Loading Dock Safety
The loading dock is an area where pedestrian risks are rampant — but preventable. Pedestrian risks can be managed through establishing and communicating clear procedures for addressing those risks.
Pedestrian Safety at Truck and Rail Docks
Here is a document that provides procedures that should be implemented to prevent pedestrian harm.
2017 Machine Superintendent's Seminar/Roundtable
RPTA will be hosting a machine superintendent's seminar/roundtable on winding and slitting on October 24-25, 2017 in Devens, MA
For more information on this event, please click here.
2017 RPTA Scholarship Recipients
Jonathan Fitch, Western Michigan University Chemical Engineering & Paper Engineering Science major, awarded 2017 RPTA scholarship.
Brad Kirby, Miami University of Ohio Chemical Engineering major, 2017 RPTA Scholarship recipient.
Abigail Cortright, Western University Paper Engineering major, 2017 RPTA Research Grant recipient.
For photo, click here.
2017 Industry Profile Study
Testing for the 2017 RPTA Industry Profile Study, the annual physical properties benchmarking study is underway. The annual report should be available to RPTA members in September 2017.
2017 Production-Technical Seminar
The 2017 RPTA Production Technical Seminar was co-located with TAPPI's PaperCon in 2017. The 2017 conference was held in Minneapolis, MN with the RPTA sessions taking place on April 24-25, 2017. More information on this event can be found here.
Plans are being made for the 2018 Production Technical Seminar, co-located with PaperCon for April 15-18 In Charlotte, North Carolina.
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