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Machine Safety and Risk Assessment Expert Jim Norton Now Moderating CableOrganizer.com's OSHA Safety Standards Blog
Machine Guarding Industry Veteran Educating CableOrganizer.com Visitors on OSHA Standards, Including Changes and the Differing Industry Implications Related Thereto
| Source: CableOrganizer.com
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL--(Marketwire - May 19, 2008) - Award-winning eTailer
CableOrganizer.com, among the world's leading purveyors of cable, wire and
equipment management-related products for use in business and at home,
today announced that Jim Norton, a 25-year veteran of the machine guarding
industry, is now moderating its OSHA Safety Standards Blog located at
http://cableorganizer.com/osha-regulations/.
Currently serving as president of JHN Group, a consulting firm that
provides guidance and instruction on machine guarding and risk assessment
issues, and as the former vice president and director of safety technology
for Gibson Engineering, Norton has an impressive background in machine
safety.
He has worked extensively within OSHA, having trained OSHA Senior Staff at
the US Department of Labor and Enforcement and Outreach personnel from the
New England Region. He also served as an editorial board advisor for the
Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, and Robotics sections of the
organization's health and safety web site. Jim currently leads the
national OSHA/AHTD Alliance.
Jim has presented Machine Guarding and Risk Assessment seminars on behalf
of the Northern New England, Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island Safety
Councils, and served as a guest lecturer at Keene State College's New
England OSHA Training Institute Education Center. In addition to frequently
advising OSHA in the selection of technologies for employee safety and
machine guarding, Jim has also provided risk assessment and machine
guarding consultation to many large US corporations.
"We're thrilled to have Jim Norton on board moderating this all-important
OSHA Safety Standards blog, which covers a topic of great importance to a
large percentage of our customer base," notes Paul Holstein, COO of
CableOrganizer.com. "Jim is among the industry's most knowledgeable and
respected experts on OSHA-related matters, and I have no doubt his insights
and perspective will be of benefit to its intended audience."
About CableOrganizer.com
Founded in February 2002 and headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL,
CableOrganizer.com is a premier cable and wire management-related product
vendor. The company provides companies, organizations and individuals
around the globe with 24/7/365 access to an extensive array of high-quality
products and information resources through its convenient online
storefront. In addition to http://CableOrganizer.com, the company also owns
and operates http://CableOrganizer.fr, which is operated out of Rennes,
France. CableOrganizer.com also publishes "On the Wire," a free monthly
electronic newsletter with a considerable multi-national opt-in circulation
base. Among other honors, CableOrganizer.com was named among Inc.
Magazine's Inc. 500, Internet Retailer magazine's 2007 "Top 500" and earned
a Stevie® Award as the "Best Overall Company of the Year - Non-Services
Businesses - Up To 100 Employees."