Choosing the Right Safety Devices
Automation World, 07/18/2023 Automation may take a few human workers off the factory floor, but remaining personnel—as well as all equipment and machinery—require protection. Fortunately, there is a wide array […]
Cultivating a Culture of Safety
Cultivating a Culture of Safety Providing a safe work environment for your employees, contractors and visitors starts with a Vision and Mission. Simply stated, “Every worker has the right to […]
Polytron, Inc. Expands Certified Machinery Safety Team
In March 2014, Polytron, Inc. became Rockwell Automation’s first North American Machinery Safety Solution Partner. This Machinery Safety designation is reserved for an elite group of systems integrators that pass […]
How Safe Is Your Plant Floor?
Almost every day in the United States, a news story is released about a severe injury or fatality at a manufacturing facility. Most common contributing factors are: Inadequate safety training for […]
On The Safe Side
When it comes to the day-to-day work activities in a manufacturing environment, nothing is more important than safety on the job. No matter where these activities occur, there are hazards. […]
What will automation, controls, and instrumentation look like in 2020?
Brent Stromwall, PE, PMP and vice president of Polytron, Inc. said that by 2020, manufacturing enters a true digital era. On the way, “It is imperative that manufacturers provide more […]
OSHA and Safety Record Keeping in Manufacturing
Record keeping is again on the agenda of OSHA. Effective January 1, 2015 all work-related hospitalizations and inpatient hospitalizations must be reported within 24 hours and all work-related fatalities must […]
Aging Workforce and the Impact on Safety in Manufacturing
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that by 2016, one-third of the U.S. workforce will be age 50 or older and that number will increase to 115 million by 2020. A […]
6 Training Tips that Improve Manufacturing Safety
After implementing important machine safety measures in a manufacturing facility, your team should have all of the tools they need to sustain a safe working environment. We want to facilitate […]
Safety Standards and Technology Create a Safe Work Environment
Safety Standards were created and adopted locally and globally to ensure workers are safe, and products are created applying safety standards for user protection. These standards are evolving as technology […]
