Home Safety Guide & Evaluation
We do so much to protect ourselves at work — but do we do the same at home? According to the National Safety Council (NCS), US workers are actually safer on the job than in their homes or communities.
The NSC website notes:
Home and community deaths are up 74%. According to the 2011 edition of the National Safety Council Injury Facts:
- Nine out of ten deaths occurred off the job
- Nearly three-fourths of medically consulted injuries occurred off the job
Here is a guide to help you check and evaluate potential risks at your home to help you be as safe at home as you are at your mill.
LATEST NEWS
2023 Industry Profile Study
The 2023 Industry Profile Study has been published and distributed to members. The study included 209 grade samples off 65 paper machines at 47 RPTA-member mills. Members can access this report, and prior year reports, at this member-only page. Each member company also received custom, confidential Excel workbooks by email with the samples from their paper machines identified.
Narrow Roll Safety Guideline
Narrow rolls, also known as ribbon rolls, represent a heightened risk of injury due to their unstable configuration. A task team of RPTA members developed a guideline that provides options that mills may consider to protect employees who handle narrow rolls, or will be in the vicinity of narrow rolls. The Guideline is available at this web page.
Summer 2023 Webinar
On July 20th we held a webinar on Treatment Technologies for Wastewater Reuse, presented by Everett Gill and Kristen Jenkins of Brown and Caldwell Engineering. The webinar covered technologies that can reduce the concentration of one or more chemicals in process water or mill effluent. Presentation slides and recordings from the webinar are available to RPTA members only at this web page.
UPCOMING EVENTS
2023 RPTA Fall Roundtable
NEW PAPER MILL TECHNOLOGY
The annual member-only event will be held October 18 and 19 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This year’s Roundtable will include:
- Seminar by Voith and Valmet
- Group Dinner
- Tour of Graphic Packaging Mill Tour
Use this link to register.
And this link for detailed information on the Roundtable, including travel information.