging PPE & Global News
|
A nationwide awareness campaign is necessary to report every workplace accident,
especially in the construction sector, says National Institute of Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.
|
Send company events and important announcements to include in the MID to
Lydia Baugh.
For policy related questions, please contact Dan Glucksman
at 703-525-1695.
Disclaimer Statement:
The Information provided in the Market Intelligence Digest (MID) also includes information derived from various third parties which may not be endorsed or supported by the ISEA, and does not necessarily reflect any policies, procedures, standards or guidelines of the ISEA, it mainly serves as a means to inform readers. Whilst the Information and the third party Information contained in the MID have been presented with all due care, the ISEA does not warrant or represent that the Information or the third party Information are free from errors or omissions.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
