Pressure-sensitive safety mats detect the presence of workers and act as an emergency stop that immediately removes power from a machine if it is operating or cycling.
During the two-year agreement, participants will share information on developments in national consensus standards for personal protective and safety equipment.
High noise levels, dangerous equipment, slippery floors, harmful chemicals and musculoskeletal issues are causing illness and injury rates in the meat packaging industry to be 2.5 times higher than the national average, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
To mitigate the multidimensional dangers facing workers at loading docks, Rite-Hite has introduced two new products to its Rite-Vu Light Communication Systems family.