Publication: PaintSquare

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Blinded by Light, Copper Resists Rust

More items for Coating Materials| MoreIntense light can cancel out rust-forming properties on copper, yielding an environmentally friendly way to create propylene oxide, the basis for many coatings, engineers from the University of Michigan have disc ... [Published PaintSquare - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Copper, Propene, Oxygen

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

American National Standards Institute

Blasting Helmet Helps Keep Users Cool

A new blasting helmet from protective equipment maker Bullard offers wearers a lighter, cooler fit, the company says.The GenVX is made from high-density polyethylene for strength and weighs a pound lighter than many other blasting helmets, the company ... [Published PaintSquare - 3 hours ago]

Entities: American National Standards Institute, Ratchet, Suspension

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Court Battle Pits Elcometer, TQC-USA

Global coatings instrument maker Elcometer Inc. is locked in federal-court litigation with a former employee and distributor over allegations of unlawful marketing tactics designed to steal Elcometer’s customers.A federal judge has green-lighted a strongly ... [Published PaintSquare - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Allegation, Counterclaim, Trademark, Litigation

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Bids Invited for Covered Bridge Rehab

Pennsylvania is seeking contractors for coating and rehabilitation work on historic Schlicher's Covered Bridge, which spans Jordan Creek in the midst of a county-owned game preserve.The project involves coating and staining new and existing timber surfaces ... [Published PaintSquare - May 21 2013]

Entities: Membrane, Landholder, Rehabilitation, Jordan

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

OSHA Impostor Gets Prison Term

More items for Health & Safety| MoreA Louisiana woman will serve nearly five years in prison for impersonating a federal safety trainer to profit off of displaced members of the Gulf of Mexico's fishing community, many of whom spoke little or no Engl ... [Published PaintSquare - May 21 2013]

Entities: Impersonator, Deepwater Horizon, Louisiana (United States), US Attorney, Environment

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

W T International BV

Spray Booth Hazards Draw $119K Fine

Unsafe spray finishing operations, including flammable liquids and paint booth hazards, are among the violations that have landed a screen printing company in hot water with federal regulators.A.W.T. World Trade Inc. was fined $119,700 and cited for 28 ... [Published PaintSquare - May 21 2013]

Entities: Flammable, W T International BV, Liquidation

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Barack Obama

Obama Urges Faster Track for Projects

More items for Program/Project Management| MoreCalling for more green lights and less red tape, President Obama has announced an initiative to halve the time needed to launch infrastructure construction projects.The Presidential Memorandum—"Modernizing ... [Published PaintSquare - May 21 2013]

Entities: Infrastructure, Barack Obama, Permitting

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Corrosion Cracking Shuts Nuke Reactor

Stress corrosion cracking in a North Carolina nuclear reactor has forced operator Duke Energy to take the plant offline, officials said.The company also says it will suspend its application for two proposed new nuclear units at the Shearon Harris plant ... [Published PaintSquare - May 20 2013]

Entities: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Reactor, Corrosion

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Winners to Pay $10M in Lead Paint Suit

More items for Coating Materials| MoreThey may have won the battle, but paint makers will still have to pay for the long and costly war over lead paint, the Rhode Island Supreme Court has ruled.Chalk it up to the cost of consciousness raising, the justices ... [Published PaintSquare - May 20 2013]

Entities: Lead Co Inc, Sherwin-Williams Company, Litigation, NL Industries Inc

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Worms Make $3M Meal of Bridge

More items for Program/Project Management| MoreWorms are the likely culprits behind $3 million in damage that will delay a $40.6 million coastal bridge project in southern California by a year.Crews working on replacing an aging railroad bridge over the ... [Published PaintSquare - May 20 2013]

Entities: FLATIRON Constr CORP, Herzog Contracting Corp, Tidal Marsh, David Hicks, Steel

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

How-to Helps Measure Surface Conditions

More items for Coating Application| MoreA how-to guide to properly measuring ambient conditions is the latest in an original series of video tutorials presented by KTA-Tator Inc. and produced by PaintSquare.Narrated by KTA-Tator president Kenneth A. Trimber, ... [Published PaintSquare - May 20 2013]

Entities: Dew point, UTG, Relative Humidity, Peer Review

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

The Robotic Future of Bridge Inspection

Robotic inspectors could soon be sweeping across the nation's bridges, collecting data and sending important structural information to their human counterparts.The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration is using an innovative ... [Published PaintSquare - May 17 2013]

Entities: Robotics, Representative Sample, Rutgers University

Quotes

"DeFelsko is not named as a party in this complaint and there are no allegations of wrong doing against DeFelsko."

Court Battle Pits Elcometer, TQC-USA [Published PaintSquare - 3 hours ago]

The study, "Tuning Selectivity in Propylene Epoxidation by Plasmon Mediated Photo-Switching of Cu Oxidation State" was published in the March 29 issue of Science

Blinded by Light, Copper Resists Rust [Published PaintSquare - 3 hours ago]

"For that, she is being held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. The Department of Justice is committed to environmental justice and will vigorously prosecute those who victimize vulnerable communities.”"

OSHA Impostor Gets Prison Term [Published PaintSquare - May 21 2013]

"Employers have a responsibility to provide a safe and healthful work environment. They must provide personal protective equipment and train workers to take precautions to protect themselves from known hazards in their industry" Turek said

Spray Booth Hazards Draw $119K Fine [Published PaintSquare - May 21 2013]

More Content

sort by: Date \| Relevance
Court Battle Pits Elcometer, TQC-USA [Published PaintSquare - 3 hours ago]
Blasting Helmet Helps Keep Users Cool [Published PaintSquare - 3 hours ago]
Blinded by Light, Copper Resists Rust [Published PaintSquare - 3 hours ago]
Bids Invited for Covered Bridge Rehab [Published PaintSquare - May 21 2013]
OSHA Impostor Gets Prison Term [Published PaintSquare - May 21 2013]
Spray Booth Hazards Draw $119K Fine [Published PaintSquare - May 21 2013]
Obama Urges Faster Track for Projects [Published PaintSquare - May 21 2013]
Winners to Pay $10M in Lead Paint Suit [Published PaintSquare - May 20 2013]
Worms Make $3M Meal of Bridge [Published PaintSquare - May 20 2013]
How-to Helps Measure Surface Conditions [Published PaintSquare - May 20 2013]
Corrosion Cracking Shuts Nuke Reactor [Published PaintSquare - May 20 2013]
ASA Advises Contractors on ‘Obamacare’ [Published PaintSquare - May 17 2013]
The Robotic Future of Bridge Inspection [Published PaintSquare - May 17 2013]
Agency Probed on Bad Bolt Decision [Published PaintSquare - May 16 2013]
Work Crew Destroys Ancient Pyramid [Published PaintSquare - May 16 2013]
Hydrostatic Unit for Rugged Conditions [Published PaintSquare - May 16 2013]
Bridge Bill Leverages Foreign Capital [Published PaintSquare - May 15 2013]
Bids Invited for Coating 10 Tanks [Published PaintSquare - May 15 2013]
Industrial No Help to Valspar in Q2 [Published PaintSquare - May 15 2013]
Contractor Fined in Tank Worker’s Death [Published PaintSquare - May 15 2013]
Old Paint Sites Get EPA Cleanup Funds [Published PaintSquare - May 14 2013]
AkzoNobel Paint Targets Renewable Oils [Published PaintSquare - May 14 2013]
Hull Holes Laid to Coating Damage [Published PaintSquare - May 14 2013]
Water Woes Swamp Doomed Mall Probe [Published PaintSquare - May 13 2013]
3M Gives Wind Blades New Coating Option [Published PaintSquare - May 13 2013]
SSPC Updates Mineral Abrasive Spec [Published PaintSquare - May 10 2013]
$500M Set for Sandy-Hit Water Works [Published PaintSquare - May 10 2013]
2 Burned in Blast Operation Explosion [Published PaintSquare - May 10 2013]
$2.25B Fine Urged in Pipeline Blast [Published PaintSquare - May 09 2013]
ACA Fights Customer Disclosure Plan [Published PaintSquare - May 09 2013]