Elbeco received national recognition for its product innovation at the 2017 National Association of Uniform Manufacturers & Distributors (NAUMD) Annual Expo, held in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 2nd. The Company’s BodyShield Vest Carrier and Shield HiVis Performance Color Block Soft Shell were honored with the NAUMD’s Innovation Awards for excellence in Garment Innovation – Function and Best Public Safety Product Innovation.

The BodyShield External Vest Carrier is the “World’s First Smart Uniform” for Law Enforcement, designed to house a wide variety of ballistic vests to provide ballistic protection while securely housing on-body camera and integrated technologies. The Syntex Polyester fabric offers durability, stain and fluid repellency, ease of maintenance along with unmatched color retention. The BodyShield features include multiple storage options, a stealth zippered waist cummerbund along with front-to-backside Fastlock closure to secure the vest from riding up. The carrier system also accommodates Elbeco’s re-designed VSS1 Suspension System, which alleviates back stress from the hips and lower back caused by the weight of a duty belt. For more information, please visit http://www.elbeco.com/Bodyshield.

The HiVis Performance Color Block Soft Shell was specifically designed for low visibility safety while providing a unique and professional image. The HiVis styles both offer ANSI Class 2 Level 2 Certifications and can be worn as a stand-alone jacket or as mid-layer liners for a 3-in-1 system. It also offers a unique windproof, waterproof, Hydrotech membrane for total protection against the elements. The heat-sealed 3M patterned reflective striping allows for superior nighttime visibility, while the Red/HiVis and HiVis/Navy color combinations help to differentiate Fire and EMS professionals from Law Enforcement – an important differentiation in live shooting events; giving a unique, professional, and functional outerwear option to the Fire and EMS industries. For more information, please visit http://elbeco.com/product/shield-color-block-soft-shells/.

The NAUMD, founded in 1933, is an industry association for the North American uniform and image apparel industry. It is composed of manufacturers, distributors and associated companies. Additional information can be found by visiting http://www.naumd.com/.

SafeVision® LLC, a leading provider of prescription safety eyewear and corporate eyewear programs, now offers a new line of prescription spectacle kit inserts. The inserts are designed for all major brands of full-face respirator masks and gas masks.

Designed for use in any workplace, these inserts meet the new optical and safety standards now required for use inside of full face masks.

New lightweight insert frames allow for maximum field of vision, easy installation and removal for cleaning, and as a complete unit, meet full compliance.

More at www.safevision.net.

An about five-acre brush fire Wednesday morning destroyed a vehicle and threatened a home near Ephrata. Grant County Fire District 13 and Ephrata firefighters responded about 11 a.m. to a controlled burn that had gotten out of control in the 12800 block of Road A.5 Northwest, about five miles south of Ephrata.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2017 3:12:18 AM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

Houston's firefighters pension fund sued Mayor Sylvester Turner and numerous city officials late Tuesday over the pension reform plan that passed the Legislature last week, arguing the landmark legislation is unconstitutional. The Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund argues the reform plan unlawfully undercuts the board's legal authority to "select legal counsel and an actuary and adopt sound actuarial assumptions" and seeks to have a court permanently block the city from acting as though the reforms will become law.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle

One person was killed and several others injured in a late Wednesday explosion and fire at a corn milling plant in Columbia County. Two of the 16 employees that were on shift at the Didion Milling plant on Highway 146 in Cambria were still missing as of about 5 a.m. Thursday, Sheriff Dennis Richards said during a press conference at the Cambria Village Hall on Edgewater Street.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee