Safety Regulations Posts

 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) General Industry fall protection regulations for new fixed ladders go into effect on November 19, 2018.  Under OSHA’s standards for Walking-Working Surfaces (29 CFR 1910 Subpart D), requirements around fixed ladders have been redefined and cages are phasing out as acceptable fall protection. 

At Catalytic Products International, we work with a variety of experts who deal with air pollution control systems at every level. Just as we regularly share our clients’ success stories, we want to look at the work that our team does to meet those clients’ needs.

Recently, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) funded a report that looks to gather information regarding explosions in ovens, furnaces, and dryers. The report was prepared by Sreenivasan Ranganathan and Sean Gillis of the Fire Protection Research Foundation. The report is important work that will be used by the NFPA technical committee during review of the upcoming code revisions.