Iron in the Fire : CSB Video Depicts Combustible Dust Accidents at Hoeganaes
Check out this chilling video depicting three separate combustible dust accidents at the Hoeganaes metal powder facility in Gallatin, TN, resulting in the deaths of 5 people. The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) recently concluded their investigation and released this...
Resolve to be safe in the New Year
In 2011, we saw our fair share of work-related hazards…everything from combustible dust and fall hazards to silica and beryllium exposure. It seemed that everyday there was a new article related to an OSHA citation, food recall or …and we hate to say...Cleanroom Maintenance: Sanitation via Filtration
As featured in Controlled Environments magazine Contamination control is vital for maintaining cleanroom environments. Pharmaceutical and semiconductor companies require especially stringent maintenance and sanitation programs to meet demanding standards for air...
Nilfisk Morgantown celebrates Team Week with some holiday cheer!
Time flies! We can’t believe it has been a year since we said goodbye to our Malvern office and said HELLO to Morgantown! To celebrate this joyous occasion, we kicked off our annual team week for the first time at the Morgantown location. For this year’s festivities,...Dust produced by polishing linked to (another) blast
In Shanghai, 61 workers were injured after aluminum dust produced by polishing cases for iPads ignited. According to a statement by the China Labor Watch, this blast at the Ri Teng Computer Accessory Company owned by Pegatron Corp. was similar to the...
Beware of Combustible Dust Levels in the Winter
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board continues to urge OSHA for a new combustible dust standard. As the winter months approach, manufacturers must continue to take proper measures to decrease combustible dust accumulations as weather conditions during this season can...
Meet your LOCAL Nilfisk Industrial Vacuums Rep (Southwest)
Time to meet another member of our league of housekeeping experts! Say howdy to Bruce Gordon, our Nilfisk Industrial Vacuums District Manager responsible for solving industrial housekeeping challenges in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Louisiana! Bruce has been...
Nilfisk Industrial Vacuums Brings Sustainable Cleaning to Vegas
Nilfisk Industrial Vacuum Division goes to Las Vegas! This week we’re networking with the world’s most recognized cleaning association and bringing our housekeeping solutions to ISSA/Interclean 2011. If you’re in town, remember to visit us in booth#...EPA’s Lead RRP Changes…again
From our friends at Remodeling Magazine. It’s been nearly a year since the EPA’s Lead RRP took complete effect; however, the agency is still making tweaks to the rule, stirring up some questions and frustration. Check out the below blog post from...Podcast Part II: Combustible Dust, Manufacturers’ Dirty Little Secret
Hopefully you already tuned in to part 1 of this 2-part podcast series on the hazards of combustible dust. In part one, we introduced the basic problems posed by dust that can explode. We documented its history and explained how this phenomenon occurs in manufacturing...About Nilfisk
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