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
In 2018 the RPTA 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.
For a complete list of certified mills, click here.
RPTA webinar - Consistency is Often Not Consistent - Best Practices/Current Technologies
Recording now available for download to RPTA members. To access recording - Click Here
UPCOMING EVENTS
2019 Industry Profile Study
Registration for the 2019 RPTA Industry Profile Study, the annual physical properties benchmarking study is underway. RPTA members who plan to register can find information on the 2019 study including the registration form here.
2019 Production-Technical Seminar
Registration Is Now Open!
To register, click here. The RPTA Production Technical Seminar will be co-located with TAPPI's PaperCon in 2019. The 2019 conference will be held in Indianapolis, IN with the RPTA sessions taking place on May 6-7, 2019. More information on this event can be found here.