Production has started at AkzoNobel’s new powder coatings plant in Changzhou, China.

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The Hearing Loss Association of America (www.hearingloss.org) reports that one in ten people have some sort of hearing loss. After age 60, that figure rises to one in four. Hearing loss can be represented as a loss in hearing volume (conductive hearing loss) or a combination of loudness hearing loss and clarity (sensorineural hearing loss).

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Welcome to our very first PCT issue devoted to safety in our industry.

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Founded in 1896, The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is the recognized leader in developing and publishing safety standards. The Chemical Safety Board (CSB) identified 281 combustible dust incidents between 1980 and 2005 that killed 119 workers and injured 718, and extensively damaged industrial facilities.

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Powder Coating 2018, held March 12-15 in Indianapolis, included the Technical Conference followed by a Powder Coating 101 Workshop. For the past three years, PCI has advanced our focus on education and networking for this event. Each year our attendance has increased, indicating that we are moving in the right direction with our approach to the event.

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Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) is defined by Wikipedia as “clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer’s body from injury or infection. The hazards addressed by protective equipment include physical, electrical, heat, chemical, biohazards, and airborne particulate matter.” This definition continues to state: “The purpose of personal protective equipment is to reduce employee exposure to hazards when engineering and administrative controls are not feasible or effective to reduce these risks to acceptable levels. PPE is needed when there are hazards present.”

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Manufacturers’ approach to safety has changed dramatically in the last decade. Today, no injury is acceptable. Here, safety professionals from original equipment manufacturers and industry suppliers throughout the United States share their tips, techniques and best safety practices.

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