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No easing up as Hughes Safety Showers hit 45

October 15, 2013

Stockport-based Hughes Safety Showers, is celebrating 45 years in business. It is now Europe’s largest manufacturer of Emergency Safety Showers, Eyebaths and Decontamination Systems.

Industrial Scientific named Advanced Manufacturer of the Year

The global leader in gas detection was honored by the Pittsburgh Technology Council with a Tech 50 award

October 11, 2013

Industrial Scientific announced today that it was named the Advanced Manufacturing Company of the Year in the Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Tech 50 Awards. The annual awards program recognizes southwestern Pennsylvania’s most successful, innovative and thought-leading companies and executives.

Graphic Products, Inc. issues lockout/tagout guide

October 11, 2013

An estimated 120 lives are saved and 50,000 injuries prevented each year by complying with OSHA lockout/tagout standards, according to the OSHA Fact Sheet on Lockout/Tagout, from the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 2002.

Industrial Scientific named finalist for Advanced Manufacturer of the Year in Tech 50 Awards

The Pittsburgh Technology Council will name the winners at an awards event on Thursday evening in Pittsburgh.

October 10, 2013

The annual awards program recognizes southwestern Pennsylvania’s most successful, innovative and thought-leading companies and executives.

Avoid Arc Flash Hazards Webinar

October 10, 2013

Download this FREE webinar on Mitigating Arc Flash dangers is a priority of any safety program. Understand the risks, regulations, and lessen your changes of an Arc Flash incident.

Changing the Workplace Safety Culture

New book shows how to implement safety management system

October 10, 2013

The only way to ensure that accidents and their consequences are tackled at the source is to identify and eliminate the workplace risks before, rather than after the event. The ongoing identification of workplace and worker risk must become a value to an organization and must occur automatically, as part of the culture of the organization if accidental losses are to be eliminated.

ABUS factory achieves UL environment claim validation

First factory worldwide to achieve zero waste to landfill operations at a 98% landfill diversion rate

October 10, 2013

On July 1, 2013, ABUS’s largest factory, ABUS Hardware Limited, received an environmental claim validation from Underwriter’s Laboratories Environment (ULE). The facility is the first in the world to “achieve virtually zero waste to landfill operations in 2012 at a 98% landfill diversion rate,” according to ULE.

DuPont Sustainable Solutions launches new travel safety program

October 10, 2013

The program covers pre-trip planning, renting a car, safe driving, using other modes of transportation and staying safe at a hotel.

IRISS announces first Level I Infrared Electrical certification course in Arizona

Hands-on training focuses on the electrical application of infrared

October 8, 2013

IRISS, a leader in the industrial infrared (IR) window for electrical safety and electrical maintenance training market, announced today their SMART Academy rolled out the first schedule of Arizona regional Level I Infrared Electrical Certification courses scheduled in Phoenix, AZ.

All Star partners with Orrefors KostaBoda: Clearly a great match

October 7, 2013

All Star Incentive Marketing dedicated to helping companies recognize and reward people behind their success has partnered with Orrefors Kosta Boda, one of the world’s leading brands of glassware and art glass.