NAMES IN THE NEWS

NAMES IN THE NEWS

LES WILLIAMS, chairman and cofounder of Williams Fire and Hazard Control (formerly Boot and Coots Flammable Liquid Fire and Hazard Control Specialists), received the highest annual awards from two inventors organizations. In April, he received the Intellectual Property Owners “Distinguished Inventor” award for 1991 for his development of an adjustable foaming chamber stem for foam-applying nozzles. In June, he was recognized as “Texas Outstanding Inventor” by the Property Law Section of the Texas State Bar Association for his lifetime achievement in creating a body of work that has significantly advanced the state-of-the-art of firefighting foam application technology.

Hand entrapped in rope gripper

Elevator Rescue: Rope Gripper Entrapment

Mike Dragonetti discusses operating safely while around a Rope Gripper and two methods of mitigating an entrapment situation.
Delta explosion

Two Workers Killed, Another Injured in Explosion at Atlanta Delta Air Lines Facility

Two workers were killed and another seriously injured in an explosion Tuesday at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport.