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MTA chief calls for safety improvements at railroad grade crossings

2015-02-26 04:12:12| Railroads - Topix.net

The head of the MTA yesterday vowed to find new and better ways to protect passengers, pedestrians and motorists at railroad grade crossings, including nearly 300 on Long Island. Crossing grade safety is one of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's "highest priorities," agency chairman and chief executive Thomas Prendergast said, and all strategies to reduce crossing accidents are "on... The head of the MTA yesterday vowed to find new and better ways to protect passengers, pedestrians and motorists at railroad grade crossings, including nearly 300 on Long Island.

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United Airlines warns pilots after four safety inc...

2015-02-26 03:48:39| Airlines - Topix.net

United Continental Holdings Inc warned its pilots last month to double down on safety procedures after one flight was in danger of crashing and another landed with fewer fuel reserves than regulations require, the airline confirmed Wednesday. The Chicago-based carrier cited four recent "safety events and near-misses" in a Jan. 9 bulletin to pilots, including an emergency in which pilots had to perform a pull-up maneuver to avoid smashing into the ground, United spokesman Charlie Hobart confirmed.

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UPDATE: Personal Safety Reminder

2015-02-26 00:05:54| PortlandOnline

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Safety Limit meets regulatory requirements.

2015-02-25 14:31:29| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Approved to UL® 1998 and EN 60730 as well as WEEE, CE, and RoHS standards, SERIES LS will shut system down to prevent damage to equipment or injury to personnel. Device maximizes safety by using factory fixed set point, factory fixed hysteresis, and redundant temperature sensors to protect against single-point sensor failure. Uses include applications where control failure could cause temperature to continue to increase and cause damage to system, potential fire hazard, or product scrap.

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Plastic Hinges feature integrated safety switch.

2015-02-25 14:31:29| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Available in metric sizes, EN 239.6 Technopolymer Plastic Hinges with Integrated Safety Switch were designed for monitoring guard doors and covers of machines and production equipment. Opening door activates switch contacts, which then interrupts protective circuit via break contact and at same time signals door opening by closing make-contact element. Fitted with force-opening slow-action contacts, contact blocks have integrated design that makes hinges compact and tamper-proof.

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