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TOWABLE EXOSPHERE

Tuff Built Products’ Highway Towable Exosphere

April 1, 2017

Tuff Built Products’ “Highway Towable Exosphere,” is a complete Exosphere Anchor package mounted onto a DOT approved trailer rated for highway speed, incorporating a 12V rechargeable hydraulic system.

OSHA standards: to repeal or not to repeal

That is one of the questions we asked ISHN readers

February 10, 2017

Will OSHA change under the Trump administration? (Should OSHA change under the Trump administration?) Should some standards be repealed? Will funding for the agency’s enforcement and voluntary protection programs decrease? Increase? Should OSHA be abolished and its duties handled by state agencies?

ASSE to host virtual symposium on new OSHA Walking-Working Standard

December 7, 2016

The American Society of Safety Engineers is offering a virtual symposium to help occupational safety and health professionals better understand the sweeping changes OSHA recently made to its final rule on Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection standards in relation to slip, trip and fall hazards.

OSHA finalizes Walking-Working Surfaces rule

November 18, 2016

OSHA this week issued a final rule updating its general industry Walking-Working Surfaces standards specific to slip, trip, and fall hazards. The rule also includes a new section under the general industry Personal Protective Equipment standards that establishes employer requirements for using personal fall protection systems.

ASSE recognizes Thomas Kramer as the 2016 Edgar Monsanto Queeny Safety Professional of the Year

April 20, 2016

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) today announced Thomas Kramer, managing principal at LJB Inc., an Ohio-based civil engineering firm, as the 2016 Edgar Monsanto Queeny Safety Professional of the Year for his leadership in helping develop more than 18 fall protection standards.

3M unveils state-of-the-art fall protection testing facility

The new facility, located in Cottage Grove, Minn., will test products ranging from safety harnesses to escape-and-rescue solutions

December 19, 2013

3M has unveiled a state-of-the-art testing facility for its expanding portfolio of fall protection solutions, complete with a research and development tower. The testing facility is located within 3M’s Fall Protection campus in Cottage Grove, Minn. and will be fully functional by the end of 2013.