Across The Wire

1. Teamsters Applaud Passage Of Landmark Legislation To Reform NYC's Private Carting Industry
   10/30/2019

   The New York City Council today passed landmark legislation to reform the city's private carting industry. For the past six years, the Teamsters Union has worked with a diverse coalition of groups to push this legislation forward and fundamentally transform New York City's private carting industry.

2. Motorola Solutions’ Next Generation APX NEXT Smart Radio Brings New Intelligence And Technology To Public Safety
   10/24/2019

   Motorola Solutions recently announced the launch of APX NEXT, its next-generation mission-critical Project 25 (P25) public safety radio with LTE for enhanced communications and data-centric application services.

3. California Fire Department Employs Samsung Mobile Devices To Meet First Responder Challenges
   10/16/2019

   Corona Fire Department in California is transforming how it delivers intelligence to its first responders with Samsung mobile devices.

4. World’s Most Respected Workplace Safety Advocate Chooses AlertMedia Emergency Communication System To Protect Its Employees
   10/15/2019

   Companies face all types of disruptions and disasters—hurricanes, earthquakes, power outages, and any number of unplanned incidents—each capable of harming both employees and the business.

5. Honeywell Smart Hearing Solution Combines Connected Headsets With Cloud Software To Protect Workers From Noise-Related Injuries
   10/9/2019

   Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced a new smart hearing solution that combines cloud-based software and connected, protective headsets to monitor sound in real time and analyze patterns to help companies better protect workers from noise-induced hearing loss.

6. Cintas Ignites Fire Extinguisher Education In October
   10/1/2019

   In 2017, approximately 120,000 non-residential fires in the U.S. caused $2.8B worth of property damage, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

7. MSA G1 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Certified As Compliant With New NFPA Performance Standards; Company To Begin Shipping Immediately
   9/30/2019

   MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) today announced that its next generation G1 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) has received U.S. government approval from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and certification from the Safety Equipment Institute (SEI) as compliant to the 2018 Edition of the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) 1981 performance standards.

8. AeroDefense Receives SAFETY Act Designation From Department Of Homeland Security
   9/24/2019

   The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently named AeroDefense’s AirWarden™ Drone Defense technology the recipient of the Developmental Testing and Evaluation (DT&E) Designation under their SAFETY Act (Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002). U.S. Congress created the SAFETY Act in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks to encourage the creation and use of Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technologies (QATTs) and provide sellers of these products and services liability protections. The

9. Everbridge Expands Its Wearable Device Ecosystem And Strategy For Employee Safety
   9/9/2019

   Everbridge, Inc., the global leader in critical event management and enterprise safety software applications to help keep people safe and businesses running, recently announced a partnership with RiskBand, a leading provider of wearable, live-monitored safety devices for organizations and their workers.

10. Panasonic Unveils TOUGHBOOK 55 Mobile Computer With Customer-Driven Modular Design
    9/9/2019

    Panasonic is pleased to introduce a worker’s best friend: the Panasonic TOUGHBOOK 55 mobile computer.