May 11, 2016


ISFP works with safety professionals around the world to create and improve access to 
a full range of fall protection information.  ISEA members interested in attending the Symposium are eligible for a reduced registration rate using discount code: 16PDCSYM to receive $120 off ISFP symposium registration. The discount code is good through Monday, May 16.


 MCR Safety Announces New Positions and Additions to its Leadership TeamMCR

Paul Harris, a MCR Safety veteran of sales management, sourcing and product 
development, has recently been appointed to serve as Vice President of Product 
Strategy and Innovation. Matt Sisco joins MCR Safety to serve as Vice President of Sales. 
Matt Reid is now serving as a US Sales Director for MCR Safety.

ISHN 2016 Readers Choice Award winners (3M, DuPont, Ansell, Encon Safety Products,Gateway Safety, MSA Safety, Radians, Honeywell Industrial, Moldex-Metric)ISHN

Thousands of ISHN subscribers voted online in ISHN's 2016 Readers' Choice Awards 
and the results are in.


Ansell kicks-off of its fourth annual Ansell Cares H.E.R.O. [Heal, Educate, Reach, Overcome]
Nurse Service Award, which recognizes nurses who have made lasting impressions on 
their peers, their patients, their profession, and their communities. 


Hughes Safety Showers Ltd. joins the Des Plaines-based  Justrite family and brings 
an extensive line of emergency showers and eyewash safety products, and experience 
in servicing customers' safety needs.


This photo gallery explores how PPE has evolved from the use of animal bladders 
and beeswax to the high-tech items that help protect today's employees.


Memphis safety equipment distributor Radians Inc. said Lowe's Home Improvement 
Centers will stock its Crossfire safety glasses

Production Standardization and Manufacturing Regulations to Drive Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Market Size (Report available for purchase)report

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Market size forecast is likely to hit 
USD 67.66 Billion by 2023. PPE Market analysis pegs revenue growth at 7.3% 
CAGR from 2016 to 2023.



Gilbane Building Co., which is working on sites such as Hudson Yards and the 
expansion of New York-Presbyterian Hospital on the Upper East Side, requires 
all of its workers to attach to a safety harness whenever they climb more than six 
feet above the ground, Crain's reported.


Last week, two U.S. senators on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee 
proposed S. 2881, the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Act.  
Senators Michael Enzi (R-WY) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) proposed the bill 
to make VPP a permanent part of the workplace safety picture under OSHA. 


OSHA is looking at how to prompt more employers to reach informal settlements 
and pay their fines or contest the violations.


Robot safety, 24/7 connectivity, aging workforce are hot topics.


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Test your knowledge and make sure you know what the real threats are, 
says Stuart Linnitt, global engineered systems manager at Capital Safety.



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