Safety
Throwback Thursday: Skills Center: Apprentice Training - Shop Safety
It’s never a bad time to revisit features that remind us of the importance of safety in a shop environment.
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Real Life OSHA
It seems that working with OSHA comes with owning a shop, and can often be a headache, but here are some tips to relieve that pain.
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Toolroom Systems Boost Safety, Productivity
A mold separator and a water leak tester were the right solutions for this Minnesota shop offering both mold and molding operations.
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UL AMCC Visit
After my story with UL AMCC on often-overlooked safety concerns, I was in the area and able to stop by for a quick tour.
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3D Printing Safety Concerns
The latest edition of our AM Magazine puts safety front and center with a story on how the UL Additive Manufacturing Competency Center takes a safety-first approach in additive manufacturing training, tackling often-overlooked safety concerns. Also includes a peek at my recent visit.
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Skills Center: Apprentice Training - Shop Safety
The moldmaking industry is in desperate need of highly skilled professionals.
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Keeping Up with ISO: Sort, Set, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
The 5S system is a working tool for ISO 9001:2015 that was developed to help mangers and work personnel systematically achieve greater organization, standardization, efficiency and safety in the workplace.
Read MorePartnering Up for Safety
To better protect industry workers, a proposal was issued in August by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that would set a new, lower exposure standard specifically for beryllium and beryllium-containing materials. The proposed beryllium standard is consistent with the Model Beryllium Standard and contains the key elements of Materion’s Beryllium Worker Protection Model (BWPM) which focuses on the control of multiple potential exposure pathways.
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East, West Coast Rivalry Benefits Injured Soldiers
Connecticut’s Westminster Tool and California’s M.R. Mold & Engineering have embarked on a friendly competition to bring public awareness to iWarriors, a program that donates iPads to wounded service members.
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Snowmobiling for a Good Cause
Not only did the snow bring together some of the mold building community for a little snowmobiling, it also helped raise money for a good cause. Proceeds from this inaugural I-Sledders 2015 Charity Snowmobile Ride on February 20-22 benefit iWarriors, which provides technology and assistance for wounded service members to help with rehabilitation and recovery from physical injuries, post traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries.
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