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Infusion Direct Marketing Announces New Website & Expanded Marketing & Technology Services

Infusion Direct Marketing Inc. announced it has recently launched a new website along with an expanded portfolio of marketing and technology services.




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American Direct & Proxess Deploy New Safety & Installation Capabilities

American Direct's access control platform, AccessNsite, provides customers and operators a new and comprehensive safety solution.




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i-PRO Solution Features Scene Change Detection

The “Editor’s Choice” and more new products and solutions as described by manufacturers.




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Camden Offers Free Latch Monitoring

The “Editor’s Choice” and more new products and solutions as described by manufacturers.





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Paxton Unveils New Rewards Program

Everything online in the industry, from white papers to webinars    




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Viking Electronics Releases 2023 Product Catalog

Everything online in the industry, from white papers to webinars




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Resideo Academy App Provides Access to Courses Anywhere

Everything online in the industry, from white papers to webinars




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Allegion Releases Digital Guide on Multifamily Proptech

Everything online in the industry, from white papers to webinars    




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2N Release White Paper on Access Control 3.0

2N, provider of internet-enabled intercoms and access control systems, has published a new white paper entitled, ‘Access Control 3.0: the new standards in residential access.’




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American Direct & Proxess App Helps Schools Lock Down

Everything online in the industry, from white papers to webinars




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Brivo & WORKTECH Academy Release Digital Transformation Model

Together with WORKTECH Academy, Brivo has created a model that enables a company to plot where it is on its journey to digital transformation and hybrid working.




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Sielox Simplifies Spring Cleaning of Access Control Data With Pinnacle’s System Cleanup Utility Feature

The System Clean Up Utility feature effectively enables a swift and thorough cleanup of invalid or outdated access control data, resulting in enhanced system management and security.




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ASSA ABLOY Launches Expanded 360° Virtual Tour Across Education & Healthcare Markets

The expanded version of its 360° virtual tour provides an immersive, interactive experience to illustrate the vital role of door security and access control in education and healthcare settings.




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NSCA Report: New Nonresidential Construction Spending Trending Upward

Robust investment growth in target building segments is expected to drive increased spending through 2023, according to the NSCA’s Electronic Systems Outlook report for Summer 2023.  




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Robert H. Perry Releases Contract Security Market White Paper 2023

The white paper highlights the world leaders in security, as well as their smaller competitors and the investments they are making.




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Kidde Commercial Introduces KESMobile to Optimize Fire & Life Safety Systems Management

This cloud-based service productivity tool provides service providers with enhanced real-time data access, allowing them to optimize the management of individual systems, sites, and site groups with data for informed decision-making and resource optimization.




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United Academy, powered by United Rentals

United Academy, powered by United Rentals, offers a comprehensive training solution that leverages cutting-edge technology and engaging course content to reduce the overall cost and complexity of safety training, as well as credential tracking for you and your employees. Try our award-winning aerial and forklift training, which includes two serious games and interactive content. Train with the best.

Click here for more information from United Academy, powered by United Rentals




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How Pref-Tech Won Integrator of the Year With People Power

With an intense focus on people and relationships, the 2023 SDM Systems Integrator of the Year relies on its core principles of professionalism, grit, right, intelligent thought and trusted advisors to propel its success.




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Triple Threat: Chimera Integrations' Path to Integrator of the Year

The 2024 SDM Systems Integrator of the Year excels at its three top priorities: employee & community connection; a customer approach with cutting-edge technology; and financial success that feeds directly back into the company and the communities it serves.




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Fall Protection again tops OSHA’s ‘Top 10’ list of most frequently cited violations

San Diego — For the ninth consecutive year, Fall Protection – General Requirements is OSHA’s most frequently cited standard, the agency and Safety+Health announced Tuesday at the National Safety Council 2019 Congress & Expo.




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Editor’s Note: Repeat occurrences

In this issue, we present expanded coverage of OSHA’s “Top 10” most cited standards for fiscal year 2023. In addition to the overall Top 10, you’ll find lists for willful and serious violations, OSHA regions and – new for us – a list of which industries have the most citations.




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OSHA releases 2023 injury and illness data

Washington — OSHA has published the 2023 data collected under its revised rules for annual injury and illness data submission.




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Minnesota law aimed at improving worker safety at oil refineries

St. Paul, MN — Contractors doing work at oil refineries in Minnesota will soon be required to use a certain percentage of skilled and trained workers, under a new state law.




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Washington state law gives truckers access to restrooms

Olympia, WA — Truck drivers in Washington state will have access to restrooms at establishments where they’re picking up or delivering goods, under a new law.




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Washington state looks to update decades-old rule on refinery safety

Tumwater, WA — Prompted by a fatal explosion and fire in 2010, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is proposing changes to its workplace safety rules for petroleum refineries.




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Iowa’s revised child labor law violates federal law, DOL says

Washington — Iowa’s revised child labor law doesn’t meet federal requirements, U.S. Department of Labor officials contend.




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NYC outreach initiative targets fatal overdoses in construction

New York — In response to fatal overdoses in the local construction industry, New York City’s health and buildings departments are teaming up to conduct outreach at worksites.




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Washington state issues permanent rules on wildfire smoke

Tumwater, WA — In an effort to protect workers against unhealthy air caused by wildfire smoke, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries has issued permanent rules on the hazard.




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Protect workers from wildfire smoke: Washington L&I has resources

Tumwater, WA — The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is reminding employers about the tools available on its Wildfire Smoke webpage.




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Washington state adopts measure on the voluntary use of PPE

Tumwater, WA — Washington state has adopted a permanent rule that allows the voluntary use of personal protective equipment.




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NIOSH issues recommended exposure limits for chemicals linked to ‘popcorn lung’

Washington – NIOSH has released recommended limits for controlling occupational exposure to flavoring chemicals diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione, both of which have been linked to reduced lung function in food flavoring and production industry workers.




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On-the-job injuries rising among Oregon seafood-processing workers: study

Corvallis, OR – Injuries among seafood-processing workers in Oregon have eclipsed the statewide average, and the rate appears to be increasing, according to a recent study from Oregon State University.




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NIOSH regional reports highlight top dangers in commercial fishing industry

Anchorage, AK – Vessel disasters and falls overboard are the primary hazards experienced by workers in commercial fishing – an industry with a fatality rate 29 times higher than the national average – according to a recent NIOSH analysis of four U.S. regions.




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Lawmaker claims opponents of increased line speeds for poultry workers ‘jettison’ scientific data

Washington – Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) says lawmakers who cite concerns about worker safety when opposing his call to increase poultry-processing line speeds are willfully ignoring scientific data.




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Coalition opposing increased poultry-production line speeds meets with USDA

Washington – Poultry workers and officials from 13 nonprofit organizations and unions met with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service on Oct. 16 to urge the department to reject an industry petition to allow faster and unrestricted line speeds in production plants, according to the National Employment Law Project.




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Lawmakers: OSHA’s response to GAO report on meat, poultry workers ‘troubling’

Washington — Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) is among four lawmakers calling for Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta to address their concerns over OSHA’s responses to a Government Accountability Office report, issued in November, on the health and safety of meat and poultry industry workers.




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USDA denies industry petition to increase poultry-processing line speeds

Washington — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service has denied a National Chicken Council petition seeking unrestricted line speeds in poultry-processing plants.




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NIOSH: Highly repetitive work in cannabis industry increases risk for musculoskeletal disorders

Washington — Employers in the marijuana industry should provide safeguards to protect workers from repetitive stress injuries, NIOSH states in a recently released Health Hazard Evaluation Program report.




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OSHA revamps bird flu webpage

Washington — OSHA recently announced an update of its webpage on avian influenza.




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Congresswoman to OSHA: Investigate alleged worker safety issues at Texas poultry plant

Washington — Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) is urging OSHA to investigate reported workplace safety violations at the Sanderson Farms poultry plant in Bryan, TX.




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Facemask use can reduce hog workers’ exposure to MRSA: study

Baltimore — Hog farm workers who regularly wear facemasks on the job may significantly protect themselves and those in their households from exposure to the antibiotic-resistant bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.




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Canadian safety agency spotlights hazards in craft brewing industry

Richmond, British Columbia — Responding to growth in the craft brewing and distilling industry, WorkSafeBC has released health and safety resources intended to help employers protect workers.




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OSHA issues hazard bulletin on grease traps

Washington — In an effort to prevent injuries related to commercial grease traps, OSHA has issued a hazard bulletin.




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NELP to USDA: Faster poultry-processing line speeds during COVID-19 pandemic ‘irresponsible and reckless’

Washington — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service in April approved 15 poultry processing plants’ requests to increase line speeds 25% – despite reported cases of COVID-19 among workers and at least one fatality related to the ongoing pandemic, according to a new policy brief from the National Employment Law Project.




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COVID-19 pandemic: Washington L&I releases guidance for food processing, warehouse workers

Tumwater, WA — A new fact sheet from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is aimed at helping food processing and warehouse employers protect their workers from exposure to COVID-19.




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COVID-19 pandemic: OSHA, FDA create safety and health checklist for food manufacturers

Washington — OSHA and the Food and Drug Administration have teamed up to develop a checklist intended to help food manufacturers protect worker health and practice food safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Researcher calls for federal rules, guidelines on workplace safety in cannabis industry

Seattle — The cannabis industry needs federal regulations and guidance on workplace safety, according to University of Washington professor and researcher Christopher Simpson.




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USDA rule to increase poultry-processing line speeds under OMB review

Washington — A controversial U.S. Department of Agriculture rule that would permit line speeds at certain poultry processing plants to increase to 175 birds a minute from the current 140 is under review by the White House Office of Management and Budget.




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Biden repeals USDA proposal to increase poultry-processing line speeds

Washington — President Joe Biden on Jan. 22 signed an Executive Order withdrawing a controversial U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed rule that would have permitted line speeds at certain poultry-processing plants to increase to 175 birds a minute from the current 140.




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Lawmakers reintroduce bills to prohibit meat and poultry-processing line speed increases during pandemic

Washington — Legislation reintroduced March 11 by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) would prohibit line speed increases in meat and poultry-processing plants during the evolving COVID-19 pandemic.