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		<title>Work place injury</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Similar to products, industrial processes must be designed in a manner that is reasonably safe while in operation. The design and manufacturability aspect of the development process for any process is where the safety of those in contact with the process is considered and addressed. The Hierarchy of Safety was established to support these aspects [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="margin: 0in -9pt 0.0001pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Similar to products, industrial processes must be designed in a manner that<br />
is reasonably safe while in operation. The <em>design and</em> <em>manufacturability<br />
</em>aspect of the development process for any process is where the safety of<br />
those in contact with the process is considered and addressed.</span></span></p>
<p>The Hierarchy of Safety was established to support these aspects and requires<br />
any manufacturer to follow certain rules of product development from the<br />
inception of the product.</p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">First, safety hazards must be <em>designed</em> out of the product itself.<br />
It is the most assured way to eliminate injury in the production<br />
process or the end use.</span></span></p>
<p>Second, to guard if design changes cannot accommodate the<br />
hazardous issue. On occasion where design is not feasible<br />
or practical; guarding can provide the buffer necessary to make<br />
the product safe.</p>
<p>Third, warn if guarding and/or design are not possible.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">If a process is developed and implemented, and does not adequately address<br />
safety issues, the industrial operator is subjected to unreasonably dangerous<br />
conditions.<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Ask us about the examples below and how permanent injuries were sustained<br />
while these processes were in operation.<br />
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		<title>Motor Vehicle Accidents</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vehicle defects can be viewed from several perspectives: Product design defects These are not limited to just the vehicle systems components, but include the documentation and literature that are apart of the vehicle Manufacturing Assembly defects are a consideration when the factory doesn’t do its job properly and it results in injury or property damage. [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Vehicle defects can be viewed from several perspectives:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Product design defects<br />
These are not limited to just the vehicle systems components,<br />
but include the documentation and literature that are apart of the vehicle</span></p>
<p>Manufacturing Assembly defects are a consideration when the<br />
factory doesn’t do its job properly and it results in<br />
injury or property damage.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Automotive industry knowledge is essential when vehicle design<br />
comes into consideration. American Technical has the capabilities to<br />
evaluate vehicle defects and the proper equipment to facilitate the evaluations<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-left: 39pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Automotive diagnostic equipment</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-left: 39pt;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">C</span></strong>rash <strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">D</span></strong>amage <strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">R</span></strong>ecorder<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The <strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">CDR</span></strong> data can be extracted directly from the vehicle or extracted for<br />
use later and “bench” extracted. Data most often referred to includes:<br />
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<p>American Technical can provide a “Black Box” presentation to you or your<br />
organization for a better understanding of what the vehicle Black Box<br />
means to your case.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Verdana;">Accident Reconstruction</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">The 2 vehicles below were involved in a collision on the road shown below.<br />
Ask us how one of the drivers attempted to blame the other driver.</span></p>
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		<title>SEAT BELT FAILURE, A SAFETY ISSUE?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The name of this article infers that something failed causing injury with regard to one or more of the components of a seat belt/harness assembly, but when a seat belt fails&#8230; &#60;/p&#62; &#60;p&#62;CLICK TO READ MORE!.&#60;/p&#62; &#60;p&#62;]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From left to right: Larry Young &#8211; Medical Equipment Specialist, Tiet Gorsak &#8211; Investor, J. T. Reavis &#8211; Mech/Elec. Field Technician, Bruce Gorsak &#8211; Vehicle/Industrial Engineer  ]]></description>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">From left to right: Larry Young &#8211; Medical Equipment Specialist, Tiet Gorsak &#8211; Investor,<br />
J. T. Reavis &#8211; Mech/Elec. Field Technician, Bruce Gorsak &#8211; Vehicle/Industrial Engineer</span></strong><br />
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