Smoke Toxicity

Smoke Toxicity

With smoke inhalation the major cause of fire-related deaths annually in the United States, new studies are under way to determine the toxicity of combustible synthetic materials used in building materials.

Laboratory tests conducted by ASTM, a private standards organization, could help determine a specification for inhalation toxicity of combustible products.

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.