Valve Maintenance
In many mills, pipes hang from the ceiling. As part of the piping, valves which are used to regulate flow must be operated from below. A recent incident at one of our member's mills, where an employee was hit by a valve falling from 25 feet, shows the importance of maintenance or possible replacement of those valves. He required six stitches, but because he was hearing a bump cap, his injury was not as bad as it could have been.
A description of the incident and the follow-up actions can be found here.
LATEST NEWS
RPTA Certifies Member Mills After Rigorous Auditing Process
The RPTA announced today that it has completed a rigorous, two-year auditing process by NSF of RPTA member mills, assuring brand owners that products produced by certified RPTA member companies are suited for direct food contact packaging applications. For more information, click here.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Paper Mill Superintendent's Seminar/Roundtable
On October 16-17, 2018, RPTA is hosting a Paper Machine Superintendent's Seminar/Roundtable on Safe Paper Machine Tail Threading. This event is open to all RPTA Member Company Employees at no cost. For more information here.
2018 Industry Profile Study
Work is being completed on this year's Physical Properties Benchmarking (Profile) study. The final report will be available mid September.