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Like most of us, Leo Bridges and Edward Bryant left for work one day in September 2014, probably thinking about some rest and relaxation when the shift ended. Like many, they figured their managers and employer would ensure they were safe at work. Bridges and Bryant were wrong; they were caught in a fiery explosion in the Flux Building, which OSHA inspectors said occurred because U.S. Steel Corp. put workers at risk, so as not to slow production at its Fairfield facility.

Contrary to previously announced plans, OSHA will not revoke all of the ancillary provisions in its Beryllium Standards for Construction and Shipyards. Beryllium is a strong, lightweight metal used in the aerospace, telecommunications, information technology, defense, medical, and nuclear industries. Workers who are exposed to beryllium – by inhaling or contacting it in the air or on surfaces - are at risk for developing beryllium disease and lung cancer.

In the last several months the DPA Buying Group is pleased to welcome nineteen new distributor members to its safety products division: Carolina Strategic Supply, LLC dba Resource Safety (Columbia, SC); Certified Slings, Inc. (Casselberry, FL); Colorado Safety Supply Co. (Aurora, CO); Essential Safety Supply dba Safetymart (Charlotte, NC); Express Safety, Inc. (Salinas, CA); Extreme Safety, Inc. (Carson, CA); G & G Safety Supply (Toledo, OH); Hard Hat Gear (Ozark, MO); Ladd Safety (Memphis, TN); Moose’s Enterprises (Troy, PA); NWFF Environmental (Philomath, OR headquarters); Olson Enterprises, Inc. dba F.I.R.S.T. (Helena, MT); Patriot First Aid & Safety (Miami Beach, FL); Safety Industrial Solutions, LLC (Beaumont, TX); Safety Smart Gear (Charlton, MA); Sawyer Safety Supply (Jacksonville, FL); Star Safety Supply (Rome, GA); Summit Safety Solutions (Denver, CO); Think Safety Always (Coral Gables, FL).

Since start of 2019, the DPA Buying Group is pleased to welcome thirteen new distributor members to its industrial & contractor supply division: AFC Industries dba Victory Bolt and Specialty (Indian Trail, NC); All Join Company, Inc. dba Hydro Bolt Corp. (Bohemia, NY); Candor Industrial Supply, Inc. (Ontario, CA); Central Indiana Rubber, Inc. (Crawfordsville, IN); CK Fasteners, LLC (Connersville, IN); Derco Supply (Yuba City, CA); Eastern Site Supply, LLC (Woburn, MA); Langford Tool & Drill (Minneapolis, MN); Lessin Supply Co. (Charles City, IA); Port Hueneme Marine Supply Co. (Oxnard, CA); Prime Industrial Fasteners (Miami, FL); River City Bolt & Screw, Inc. (San Antonio, TX); SouthCo Supply (Gainesville, GA).

The G7 connected wearable from Blackline Safety (TSX.V: BLN) was one of five products highlighted by the Globe and Mail in their new Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing companies. Having earned position No. 231 on the ranking, Blackline achieved a three-year revenue growth of 145%.

A heavy-duty tool backpack, a methane detection system and wet scrubbers to prevent combustible dust explosions were the top products featured on ISHN.com this week.

An electric arc has been identified by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as the cause of a fire in the engine room aboard a fishing vessel – a blaze that put the crew’s lives at risk when they were unable to extinguish it. The four crew members of the Rose Marie, a 77-foot trawler 65 miles off the coast of Chatham, Massachusetts, abandoned ship and got into a life raft.

Ergodyne announced the launch of their new flame-resistant (FR) balaclava, the latest addition to their N-Ferno® line of cold-weather gear. Built in collaboration with Polartec®, the new N-Ferno® 6847 Dual Compliant FR Balaclava Face Mask meets two flame-resistant standards, both NFPA 70E and NFPA 2112, and is one of the only balaclavas in the industry that is 100% compliant with both specs – not just partially constructed with compliant materials.