Sanding skill standards announced
The Woodwork Career Alliance is developing a publication of industry-approved Standard of Tool Skills and Evaluations. Following is a portion of the chart on widebelt sanding.
Production
Explosive: Combustible dust issue
It could happen at any woodworking plant. Any time. Anywhere. If your company processes wood flour, or produces fine particles of wood dust during machining operations, you have the potential for a combustible dust explosion.
ComDust facility exemptions?
At the Combustible Dust Stakeholder Meeting, held Dec. 14 in Washington, DC, discussion was held on whether certain types of facilities should be exempt from the proposed regulation.
ComDust agency & legislative sources
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Combustible Dust: osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=FEDERAL_REGISTER&p_id=21152
ComDust violations in the workplace
The following is a small sampling of some General Duty Clause citations issued by OSHA under the Combustible Dust NEP:
Fatal fire at Imperial Sugar sparked ComDust issue
OSHA reissued the Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program in March 2008 following the fatal dust explosion and fire at the Imperial Sugar refinery Port Wentworth, GA. The blast killed 14 workers and injured 36, several with second- and third-degree burns.
Opportunity knocks at Oshkosh Door
With more than 150 years of experience in the industry, Oshkosh Door Co. has done it all. In addition to offering five-ply architectural doors, the Oshkosh, WI-based company also specializes in the manufacture of LEED- and FSC-certified doors, as well as CARB-compliant products.
By
Karen M. Koenig,
August 15, 2011 | 11:10 am CDT
Arizona custom woodwork company specializes in green building
Nicomia is a small custom and design fabrication studio specializing in mixed media for residential and commercial work. Its cadre of artists bring together a wide variety of experience from woodworking and sculpture to metal, fiberglass and sustainable materials.
By
Michaelle Bradford,
August 15, 2011 | 11:07 am CDT
Tragedy offers a silver lining
The vast majority of companies will never have to go through something as serious as their manufacturing facilities burning to the ground. But that was the unfortunate case for Morton, IL-based Cornerstone Architectural Concepts Inc.
By
Wade Vonasek,
August 15, 2011 | 11:07 am CDT
Northern Contours Opens New Doors
For Northern Contours, a Minnesota-based component manufacturer, the recent economic downturn has been a mixed blessing.
By
Wade Vonasek,
August 15, 2011 | 11:04 am CDT
