Machine risk assessments vs. safeguarding assessments

When it comes to accidents, manufacturing ranks second highest of all industries. That comes despite OSHA regulations and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards. A key culprit is unguarded hazardous machinery. Year after year, OSHA issues thousands of citations and levies millions of dollars in fines for machine safeguarding violations in an attempt to prevent…

Rockford Systems Becomes Supplier Member of Robotic Industries Association

Rockford, IL, December 12, 2016 Rockford Systems, LLC., a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, is pleased to announce that it has become a Supplier Member of the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), underscoring the increasing role machine guarding plays in protecting operators of robotic welding, assembly, CNC and metal cutting equipment. “Robotics is…

Rockford Systems Joins National Safety Council

Rockford, IL, December 6, 2016 Rockford Systems, LLC., a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, announced today that it has become a member of the National Safety Council (NSC), a nonprofit organization with the mission to save lives by preventing injuries and deaths at work, in homes and communities, and on the road…

Carpenter’s Place – A Cause to Celebrate: Rockford Systems Makes Generous Donation to Local Homeless Center

Rockford Systems, a member of the local business community since 1975, has teamed with Carpenter’s Place to help previously homeless men and women celebrate Thanksgiving by hosting a charity presentation scheduled for 2:00pm, Monday, November 21 at the homeless center’s 1149 Railroad Avenue location in Rockford. Rockford Systems will be donating food, clothing and living…

Rockford Systems to Attend FABTECH 2016 Trade Show

Rockford, IL, November 10, 2016 Rockford Systems, LLC., a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, announced today it will be attending FABTECH 2016 in Las Vegas, November 16-18 in booth #C14023, where it will showcase its full range of Machine Safety Life-Cycle Solutions engineered to prevent employee injuries and bring equipment to compliance…

Risk Assessments Identify Potentially Deadly Lack of Machine Safeguarding in Metal Fabricating Plant

Rockford, IL, November 9, 2016 According to OSHA statistics, nearly 5,000 workers in metal fabricating plants suffer non-fatal injuries annually in the United States, or approximately 3X more than those employed in electronics or apparel manufacturing. Even with strict OSHA standards and ANSI regulations in place, unguarded hazardous machinery remains a major source of amputations…

Rockford Systems Offers Machine Safeguarding Seminars

Rockford, IL, September 14, 2016 Learn how to interpret OSHA and ANSI B-11 series safety standards   Rockford Systems, LLC., a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, announced today that it will be offering its award-winning Machine Safeguarding Seminars at their Rockford Training Center on September 20-22, October 18-20, and November 15-17, 2016….

Rockford Systems Promotes Matt Brenner to Vice President of Sales

Rockford, IL, August 26, 2016 Rockford Systems, LLC., a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, has promoted Matt Brenner to the position of Vice President of Sales, effective immediately. In this new role, Brenner will oversee all sales initiatives within the company, including the management and supervision of its regional sales offices, and…

Rockford Systems Adds Stop Time Measurement to List of Machine Safeguarding Services

Rockford, IL, August 15, 2016 Used for OSHA Required Safety Distance Validation of Light Curtains, Two-Hand Control Systems, and Other Presence Sensing Devices Underscoring its total commitment to worker safety, Rockford Systems, LLC, a leading manufacturer of machine safeguarding solutions, today announced that a comprehensive Stop-Time Measurement (STM) service conducted by its trained technicians is…

Joe Nitiss Appointed CEO of Rockford Systems, LLC

Rockford, IL, August 8, 2016 Nitiss to lead Rockford Systems aggressive growth strategy by expanding new products and services for machine safeguarding and industrial safety at Rockford Rockford Systems, LLC, a leading manufacturer of machine safeguarding products solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Joe Nitiss as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective…