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Project Profile – Flammable Solvent Unloading
In the world of specialty chemicals, safety, efficiency, and product integrity are non-negotiable. A prominent chemical company in the Southeastern United States recently faced a significant challenge: unloading eight distinct flammable solvents from tank trucks while maintaining the highest safety standards and eliminating the risk of product cross-contamination. At the outset, the company’s objective was…
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OSHA Fines Texas Metal Stamping Company for Safety Violations
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined a Texas-based metal stamping company a total of $412,750 after an employee’s two fingers were severed while working with a 500-ton machine (hydraulic press) at their facility. The entity previously established a reputation for violating workplace safety regulations aimed at protecting employees from the risks of moving machine parts. In a…
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Why Bottom-Loading Tank Trucks are Better
As far as loading systems are concerned, nobody wants to be left behind. We all want the quickest operations for loading and unloading. The commercial benefit is worthwhile in terms of all of the financial factors, as well as the costs involved with using and sustaining the gas pumping business. Security is essential, and prevention of…
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What are the Different Types of Swivel Joints?
Application-wise, our goal is to highlight the continuous development of swivel joints. This persistent commitment to improving swivel fittings and assemblies through technology, manufacturing, and marketing activities is our primary interest. We desire to have an extensive line of goods and maintain a standard of high-quality swivels for our customers’ intended industrial purposes. Its utilization…
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Considerations When Selecting Fall Protection Equipment For Bulk Loading Vehicles
When operators are required to access tall vehicles such as isotainers, tanker trucks, and railcars in loading and unloading bulk products, it’s important to assure two things: operator safety. including fall protection, and sufficient vehicle access. Falling is perhaps the most obvious operator risk, as a fall from atop one of these vehicles—which may be…
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Things to Know When Ordering From Swivel Joints
Typically, we ship 2-3 days after the receipt of your order. Overnight shipping is available if an order is placed by 12 noon and the product is available. If you require expedited shipping, please call us after sending us your order by fax or email. Our website is secure, and you should feel comfortable purchasing…
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Loading Arms for Trucks, Railcars and Drums
When you need custom-designed loading arms for a specific application, we can assist you with that at SafeRack. But if one of our already fabricated loading arms will work, you’ll be happy to know we have a large inventory that can help you with any of your truck loading, railcar loading, and bulk loading needs. Our…
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Ordering the Right OPW Swivel Joints
You should be able to tell just by our name alone that we’re the place to come when you need the right OPW swivel joints for whatever application you have. We provide charts on our website that provide you with extensive information about all of the OPW swivel joints that we carry including dimensions, approximate weights of the various…
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Seeing is Believing with Sight Flow Indicators
When you need to closely monitor your industrial process line, seeing really is believe when you put our sight flow indicators to use. You can monitor and verify liquid flow through the intake and outtake pumping, filtering, heating, and cooling, to name just a few applications. Lubricant and cooling lines are critical to monitor in…
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When Nothing but Truck Loading Arms Will Do
We sell the most complete line of loading arms and loading rack equipment available to meet today’s bulk loading and unloading requirements. Our equipment is used to efficiently load and unload petroleum products, chemicals, liquefied gases, asphalt, solvents, or hazardous, corrosive chemicals. When an application requires a longer reach to a vehicle, whether a truck…
