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welding-safety-products manufacturer Jackson Products, Inc., Fenton, MO. Jackson Products (also known as Jackson Safe- ty) manufactures personal-protective equipment for welders, and work-zone safety products.
The company also has launched a website-based promo- tional campaign, at www.kcprofessional.com/us, to offer manufacturing professionals a chance to enter a sweepstakes to win a Harley-Davidson Dyna Fat Bob motorcycle. The pro- motion, called Stand Up For American Iron, stars at www.myamericaniron.com, where visitors also can create their own Harley biker persona.
Kimberly-Clark Professional supplies manufacturing com- panies with paper towels, safety apparel, masks and respira- tors, eye protection and related products.
Kimberly-Clark Professional: 770/587-8048; www.kimberly-clark.com
Catalog Covers Perimeter Guarding from A to Z
Rockford Systems, Inc., Rockford, IL, presents its cat- alog titled Ex-Al Barrier and Perimeter Guarding Systems, describing guarding products custom-designed and built for each application.
The setups find use around robots and robotic-processing cells, assembly machines, packaging lines, transfer lines, cut-to-length setups, slitting lines and the like. All are intended and designed to meet
the requirements of OSHA and ANSI safety standards.
Rockford Systems: 815/874-7891;
www.rockfordsystems.com
Improve Safety and
Productivity of Coil Payout
and Takeup Operations
Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee, WI, has developed an Allen- Bradley preconfigured safety control for spool payout and take- up, unique in its ability to operate in multiple modes so that operators need not sacrifice productivity for safety. System soft- ware supports plug-in device connections including e-stop and trip devices, presence-sensing devices, gate interlocks and two- hand controls.
Rockwell Automation: 414/382-2000;
www.rockwellautomation.com
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May 31, 2010 Are You Ready?
Lincoln Electric offers a complete
line of portable, fixed, and engineered solutions for welding fume control.
www.lincolnelectric.com/weld-fume-control
Does your metalworking include welding on stainless steel or alloys containing chromium?
Are hardfacing or other special ventilation products utilized by your company in welding operations?
If yes, then the control of hexavalent chromium, manganese and welding fume is important to your company.
Under the OSHA Hexavalent Chromium Standard* for all employers, ENGINEERING CONTROLS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY NO LATER THAN May 31, 2010 to reduce the permissible exposure limit for hexavalent chromium to less than 5 micrograms per cubic meter measured as an 8-hour time-weighted average.
* Chromium (VI) 1910.1026 App A
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