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Safety Industry & Member News
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Pittsburg-based MSA Safety Completes Acquisition of Globe Manufacturing
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CleanSpace Recruits Executives to Lead North American Expansion (PAFtec Australia)
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The Golden Era of Hand Protection (MCR Safety)
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Washington Update
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Struck-by Injuries and Prevention in the Construction Industry
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NIOSH Calling for Total Worker Health Symposium Abstracts
Emerging PPE & Global News
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The PPE Trade Conference on October 18, 2017 at A+A, will focus on the competitive landscape in PPE distribution due to new market entries of non-traditional PPE suppliers, such as general industrial distributors and online businesses. The conference will include the following topics of interest: Digital readiness, Amazon Business and its current business strategy, the new PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425, and best practices for manufacturers and distributors to interface their business processes.
The Manufacturing Institute launched the Science, Technology, Engineering and Production (STEP) Ahead initiative in 2012 to showcase the impact of women in manufacturing to help attract and retain the talent the industry needs to succeed.
Nominate a woman leader in manufacturing. The nomination period will close September 29, 2017.
ISEA member, Laura Kappler-Roberts, president and CEO of Kappler, Inc., is
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Safety Industry & Member News
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Globe manufactures firefighter protective clothing and boots. It has approximately 420
employees across four U.S. locations - two protective clothing manufacturing facilities in
Pittsfield, NH and Ada, Okla., a facility located in Auburn, Maine that specializes in firefighter footwear, and a protective clothing cleaning and repair facility in Fairfax, Va.
The new executives will drive sales and build the distribution and sales representative
network for CleanSpace's innovative powered air purifying respirators (PAPR) products
throughout North America and Latin America in the welding, healthcare, mining, energy and laboratory/research industries.
Just as the medieval knights required task-specific protection, today's worker is more of an industrial athlete requiring gear to enhance performance.
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From 2011 to 2015, 804 construction workers died from struck-by injuries, more than in any
other major industry sector. A new CPWR Quarterly Data Report examined data from the
Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses,
and other sources to understand the hazards and working environments that need to be considered to prevent struck-by fatalities and injuries. Among the major findings:
- Struck-by injuries accounted for nearly one in five construction workplace fatalities.
- Construction workers 65 years or older experienced the highest rate of struck-by
fatalities, while workers under 20 years had the highest rate of nonfatal struck-by
injuries.
- The majority (57%) of struck-by vehicle deaths in construction occurred in work zones.
- Highway maintenance workers had the highest rate of struck-by fatalities, while helpers
had the highest rate of nonfatal struck-by injuries.
NIOSH lists a variety of accommodations that employers can make to create a safer and
more conducive work environment for older employees.
The upcoming symposium, focused on the theme Work & Well-Being: How Safer,
Healthier Work Can Enhance Well-Being, will congregate scientists and practitioners
engaged in innovative research and programs aligned with Total Worker Health approaches.
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Emerging PPE & Global News
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How wireless technology and the Internet of Things can extend a company's culture of
safety to connect and protect lone workers.
Philippe Delpech has been appointed CEO of
Sonepar
, effective September 4, 2017.
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