DSM Dyneema Acquires Cubic Tech to Extend into High-Performance Fabrics

DSM Dyneema, the manufacturer of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Dyneema fibre, has acquired Cubic Tech Corporation, a privately owned company, based in Mesa, AZ. 

Clear Lens Eyewear (Encon Safety Products)

Encon Safety Products has introduced the Bones Xtreme I, clear lens eyewear, which features a wrap-around lens design with optical polycarbonate lens. 

Radians Arctic Cooling Gear for Outdoorsmen

Radians is pleased to announce their entry into heat stress management through their new Arctic Radwear? cooling line that includes Headbands, Head Shades, Cooling Towels, and Neck Wraps.

Grainger - No. 3 on Industrial Distribution's 2014 Big 50 List - announced that nearly 40 additional Grainger team members earned the designation of Qualified Safety Sales Professional (QSSP), as the company continues to expand its safety expertise in an effort to best serve its customers.

"I don't want to call Ebola an opportunity, but we're using the experience of Ebola to try to rebuild our health systems," said President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia.

Fire Chief: More Gear Needed

The Covington Fire Department has to send their used gear off to a company in Austell, and then wait four to five days to get it back. If the fire fighters whose gear is sent out have to answer a call during those four or five days, they'll have to borrow gear from off-duty fire fighters due to the lack of a second set of turnout gear.

Air Force safety statistics indicated falls were responsible for 7,671 ground mishaps with injuries, including three fatalities, between fiscal years 2010 and 2014. These incidents resulted in 44,000 lost work days at a cost of more than $30 million. 

OSHA, NIOSH Release New Toolkit to Better Protect Hospital Workers from Transmissible Diseases

OSHA and NIOSH released the Hospital Respiratory Protection Toolkit, a resource for healthcare employers to use to protect hospital staff from respiratory hazards.

Cuomo Introduces Nail Salon Worker Legislation

Cuomo announced a set of administrative changes and new regulations that includes requiring salon owners to provide adequate masks, respirators, nitrile gloves and eye protection for workers.

Record Snowfall Highlights Why Fall Safety is a Year-Round Concern

OSHA inspectors found contractors who ignored hazards and had employees remove snow from roofs without using required fall protection.

Toxic Vapors have Killed Three Colorado Oil and Gas Workers, Nine in the U.S.

Harrison said medical examiners can sometimes miss signs of toxic inhalation during a routine autopsy, which is why some of the victims were thought to have died from natural causes. The recommendations include providing training of the proper use of respiratory protection and implementing engineering controls, including remote gauging and venting.