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SafetyUpdate
Free Webinar on Robot Safety
A new robot-safety standard takes effect in 2011—if you’re using robots, you need to know about the changes that are com- ing regarding the safeguarding of robotic systems and protecting your employees from the hazards of robots in the workplace. Join the Robotic Industries Association for a short, 30-min. webinar on Robot Safety Awareness on August 12, from 3:30 to 4:00 EDT. To register, visit https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/432162168. Robotic Industries Association: 734/994-6088; www.robotics.org
New OSHA Training Component Emphasizes Workers’ Rights
Every OSHA 10- and
30-hr. Outreach Training
Program now must
include a new training
component called Introduction to OSHA, which emphasizes workers’ rights, including their right to:
• Safe and healthful workplaces;
• Knowledge of the presence and effects of hazardous chemicals;
• Review information about injuries and illnesses in their workplaces;
• Receive training;
• Request/file for an OSHA inspection and participate in the inspection; and
• Be free from retaliation for exercising their safety and health rights.
For more information, visit www.osha.gov/dte/outreach/ teachingaids.html.
OSHA: 202/693-1999; www.osha.gov
Online Guide to
Hand and Finger Safety
Ansell Protective Products Inc., Red Bank, NJ, introduces an online version of its Protection Solutions Guide, to help manufacturers select the hand- and finger-protection prod- ucts for the job at hand (so to speak). Products—gloves and clothing—are categorized into four sections, and users can search by keyword, category, style number and product name.
Ansell Protective Products, Inc.: www.ansellpro.com/product-catalog
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