The Safety Equipment Distributors Assn. announced that the safety equipment industry's Annual Conference, Safety Week 2005, will be held in Broomfield, Colo., May 15–17. The meeting will be held at the Omni Interlocken Resort in Broomfield, nine miles from Boulder, Colo., and 10 miles from Denver.

Safety Week 2005 will again be a combined meeting of the major safety equipment associations: SEDA, the International Glove Assn., the Safety Equipment Manufacturers Agents Assn., and the Canadian Glove Manufacturers Assn.

The conference is designed as an educational and networking opportunity for safety equipment distributors, manufacturers and manufacturers' representatives. The program will include two days of seminars, one-on-one manufacturer/distributor executive conferences, table-top displays, networking receptions and a golf tournament.

For more information, visit www.safetycentral.org.

The International Sanitary Supply Assn. reported that it has developed a new relationship with the International Facility Management Assn. as part of its ongoing effort to expand the sharing of information between cleaning and facilities management professionals in the United States and around the world.

"Taking into account the extensive responsibilities for operations and maintenance a facility manager experiences, the collaborative efforts between ISSA and IFMA should provide our members with tremendously valuable information on the cleaning industry," says David Brady, president/CEO of IFMA.

For more information, visit www.issa.com and www.ifma.org.

An updated American National Standard for high-visibility safety apparel is available from the International Safety Equipment Assn. American National Standard for High-Visibility Safety Products and Headwear (ANSI/ISEA 107-2004) is the authoritative guide for the design, performance specifications and use of high-visibility apparel, including vests, jackets, bib/jumpsuit coveralls, trousers, hats and fall-protection harnesses.

Says ISEA technical director Janice Comer Bradley, "The standard establishes three Performance Classes for high-visibility safety apparel based on the wearer's activities, and determined by the total area of background and reflective materials used, with Class 1 representing the lowest level of visibility and Class 3 the highest."

For more information, visit www.safetyequipment.org.

The National Assn. of Electrical Distributors and the National Electrical Manufacturers Assn., equal owners of the Industry Data Exchange Assn., recognized the increasing commitment and support of electrical manufacturers to IDEA's Data Audit Certification Program by announcing that 109 manufacturers are participating in the DAC program, and 64 have achieved certification. The program, administered by an objective third party, examines more than 24 fields/criteria to ensure that information submitted to the Industry Data Warehouse meets business data specifications for electrical distributors.

"We are pleased to see the increasing participation of electrical manufacturers in the DAC program," says Todd Kumm, IDEA secretary.

For more information, visit www.naed.org.

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