2009 ASSE Featured Exhibitors

Personal Cooling System Employees working in hot environments are exposed to heat stress which reduces productivity and increases the frequency of accidents. The Cool Shirt active personal cooling systems prevent heat stress in the work place while also reducing errors. Shafer Enterprises / Cool Shirt is the world’s premier supplier of personal cooling systems. Shafer Enterprises / Cool Shirt. For more information visit, www.coolshirt.net or call 800.345.3176.

SPANCO Rigid Lifelines Motorized Fold- Away Fall Protection System Our innovative rigid track fold-away fall protection systems are now even easier to use with a new optional motorized feature. With a rotation speed of 1/2 RPM and easy control with a push button pendant, the system’s jib arms are moved with 1/3 HP motors that are standard with soft start, rotation limit switch, and torque limiter. The motors mount on top of the jib arms, and the number of motors needed on a system are dependent on the number of support centers needed for that system. For more information call 800.869.2080 or visit www.rigidlifelines.com.

Staphaseptic Helps Safety Professionals Meet Growing Skin Infection Threat To help combat MRSA and community acquired (CA) staph infections in the workplace, Tec Labs, the manufacturer of the Tecnu line of poison oak and ivy products, is now offering Staphaseptic. The product is a first-of-itskind minor wound care treatment that is applied to minor cuts, scrapes and burns to kill MRSA and other offending organisms, like strep and e-coli, which might be present at the wound site. Researchers at Oregon State University recently identified Staphaseptic as the best treatment to reduce MRSA infections. For more information visit, www.teclabsinc.com.

New Bench Grinder Safety Scale The orange-colored scale is made out of durable, 0.090”-thick anodized aluminum and has easy-to-read text and graphics that will not rub or scratch off. It is about the size of a credit card, which makes it convenient to carry and store. It can be used during the installation, maintenance, and inspection of bench grinders to make sure the work rests and tongues comply with the OSHA and ANSI grinder safety standards, which can help reduce OSHA violations. For information visit, www.danrayproducts.com or call 866.482.6807.