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INDUSTRY UPDATE
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ADVISORY BOARD
Leo J. DeBobes, MA (OH&S), CSP, CHCM, CPEA, CSC, EMT
Stony Brook University Medical Center Stony Brook, NY
Scott Lawson
The Scott Lawson Companies Concord, N.H.
Angelo Pinheiro, CSP, CRSP, CPEA
Senior HES Professional Marathon Oil Company Houston, Texas
William H. Weems, DrPH, CIH
Director, Environmental & Industrial Programs University of Alabama College of Continuing Studies Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Henry Wright, MBA, CFPS
Senior Vice President & Director — Risk Solutions BB&T Insurance Services Inc. Charlotte, N.C.
EMERITUS
Barry R. Weissman, MBA
Green Valley, Ariz.
On the Move
Radians®, a manufacturing of high- performance PPE, announced the opening of its new Canadian distribution center in British Columbia, doing business as Radians Canada Distribution, Inc. The new distribution center at 1487 Lindsey Place, Delta, B.C., V3M 6V1, is automated and will allow for same-day shipping of in-stock safety products to all major cities in Canada, the company reported. “Radians Canada Distribution, Inc., will stock a comprehensive line of Radians and DEWALT® safety products to satisfy our customers’ demands. Our world-class customer service and fast order fulfillment will give our distributors a competitive edge in the Canadian marketplace,” said Randy Miller, the company’s director of operations Canada. All of Radians safety products are manufactured in ISO-certi- fied facilities. Bill England, president of Radians, said the new distribution center “will efficiently consolidate distribution activities, improve product availability, provide a higher level of customer service to our Canadian distributors, and enhance our growth in Canada.” . . . Valley Craft Industries, Inc. announced in early Janu- ary that Michael A. Fiorito
has been appointed Director of
Sales and Marketing. The Lake
City, Minn.-based company manufactures professional-
grade material handling and
storage equipment. Fiorito pre-
viously was North American sales manager at Stanley Black and Decker, where he was responsible for material handling and stor- age solutions including the Vidmar and Lista product lines, and also had been a dis- trict sales manager for Kennedy Manufac- turing, a maker of tool storage equipment. “Michael brings extensive experience with the products we make and the markets we serve.” said Dennis Campbell, president
and CEO of Valley Craft Industries. “His keen understanding of our markets, our distribution channels, and our end us- ers will play a vital role in the continued growth of Valley Craft.” . . . Mary Saunders joined the American National Standards Institute as vice president, government re- lations and public policy, effective March 1, 2017. She succeeds Scott Cooper, who retired from ANSI at the end of 2016. Saunders was the associate director for management resources for the U.S. Depart- ment of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology and a vice chair on the ANSI Board of Directors; she pre- viously served as director of NIST’s Stan- dards Coordination Office. “Mary’s unique background, including extensive federal government executive-level experience, 20 years of experience in standards policy development and implementation, and ex- ceptional leadership skills will make her a strong asset as a member of ANSI’s senior staff,” said S. Joe Bhatia, ANSI’s president and CEO. . . . National Safety Apparel has added Heidi Sweeney as Director of Marketing and made Alisha Hay-Rohrer Director of Product Management this year. The company, which manufactures protec- tive apparel for key industrial markets (arc flash, flash fire, heat and thermal, cut, high visibility, and FR/AR rainwear), also an- nounced that Larry Ensign joined as Di- rector of Sales and Tracy Linton has been promoted to Vice President of Strategic Ac- counts and Corporate Development. Hay- Rohrer has been a supporter of National Safety Apparel throughout her career; she became a senior product manager in 2013 and was promoted to director of market- ing and product management in 2014. Sweeney’s experience in the FR garment industry includes stints with Fire-Dex LLC and an Internet safety apparel distributor. Ensign began his career in the safety ap- parel and textile industries in 1993 with Cintas® and later worked for Springfield LLC and Milliken & Company. Linton has been with National Safety Apparel since late 2013 when National Safety Apparel acquired Global Safety Labs’ protective apparel division, Spentex®, and was senior vice president of Global Safety Labs. He began his career in the protective apparel industry with Bulwark Protective Apparel in 1994 and has worked for Aramark, VF Imagewear, and DRIFIRE®, which is now a National Safety Apparel brand.
Business Moves
■ Alere Inc. (Waltham, Mass.), a leader in rapid diagnostics, announced that its fo- rensic toxicology division, Alere Forensics at Redwood Toxicology Laboratory, has received accreditation from the American Board of Forensic Toxicology (ABFT). The accreditation took effect Dec. 1, 2016, and encompasses post-mortem and human performance toxicology analysis. It covers driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol testing. With ABFT accreditation and Title 17 recognition from the Califor- nia Department of Public Health, Alere’s forensic laboratory will deliver innovative and timely testing services, according to the company.
“ABFT accreditation allows us to launch a vital service for agencies requiring DUID and post-mortem toxicology,” said Albert Berger, vice president and general manag- er. “By offering accurate results in a timely manner, we are well positioned to help criminal justice agencies and laboratories overwhelmed by backlogs.”
The division offers screening and con- firmation of more than 100 drugs and drug metabolites using fully validated analytical methods.
■ Camfil Air Pollution Control, which manufactures dust, mist, and fume collec- tion equipment, announced in January that
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RADIANS®
VALLEY CRAFT INDUSTRIES, INC.