Joe Williams has joined apparatus manufacturer GENERAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT of Wyoming, Minnesota, as

Joe Williams has joined apparatus manufacturer GENERAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT of Wyoming, Minnesota, as director of sales. Previously, he was with Spartan Motors of Charlotte, Michigan. Steve Reedy has joined CENTRAL STATES FIRE APPARATUS of Lyons, South Dakota, as production/sales coordinator. Scott Obbink will serve CENTRAL STATES and GENERAL SAFETY in electrical and plumbing systems development. Previously, he was with Luverne Fire Apparatus of Brandon, North Dakota.

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.