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Safety labels vs. signs: What’s the difference?

Every facility will have different priorities and constraints when it comes to choosing safety labels and signs.

May 29, 2018

To help choose between a safety label and a safety sign, here are some important factors to consider.

Tyson Foods, UFCW expand efforts to improve workplace safety

While the primary focus has been Tyson Foods’ beef and pork operations, it is now being expanded to the company’s poultry business.

April 5, 2018

Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), Washington, D.C., are expanding collaborative efforts to make workplace safety improvements at the company’s food processing plants.

Safety lock system for vertical reciprocating conveyors

December 22, 2017

Wildeck, Inc., Waukesha, Wis., introduced a new LiftLok safety system to prevent lift operation by untrained or unauthorized personnel.

Re-thinking in-plant safety with barriers, doors

Andy Olson

February 28, 2017

As forklifts and pedestrians move among machinery and valuable product, the risk of injury and damage is significant when left uncontained. To mitigate these risks, many facilities implement visual communication systems, barriers or a combination of both.

Blue Forklift LED Warning Light

April 12, 2016

Larson Electronics, Kemp, Texas, released a 25-watt blue forklift LED warning spotlight, designed to expand the safety measures in a work area.

Safety Light Curtain for Reliable Protection

March 25, 2016

SICK, Minneapolis, launched the deTec4 Prime safety light curtain for reliable protection even in the toughest environments.

Narrow Cart Air Lift for Ergonomic Positioning

December 9, 2013

Herkules Equipment Corp., Walled Lake, Mich., expanded its EnKon Systems brand of lift systems to include a narrow profile Cart Scissor Lift for improving manufacturing plant safety when positioning materials.

Integrated Pest Management Offers a Holistic Approach to Pest Control

Timothy Larson

September 24, 2013

For food processors, pest control is a complex challenge. Though processors have been credited with successfully removing most agricultural pesticide residues before food products reach the marketplace, food processing itself can attract pests of all kinds. Refrigerated or frozen food processors are not exempt.

PCU Programmable Safety Controller

March 20, 2013

Tapeswitch Corp., Farmingdale, N.Y., launched a PCU Programmable Safety Controller, offering multiple safety product system integration, programmable logic control functions and safety software.

Supplier Shorts: A&E firms Stellar, Haskell in the news

May 28, 2009

The Haskell Company, a Jacksonville, Fla., design and construction services provider, said it acquired PTS Engineering, an Atlanta-based process engineering firm specializing in the food and beverage industries.