Product and Industry Coverage

Superior Glove has announced the release of a family of gloves featuring PinchGuard, an innovative new technology that protects fingertips from workplace crush and pinch hazards. Gloves within the PinchGuard family also feature additional protections specific to each glove’s purpose including abrasion resistance, cut resistance, and impact resistance.

St. Paul, Minn. (October 24, 2019) – Ergodyne announced the launch of their new ProFlex® Coated Series Work Gloves, introducing several first-of-their-kind innovations to a competitive – but sometimes hard to distinguish – product category in the process.

Piscataway, NJ, September 23, 2019 – Tingley announces the addition of the Badger Boots™- a line of footwear in plain and steel toe styles that works as hard as you.

Orem, Utah, Oct. 21, 2019 – Avetta, (www.avetta.com) one of the world leaders in providing cloud-based supply chain risk management solutions, announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Arshad Matin as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Matin will also become a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Matin […]

KPA, a leading provider of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), HR Management, and Finance & Insurance compliance software and services, has been honored as a 2019 Top 20 Health and Safety Training Company, by Training Industry Inc., the leading research and information resource for corporate learning leaders. This Top 20 award comes on the heels of a 2019 Online Learning Library Top 20™ Company win in July for KPA.

SW Safety Solutions Inc, a global leader in high quality, innovative hand protection, announces partnerships with leading safety sales representative groups, Atwood-Prior, Belmont Enterprises, Market Force, and Sales Solutions, to expand service to US-based end users and distributors. The significantly expanded SW team offers decades of safety experience and long-term industry relationships to support ongoing company growth.

eCompliance unveils its newest advancement in their product line-up at NXT 2019: The Future of EHS, their annual conference. The concept version of the eC Edge App was announced to attendees today to give customers and prospects a first-hand look at the advanced functionality the product will begin to offer in 2020. With the Beta version launching early 2020, the new application is the amalgamation of the best features of both FieldiD and eCompliance in one platform. It takes a view of asset management and people safety in one app. This innovation is one that has yet to hit the industry in the form of a native app.

The official program for the inaugural iAuditor Summit 2019 has been announced. The Summit features a host of safety and quality speakers from across the globe, whose experience of risk has helped shape or influence their respective business and industries. In association with SafetyCulture, iAuditor Summit 2019 will take place on October 23rd – 25th at The Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, MO.

Ergodyne announced the launch of their new flame-resistant (FR) balaclava, the latest addition to their N-Ferno® line of cold-weather gear. Built in collaboration with Polartec®, the new N-Ferno® 6847 Dual Compliant FR Balaclava Face Mask meets two flame-resistant standards, both NFPA 70E and NFPA 2112, and is one of the only balaclavas in the industry that is 100% compliant with both specs – not just partially constructed with compliant materials. It’s rated to protect against both arc flash and flash fire, making it an excellent choice for those working in electrical, utilities, oil and gas, petrochemical and other similar industries.

A recent survey by independent survey firm Verdantix of environmental health and safety (EHS), procurement, operations and risk management executives in six global countries indicates a growing concern about how best to manage multiple contractors. The survey of 161 executives in nine heavy industry sectors finds more than half of the company representatives said they still use a mix of spreadsheets and paper to coordinate contractor prequalification and other vital records, which could lead to safety issues.