0SHA inspection checklist

These are some of the various items that were found to be in violation of OSHA regulations during recent courtesy inspections.

(l) Freaker switches, light switches and fuse boxes were not -labeled properly.

(2) Fiber covers were missing from threepronged plugs.

(3) Some receptacles did not have all the screws for the covering plates.

(4) Empty solvent and thinner cans were stored inside building.

(5) Fire extingqisher inside paint shop was 5" too high above floor.

(6) The moulder did not have a proper guard.

(7) The nozzles for cleaning purposes exceed the maximum allowable-of B0 lb. pressure.

(B) The.door to the spray room has to be changed to srving out.

(9) The light switches and the fittinss in the spray room were questioned ;s to explooion proofness.

(10) There rvere no perrnanent .'No Smoking-" signs on doorways entering the mill.

(ll) There was no draft indicator and alarm on the spray booth.

ITEMS IN TI{E YARD

(l) No safety chain on 2nd floor doors in two storage areas.

(2) No lock on the door of the convevor control shed.

(3) No chain on the stair of the conveyor control shed.

(4) No fire exringuishers on the lift trucks.

(5) .Lift truck operators not wearing hard hats.

(6) Failure of the driver to remove keys when leaving fork lift.

Items In The Office

(l) No exit sign on door.

(2) No labels on circuit breakers.

(3) Outlets overloaded.

(4) No CO2 extinguishers for office ma. chinerv.

(5) T*o Lxtinguishers too high above floor.

Items In The Store

(l) Overloaded outlet at the paint mixer.

(2) No "No Smoking" signs at the paint mrxer.

(3) Presence of an ash tray in the vicinity of the paint mixer.

(4) Fire extinguishers too high above floor.

(5) No labels on circuit boxes.

(6) No outside vent from boiler room.

(7) Poor housekeeping in receiving area.

Jopon To Cut Lumber lmPorts

Voluntary quotas on the imPort of lumber into Japan from the United States have been agreed upon following high level talks between the two nations that began after the introduction of a bill by Sen. Robert Packwood (R-Ore.) to totally ban such exports by 1977.

Japanese Foreign Minister Masa' yoshi Ohira said that further talks would be held when prices and the supply/demand situationundergo any substantial changes. He said total lumber imports from the U.S. in 1974 will be 9"550,000 cubic meters, or about 90/o of the 1972 level.

Meanwhile, Japanese trade agencies are working to increase their imports from Canada, the Soviet Union and other regions and to accelerate domestic output to cope with the anticipated shortage.

Import controls are estimated to cut Japan's lumber imports in 1973 by one million cubic meters on a contract basis, and 630"000 cubic meters on a customs clearance basis, compared with l9?2. Demand, however, will increase by 6.2 million to

8.5 million cubic meters over last year.

Despite the agreement, JaPanese government sources are reported fearful that the United States Congress will still pass the Packwood bill, or similar legislation. These sources say that Japan imported $634 million worth of U.S. timber in 1972, a 427o increase over 1971.

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Assn. Oks Tech-Guord Ponels

Tech-Guard architectural plyvood panels have been tested and inspected for flamespread criteria by the Hardwood Plywood Mfgrs. Assn., according to Pat Connolly, president of Tech Sales Co., Portland.

Connolly revealed a 162 average HPMA flamespread rating for the l+,, rosewood and 169 for the walnut faced Tech-Guard panels tested under Class C rnaterial standards.

"We are gratified by this low rating," Connolly stated, citing the 200 or under rating acceptance standards of the HPMA program.

Tech-Guard book-matched paneling is available in a wide variety of exotic species. The line is manufactured in Japan and imported and sold nationally by Tech Sales.

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ls lt Over Your Heod?

Armstrong has lntroduced a new Chandelier ceiling product designed especially for kitchens. Called Gournet, the new tile is scrubbable. noncombustible, acoustical, and attractively styled.

Featuring a checkerboard pattern of fruit figures and abstract swirls sculptured on a white surface, Gourmet flows from wall to wall without any obvious seams. Like all Chandelier ceilings, the tile edges butt tightly together to form virtually a monolithic surface.

To simplify maintenance, the vinyl- coated surface of Gourmet can be scrubbed repeatedly without damage to the tile. Also, the ceiling will not contribute to the spread of flames in the event of fire.

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Tile Merchondising Progrom

A new merchandising aid prog:ram for ceramic tile dealers has been initiated by Villeroy & Boch.

The program will enable dealers not only to meet but to surpass the showmanship efforts of non-ceramic floor and wall material dealers in competing for the consumer's attention and budget. Under the new program, V & B dealers will have available.an unprecedented array of exclu,rively designed tile display equip- ment, strikingly dramatic visual aids and a flow of brilliantly colorful salee literature of every type-all correlated to achieve total point of sale impact. fire booth is priced at 91,200, complete with 80 factory assembled tile panels of dealer-selected patterns and colors.

Exemplifying the new high standards to properly showcase ceramic tile is the new Villeroy & Boch freestanding display. The luxurious walnut booth, open on both sides of its 8'length, displays 80 different panels. They are mounted on hand-turaable, bearing-supported, four-sided pillars arranged in five vertical colurnns. A minimum of 20 different tile panels can be seen simultaneously from either side. The panels, about 20,, by 14", show grouted sections of 4" by 4",6" by 6" and other modular sizes believed the largest selection of decorated tiles by any single manufacturer.

The booth, 8'high x 4' deep, has attractive headers with identifying V&B name and logo, and heavy-duty gliders for easy positioning. All panels are interchangeable and can be replaced.

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Fqucet lmprcvemenls

Two major improvements have been incoraorated into their Flo.Master line of lavatory faucets, reports BorgWarrrer.

The faucet cor€ is now a screwmachined device to eliminate porosity and a shortening of the horizontal control rod in the drain control assemblies permits easier instellation.

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Folding Stoll Shower

A rema^rkable design development by Superior Shower Co., fnc., makes possible Aqua-Lite, a versatile stall shower.

The 32" x82" x74, shower stall is entirely one-piece. Living-hinged in four corners, it folds flat to fit a cattn.n it&u x 75" x 33". fire stall is made of plastic and is resistant to corrosion, stains, discoloring and, it is claimed, can't chip or crack. Top frame, splashboard and towel bars are white-finished aluminum.

Aqua-Lite erects in a jiffy and is reversible for left or right hand installation.

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Fireploce Heoter Combinqlion

Dyna Mfg. Co. has introduced the first fireplace-forced air heater combination.

The unit combines the luxurious appearance of a traditional fireplace with the capability to heat a two bedroom apartment.

Called the Starflame 400, it is the first and only forced air heating system which gives all the atmosphere and aesthetic advantages of a fireplace. It replaces the primary heating system.

It enables the builder to have the advantages of an installed fireplace, plus forced air heating, for less than $80 based on the difrerence between this new combination unit and a comparable heating system.

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Fill 'er Up

A new automatic fill valve featuring several significant improvements has been developed by Flair Mfg, CorT.

Among the advantages claimed are: test pressure, 150 PSIG: maximum allowable line pressure80 PSIG: 100% test of the positive shut ofr. The valve can be used with either the conventional or the diaphragm type expansion tank. It can also be installed less the expansion tank, in a universal straight or angle pattern.

This advanced type pressure reducing valve has a built-in fast-fill feature. It is supplied %,, with union and filter screen.

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llElY TUB recess kit contairc everythins a d-i-yer needs to remodel an old tub-sho-wer area; teaturcs Marlite's Sarona nanels. Kit includes- 5' x 6' panel for back wall, two 30" x 6' panels for end walls, harmo'nizinc aluminum moldings, adhesive and caulkinsi Detailed installatibn instructions are in thi carton, wtrich serves as a self-sellins tool with a series of "hol-to" pictures.

Compony Hos Clossficsl

Ilearin Products hae a new Product line, Cultured Classics. They now market more Oran 40 washable, stain, scufr and fade resistant panels.

The luxurious appearance of fine wood grains combines with the sensibility of a thermal fused vinyl surface.

A choice of grains and color tones is ofered. Panels are less expensive and far more durable than equivalent wall coverings.

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ll Gives You the Hose

With an LPM Coll-O-Crimp, a,nyone can now make factory type hose assembly systems right in their own shop. Using braided fabric, single wire and double wire braid hoee and SAE stcel fittings, this new rYstem enables anyone to act as a minifactory, fabricating virtually any type of hose assembly needed for lift trucks and other vehicles.

LPM Distributors are participating in this program. The flexibility of the system means that LPM hose customers may order by part number or they may bring in their old hose assembly and have a new hose-agsembly made in minutes.

In addition, hose assemblies made with the LPM Coll-O-Crimp system a$e more. economically priced than most other factory hose assemblies and assemblies using reusable fittings. For example, LPM couplings are generally priced 60/o below the cost of reusable couplings.

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Toke Me ln Your Arms

A new, adjustable ann cantilever rack is available from Jarke Corp.

The "Button-On" is a cantilever rack available in either single or double column and features heavy duty design for lifetime service.

tr'ree standing, it erects in minutes and ofrers complete flexibility. Arms require no nuts or bolts and are just buttoned on. Each arm has 1,000 lb, capacity and is available in either 12" or 16" straight and inclined arms.

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New for the Cobinet Morket

A brand-new produet, a polyester laminate door, has been introduced to the cabinet market by Noblecraft Industries.

The "Brittany" is a smooth-surfaced, elegant cabinet. Its beautifully natural wood grains are brought to life in a rich, smokey walnut tone.

The new polyester surface, Noble' craft eleims, has many advanteges over previeus finisher, such as vinyl.

This new laminate provides a much harder finish, and is highly scratch and mar resistant The new polyester finish attains a better reproduction of wood grains, and permanently retains its grain and color. It is extremely resistant to the strongest household cleaners, industrial solvents and virtually all caustic products which could come in contact with the cabinet door surface.

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Toke the Jocket ofi Your Bock

Homelite is encouraging the public to ask dealers for equipment demonstrations. For everyone requesting trial usage, Ilomelite will make svailable, for $4.95, a brilliant red, permanent press lightweight iacket However, the same jacket will be given free to those who purchase a chain saw, garden tractor or mover, The spring jacket ofrer will receive support through dealers at the local level. There will be various dealer aids including iolorful in-store. posters, advertising reproduction gheets and ad mats available for local print media advertising.

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Vonity in.the Borh

Poly4raft, Inc. has created a new line of Ilerculex KD vanities. Constructed with the stutdy new IIerculex plastic laminate, these vanities promise lasting beauty and durabilitv.

Ttre units .are finished in wbite Oak or Spanish Oak, with the look of hand carved Spanish doors for added charm. The new KD vanity features a fastening device which facilitates fast setup with only a Phillips screw driver.

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It Ain't Slole, Mote

lYall paneling that combines all the rich, elegant features of genuine slate yet is lightweight, versatile and easy to install, is being made by Urethane Fabricators, Inc.

This simulated slate paneling of a special polyurethane formulation gives an authentic, slate appearance with realistic, detailed texture and coloring. It can be installed against masonry walls without the studding required of heavy slate. It can be used between wooden panels to give a rpecial and unique effect that costs less than that of real slate or in-laid wood.

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Corpet Somple Disploy

The Carpet Gallery, a new idea in displaying large carpet samples, bar been introduced by Robertson Carpet Corp.

The steel frame unit holdr up to 120 - 18" x 24' samgles of their line. It is mounted on a turntable base that revolves 860o and can be used in any retail area. The unit takes up 16 sq. ft. It ghows all samples of the mill's lines of level loop nylon tweeds, olefins, Telron acrylic, specialty designs, and its Signature Series of Zimmerproduced patterned carpets.

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"Botleryless" Door Tronsmitter

An all new automatic garage door opener featuring an exclusive selfenergizing "batterylesst' transmitter is available from Stanley Door Systems. The new Astro 300 opener system totally eliminates the problem of transmitter battery failur-e and the need for periodic battery replacement. It contains a miniature generator that is activated by a thumb lever on the case.

It has a light delay to keep garage lights on after the door is operated; automatic reverse if the door encounters an obstruction while closing; a styled, color coordinated hood; and a redesigned lift mechanism for smooth, quiet operation.

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Profit Foucet

A colorful sales display featuring three of Delta Faucet's top profit making products, called the .,Classic Display," combines shaggy velour, silk-like decorative fabric and Plexi- glas to provide an elegant setting for the washerless, decorator Delta Faucets.

It features the Delta single-control kitchen faucet with the new sculptured handlel the mix-'n-match lava- tory and both crystal-look faucets; and the new "Scald-Guard,' crystal- look bath and shower mixing valve.

The free standing display is ship- ped completely assembled with faucets mounted. It is available for 946 (re- tail value of the faucets alone is $60.40) and freight is prepaid.

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Solid Vinyl Soffit, Foscicr

Complete vinyl soffit and fascia installation gives new beauty and protection to eaves, overhang, stoop and porch ceilings, as well as carport ceilings, and finishes off a vinyl sided home, claims Certain-teed.

They say their vinyl soffit and fascia is as maintenance free as fireir vinyl siding. The color of the vinyl is added during the processing of the basic plastic, permeating the entire panel, not just the exterior sudace.

It requires no pa.inting, thus eliminating the need for an expensive custom "trim" paint job. In addition, vinyl will not peel, flake or blisterit's solid vinyl all the way through.

It won'b support combustion, won't conduct electricit5r, won't rust, corrode, or pit, is unaffected by termites, re. sists scratching and denting, doesn't retain moisture, sheds dirt and pollutants. Vinyl soffit and fascia can be used in any architecural style horne, including brick and stone.

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Whqt o Relief!

A new automatic temperaturepressure relief valve from Mansfield Sanitary operates when pressures exceed 125 p.s.i and temperatures reach 200n to 210oF. Valve automatically resets when temperatures and pressures return to normal.

It features full size, heavy red brass body with heavy duty components. Large seat opening and water passage assure maximum flow and prevent line build-up. Precision ground stainless steel spring controls pressure relief. A 5%,, slimline thermo element passes easily through all fittings and tank connections.

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Step On lt

Color and texture is the news in two all-vinyl floor tile designs introduced by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

"Corinthian" is a deeply embossed, high gloss pattern in ? colors. The second pattern, "Madeirar', has a bold, highly sculptured texture with swirls of gold and silver in 9 colors.

The new patterns are offered in Goodyear's Instant-Floor self-stick tile series and in the regular Wing- foot 12" vinyl tile line.

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Potio Merchondiser

A complete fiberglass panel patio center of only 8 sq. ft. is offered by Filon div., Vistron Corp. It stores and displays up to 150 panels, as well as all the basic accessory items d-i-yers need.

Designed to fit the end of a standard gondola, the merchandising center features a rotatable display with full-color photos of patio roofs plus a buyers' guide with provision for per-panel price marking and litcrature dispensers for patio planning kits and plans brochures.

Requiring only nine bolts to assemble, the merchandising center is shipped KD with the heavy-gauge tubular steel support posts packed inside a wood base.

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Keeps Cobles "Uptighl"

A new device patented by The Overhead Door Corp. provides safer, more trouble-free operation of sectional, upward acting garage doors equipped with torsion springs. Called Posi Tension Drums, the new development keeps the lifting eables tight and taut at all times, preventing them from accidentally jumping off the cable drums.

Such slippage, which renders the door inoperative and necessitateg a service call, can occur when a door is rapidly shut, the sudden impaet with the garage floor causing the cables to slacken and jump off the dnrms. The jumping may also occur when an obstruction in the downward path jams the door at an angle, providing less tension on one cable than on the other.

The Posi-Tension Drums compensate for such occurrences. A small spring installed inside each drom supplies extra tension whenever necessary to allow the drum to turn and take up any slack in the cable.

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New D'ouble Security lockset

A new double-security lockset which offers protection against panic as well as burglary, is from Kwikset.

Protecto-Lok combines an extra security cylinder deadlock together with a key-in knob lockset. Unlike ordinary deadlock and lockset combinations, Kwikset's new Protecto-Lok can be opened from the inside by simply turning the knob. No need to turn both the thumbkey and knob before the door will open. This one action retracts the deadbolt as well as the deadlocking latch. Both deadlock and lockset are keyed alike for easy locking and unlocking.

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Acrylic Wood Finishing System

A new prefinishing system for exterior wood building products is designed for a maintenance-free service life of ten years and longer, according to the manufactwer, Latex Fiber Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Uniroyal, Inc.

Called KorlexlrMl, the acrylic finished wood-fiber sheet material has a 3-mil surface of Rohm and Haas Korad(Rl aerylic plastic film bonded to a 4.5 mil Lexide(Rl acrylic rcsin reinforced lumber overlay. Adhesion characteristics of the Lexide overlay provide a tenacious bond between the weather-resistant acrylic outer snrface and the wood product to which it is applied, thus assuring against delamination.

As a finishing material for wood in place of paint Korlex is designed to be factory-bonded by flat roll laminating and millwork wrapping techniques to lumber siding, exterior plywood and particleboard panels, window and door millwork, trim mouldings or to any exterior wood surface. Excellent conformability and adhesion permits prefinishing even intricate moulding shapes with Korlex.

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Beols Alosko's Weqther

Pouring a concrete foundation in subzero Alaskan temperatures where the ground is frozen most of the year, presents a definite problern. The solution has been found in the use of a Tu-Tuf/C-Lock air supported rtructure.

An impressive air supported structure was erected during February at a relatively low cost which allowed construction of an Airport Administration Building in Anchorage.

Materials were shipped to Anchorage, assembled in an airport hanger, in two days, transported by truek to the snow-cleared job site and with a six man crew and two 6000cfm blowers, the structure was inflated to 90' x 180' size. The erection was done in average temperatures of 10"'below

Hondy Hond Trucks

Ifand trucks in a variety of materials, weights, tires and handle arrangements for general use in material handling have been announced by Allis-Chalmers Corp. Capacities are 400, 600 and 900 lb. Beds are curved for load security.

Designed for manual movement of light loads in various situations, the new equipment helps meet OSHA safety requirements. Suneys show some personnel will attempt to manhandle excessively. heavy loads when suitable material handling equipment is not readily available.

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New Corpel Mqrketing Tock

A carpet line labeled .,Hollybrook,' is being packaged especially for lumber yards, building materials supply houses and contractors by Certiinteed Products.

"Hollybrookt' was developed as an offshoot of the broad line of patterns introduced as Certain-teed -Carpets zero and in one working day. This type of structure has been developed and patented by Saetherlnteraational. when the corporation entered the carpet market 18 months ago. l{EW from Air Kins Coro. is their GD series ductlds range hmds. The units feature 'tculptured" lines, are available in 30" and 36" lengths (42" special order). in 5 colors. Series offers dual. filters-odor trap and aluminum grease filier - totaling 200 sq. inches of effective filter brea, and 2speed fan conkol, enclosed recessed light with a diffuser lem. Similarly styled vented units, the Gland-GM series, are also offered.

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It is made up of middle-priced patterns selected for their wide appeal and wearability, and specifically to be marketed through established outlets used for Certain-teed building materials distribution.

The initial four patterns in the HoIlybrook line are: Liberty Square, a level loop pile of 100/o continuous filament nylon, suited for medium traffic areas; American Colony, a shag of 100|i DuPont 601 bulked, continuous filament heat-set nylon. It cornes in 14 two.color combinations, $4.96; Village Green, FHA approved, is a shag of 100o/o staple, heat-set nylon, with 12 combinations of two and three colors, designed to coordinate with current fashion tones, $5.95; and Tally Ho, a controlled sheered scroll of 1000/6 continuous filament Ehka nylon, in nine colors, jute or foam backed, 94.95.

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