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To defend a product in a liability case, you must convince a jury of technically unsophisticated people that you did everything in your power to design, manufacture, and sell a safe product.

The full-color, 160-page Catalog 23 offers products for common industrial cooling, drying, conveying, blow off, cleaning, and static-electricity problems.

A former engineer was severely injured when the front wheels of the tractor he was driving fell into a culvert. He had removed a heavy-duty, rollover-protection arch because it was hitting the branches of his fruit trees when he drove the equipment between rows.

A student in a junior-high-school shop class lost a thumb when the workpiece he was cutting was pulled into the blade of a miter saw.

 Lockout/Tagout is one of the most important, most often ignored, and most misunderstood part of the OSHA1910 regulations.

A mechanic was pinned down by a robotic arm he was trying to repair thanks to missing guards, warnings, interlocks, and lockout/tagout procedures.

A one-piece framed filter assembly includes a filter, mounting bracket, fan guard, and airflow plenum that is quickly installed without a kit.

Equipment-rental companies serve their purpose, but renters should be sure to get adequate training and documentation as well as well-maintained equipment.

Poor placement and maladjustment of safety interlocks cost a press operator six fingers.

A man’s serious injury could have been prevented if he’d taken basic safety precautions with the tractor he was driving.

There are several tell-tale signs that reveal if a UL symbol is genuine or not.

A man was injured while attempting to reattach a loose grass-collecting bag to a rented mower. Inadequate training, missing safety gear, and poor mower design contributed to the mishap.

A worker was injured when he tried to move a stuck boom with force instead of reducing the load or properly lubricating the machine.

Many of the falls documented each year happen through skylights that should have been covered or protected by a railing or strong screen.