Machine Automation Safety Congress returns in May PEM Staff | Mar 5, 2010 For the third year running, the Partners in Prevention Ontario Health & Safety Conference & Trade Show is featuring the Machine Automation Safety Congress (MASC), a joint initiative by Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) and Manufacturing AUTOMATION magazines. The show will be held May 4 to 5, 2010, at the International ... Read more |
National Day of Mourning in April commemorates workplace deaths PEM Staff | Mar 5, 2010 The numbers are staggering. In 2007, 1,055 workplace deaths were recorded in Canada — up from 976 the previous year. This represents almost 3 (2.89) deaths every single day. Another 972,407 were injured or become ill. In the 15-year period from 1993 to 2007, 13,106 people lost their lives due to work-related ... Read more |
CSA outlines revised power-press standard PEM Staff | Mar 1, 2010 Z142-10 is expected to be published in March 2010. ... Read more |
U.S. business leaders recognized for safety cultures that put employees firstNewswire | Feb 5, 2010 Itasca, IL — The U.S. National Safety Council announced its 2010 CEOs Who "Get It," the council's annual recognition of business leaders who demonstrate world-class safety at all levels of their organizations. Through active involvement to enhance the well-being of their employees, these CEOs extend safety from workplaces into their ... Read more |
New white paper explores arc flash dangers, highlights arc-resistant motor control centersNewswire | Jan 29, 2010 A new white paper from Rockwell Automation highlights the inherent dangers of arc flash, discusses the standards guiding arc-flash safety, and details the role that arc-resistant motor control centers (MCCs) play in helping to contain arc energy and reduce hazards. "Advances in Low Voltage MCC Technology Help Reduce Arc-Flash Hazards and ... Read more |
SAIT Polytechnic Award salutes Airdar gas leak detection techNewswire | Jan 4, 2010 Calgary, AB — Airdar Inc. of Edmonton has been honoured with the 2009 SAIT Polytechnic Outstanding Achievement in Applied Technology and Innovation Award from the Alberta Science and Technology Leadership Foundation (ASTech). Airdar (Air Detection and Ranging) is a developed-in-Alberta technology that helps industry reduce greenhouse gas emissions by detecting ... Read more |
New edition of CSA-Z195 Protective Footwear Standard: includes slip-resistant footwearNewswire | Dec 18, 2009 CSA’s Protective Footwear Standard has been around for more than forty years. In the early 70’s, the familiar “green patch” was introduced – representing footwear having the highest level of toe and sole protection. In the 80’s, CSA added electric-shock resistance and metatarsal guards to the Standard. In the 90’s, ... Read more |
Acklands-Grainger acquires Atlantic Canada distributorNewswire | Dec 18, 2009 St John's, NF — K&D Pratt Group Inc, a distribution and service company serving Atlantic Canada, has sold the assets of its Industrial Division, to Acklands-Grainger Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of W.W. Grainger Inc. Pratt's Industrial Division, with 2008 sales of approximately C$12 million, is a distributor of industrial and ... Read more |
Kimberly-Clark Professional launches comprehensive line of hearing protection productsPEM | Dec 7, 2009 ROSWELL, GA — Kimberly-Clark Professional has introduced a new line of hearing protection products that combine superior comfort features with high-quality protection to help drive compliance. "These new products have been engineered to protect workers from hearing damage and loss, injuries that are completely preventable when proper measures are implemented, but ... Read more |
Plant-wide electrical installation assessmentPEM | Oct 20, 2009 TORONTO — Schneider Electric's new MP4 plant-wide electrical assessment evaluates an existing electrical network and identifies key components that could trigger high-risk events at critical points in your process. The end result is a set of four different plans, specifying ways to optimize operating costs, prioritize capital investments, increase safety, ... Read more |
CSA and IAPA host 2009 Machine Safety ConferencePEM | May 22, 2009 The range of hazards - contact with moving parts, electrical hazards, occupational noise and ergonomic issues to name just a few - are daunting. The good news is an effective machine safety program can: Control these hazards before they turn into injuries Ensure ... Read more |
New white paper offers advice on emerging safety solutions in specialty chemical industryPEM | May 11, 2009 Milwaukee, WI - Risk exists wherever hazardous materials are stored, processed or handled. These risks are especially complex in the specialty chemical industry, where hazards have the potential to impact large populations and surrounding environments. A new white paper from Rockwell Automation, "Process Safety in Specialty Chemicals: Turning Industry Challenges ... Read more |
Plan Ahead: Prepare for emergencies Ken Bannister | Feb 26, 2010 When an emergency event arises that could cause injury or death to a facility's occupants, an emergency response plan (ERP) is a course of action that's put into effect. Typical scenarios include fire, flood, explosion and oxygen depletion. The type of event(s) you will plan for will greatly depend on the ... Read more |
Keep rolling with caster and wheel selection tips André Distel | Feb 4, 2010 Even though the wheel is one of the oldest inventions it is surprising how little influence and thought many people put into it. Casters help you and your company to do the job you have to do faster, safer and more reliably. We encourage you to pass this article on ... Read more |
PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT: Prevent high cost of hearing loss in the workplace Kelly Martin | Feb 4, 2010 Work-related hearing loss is a critical health and safety issue that affects 30 million American workers (or 25 percent of the workforce) who are exposed to hazardous noise on the job. The good news is that occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) is 100 percent preventable when proper preventative measures are ... Read more |
Properly identify and train new employees Fred Matthews, CRM, CRSP | Dec 18, 2009 In the last issue of PEM, I spent some time talking about how worker competency was just as important to an employer's safety performance as creating a safe working environment. We identified that competency wasn't only an issue that affected young workers, but mature workers as well. We also defined ... Read more |
Four simple rules to stay safe | Nov 10, 2009 One of the oldest and most popular true statements in our language is “Better safe than sorry.” That sums up a lot of situations people face — from driving a car to planning a project — but it’s especially accurate in manufacturing. In terms of all workplace incidents, the US Bureau ... Read more |
Surviving summer - the tragic story of an injured young workerIAPA | Jun 16, 2009 He wanted to earn some extra spending money. Instead, he earned himself a trip to the hospital, a body full of scars, and a story that no one should have to ... Read more |
OH&S Due Diligence: The Elusive Standard (Part III)Cheryl A. Edwards | Jun 16, 2009 A continuing challenge for Canadian employers is the development of practical and effective systems that meet occupational health and safety (OH&S) due diligence standards expected by government officials and the courts. The two prior PEM articles have discussed the legal principles that underpin due diligence defences. This last of a ... Read more |
Prevent Injuries: Workplace safety is everyone's jobAlan D. Quilley, CRSP | Jun 16, 2009 The challenge of managing the aspects of occupational health and safety (OH&S) in the workplace can often times feel overwhelming. There are many legal, moral and financial reasons for you to pay attention to OH&S obligations. With all of these challenges, it's important not to waste time, money or place ... Read more |
OH&S due diligence, the elusive standard (Part 2)Cheryl A. Edwards | Feb 26, 2009 The Canadian Occupational health and safety (OH&S) environment has, for years, involved astoundingly high corporate and individual penalties and negative publicity for OH&S violators. Corporate sentences in the hundreds of thousands of dollars have often been imposed. Supervisors, managers and workers have been fined and jailed. This second of a ... Read more |
OH&S Due Diligence Standards (Part 1) Cheryl A. Edwards | Nov 11, 2008 Workplace accidents carry a high cost Imagine that an electrician, asked to repair defective relay switches in multiple locations at the employer's facility, suffers a fatal electrocution during the course of the repair. Investigators discover that the electrical circuit being repaired wasn't de-energized, and no lockout procedure was in place to ... Read more |
PEM Roundtable: Safety First Robert Robertson | Jun 30, 2008 Reduce workplace accidents and injuries Industry may have to re-think the high cost of workplace accidents and injuries. For example, a Quebec-based company [Transpavè Inc.] was fined a total of $110,000 on March 17 after pleading guilty under the federal government's Bill C-45 legislation. The Ontario Ministry of Labour also reports ... Read more |
High Stakes: Don't gamble when it comes to plant safetyLaurie J. Blake | Jun 2, 2005 According to Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), the average workplace lost-time injury in the province costs more than $59,000. This is just a starting point when determining the real cost of accidents. The following are some causes of plant-related accidents: 1. Inadequate safety planning and equipment operation. Plant engineers, maintainers ... Read more |
EasyHeat snow and ice melting mats help prevent costly slip-and-Fall injuries Newswire | Feb 22, 2010 ROSEMONT, IL — The U.S. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control estimates that more than eight million people are injured annually in slip-and-fall accidents. Since businesses and building owners are responsible for maintaining safe premises, they have been held liable for slip-and-fall injuries that occur due to unsafe conditions ... Read more |
Keep your floors clean and safeNewswire | Feb 22, 2010 Finding the right industrial cleaning product can be a challenge, especially when you have an excess to choose from and a lengthy checklist of cleaning requirements. And in the end, you can still end up with products that don't work the way you need them to. Rob Graham, director of service ... Read more |
Servomotor brakes for accurate, secure holding Newswire | Feb 4, 2010 Nexen introduces a complete line of servomotor brakes designed to mount to servomotors up to 20 horsepower. The Eclipse Servomotor Brake family is comprised of spring-engaged servomotor brakes equipped with a split hub, zero backlash clamp collar for attachment to the servomotor shaft. With superior torque outputs, these brakes provide ... Read more |
Lincoln Electric adds two new models to its Viking Auto-Darkening Welding Helmets Line Newswire | Feb 4, 2010 Lincoln Electric has added a second series to its line of Viking auto-darkening welding helmets. The existing 700G Series and new 750S Series helmets are solar powered, light weight and fully loaded with a variety of features and accessories. Both series are built to handle the most demanding work environments. ... Read more |
New cord grips for wet, adverse industrial environments Newswire | Jan 25, 2010 ROSEMONT, IL — Standard metal fittings will corrode when installed in areas subject to wash-downs, high humidity or corrosive chemicals, resulting in costly factory downtime and expensive repairs. To assure maximum productivity in challenging environments, Appleton has introduced a new line of stainless steel and Nickel plated aluminum cord grips ... Read more |
Total chip protection for machine tools Newswire | Jan 11, 2010 EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Metal chips can cause abrasion and wear in long travel, gliding cable carrier applications. To combat this, igus has developed a horizontal guiding system called “Guidelok”, which is designed to keep the upper and lower cable carrier runs apart. The new solution is ideal for applications ... Read more |
Hose whip restraint for greater safety Newswire | Dec 18, 2009 WICKLIFFE, OH — The new Hose Whip Restraint system from Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, provides an enhanced measure of safety for operators working around high-pressure hydraulic hose. In the event of an assembly failure, by preventing the “whip” of a pressurized hose, Parker’s ... Read more |
Intrinsically Safe accelerometers PEM | Nov 20, 2009 Germantown, MD –– Wilcoxon Research, a Meggitt group company and a supplier of vibration sensors and sensor networks, announces an additional Intrinsically Safe certification in accordance with IECEx requirements for six general purpose accelerometers. The six accelerometers were approved for use in Class I Zone 0 hazardous areas. Tom Smith, Vice ... Read more |
The right choice for different requirements | Nov 9, 2009 The new X-plore 1300 is available in three protection classes: FFP1, FFP2 and FFP3. The mask valve and nose clip are color coded to each class and help quickly identify the correct mask. All versions of the X-plore 1300 meet the increased requirements for filter performance of masks in accordance ... Read more |
Cooling Vest for hot environments | Nov 9, 2009 Fergus, ON — Cooling products are designed to protect and provide comfort to workers who must function in environments with excessive heat. This standard 100% cotton, cooling product caters to the demands of construction workers, firefighters, welders and factory workers. The Allegro Cooling Vest (8401) is lightweight (2lbs) and provides ... Read more |
Heavy-duty protection | Nov 9, 2009 Northflex Nitri Task C5 provides heavy duty mechanical protection without the bulk and restriction of movement that you might expect from a cut level 5 glove. Features and benefits include: ANSI level 4 and EN388 level 5 cut resistance. 10 gage seamless liner contains ... Read more |
Revolution HVLS fansPEM | Oct 20, 2009 High-Volume/Low-Speed fans meet the tough challenges of large building environments. Revolution HVLS fans circulate huge quantities of air at just the right speed to produce uniform, non-disruptive airflow. These fans cost pennies an hour to operate and deliver energy cost savings of up to 30 percent. Offering better circulation and ventilation, it ... Read more |
