Plastics Fire Research

Plastics Fire Research

A study to establish the basic factors affecting the use of plastics in buildings as related to fire safety has been undertaken at the Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, by the Manufacturing Chemists Association, Inc.

The one-year project will seek to establish the position of plastics used in buildings from the viewpoint of fire safety related to building-code regulation.

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.