In May, 2023, OSHA announced a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) aimed at preventing and reducing workplace falls. While the initiative was announced in May, there was a 90-day outreach period. Inspections first began around July 30, 2023. According to…
Tips to Keep Your Business off Their Radar In early 2023, OSHA issued a memorandum providing their guidance on issuing Instance-by-Instance citations. The guidleines went into effect on March 26, 2023. This new plan aims to reduce injuries and fatalities…
A recent report was published detailing anticipated growth in the global glass handling tools and equipment market, key players and the driver behind the increase. The Global Glass Handling Tools and Equipment market is anticipated to rise at a considerable…
Energy efficiency of a window is measured by the amount of heat that is conducted through a glazed unit. Glass manufacturers are always looking for innovative ways to reduce their costs while putting out an efficient product. Flexible Super Spacers…
Workplace hazards exist on every single manufacturing floor. Many have the potential to cause serious injury. The top 5 OSHA workplace hazards include: Safety Chemical Biological Physical Ergonomic As a business owner, it’s your legal responsibility to ensure the health…
Throughout 2022, it became clear that the US solar manufacturing industry is poised for explosive growth as clean energy tax incentives became law. Businesses can seize the energy tax investment opportunity by taking advantage of federal tax credits that were…
Most people visualize a window as being comprised of a frame and the glass. That’s just the beginning of the list when it comes to the parts of a window. Understanding how windows are built and the different parts of…
As we learned in part 1, the major manufacturing steps involved in for building insulated glass units includes glass cutting, creating the IG unit, gas filling, glazing and packaging. Glazing Once the frame and glass units arrive at the glazing…
Insulated glass (IG) is a combination of two or more sheets of glass spaced apart with a spacer bar and sealed to form a single unit with one or more air spaces in between. It is commonly called double pane…
On October 27, 2021, OSHA initiated rulemaking with the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on heat illness prevention in outdoor and indoor work settings. Record-breaking heat across the US this past summer endangered millions of workers across all areas…