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The U.S. Department of Labor is
seeking creative ideas for its "Hear
and Now – Noise Safety Challenge."
The competition, a partnership
between OSHA, MSHA and the
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health, seeks submissions
on technology ideas that address:
• Enhancing
employer train-
ing and improv-
ing effective
use of hearing
protection.
• Alerting
workers when
hearing pro-
tection is not
blocking enough
noise to prevent
hearing loss.
• Allowing workers to hear
important alerts or human voices
while remaining protected from
harmful noise.
Submissions are due by Friday,
September 30, 2016. The top 10 en-
tries will be selected on Friday, Oc-
tober 7, and the winning participants
will be invited
to pitch their
ideas to a panel
of judges at an
event in Wash-
ington D.C on
October 27. More
information and
a link to submit
ideas can be
found at
www.dol.gov/
featured/hearing.
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aerial work platform segment's
sales fell 14 percent during the
quarter, while crane sales fell 16
percent.
Caterpillar has once again cut
its outlook for 2016, following
second quarter sales declines of
16 percent. The fi rm now says it
expects its total sales for the year
will be between $40 billion and
$40.5 billion.
CNH Industrial, maker of Case
and New Holland equipment,
saw a 5 percent increase in profi ts
in the second quarter, and a net
sales decline of 3 percent. The
company's construction equipment
segment's sales fell almost 20 per-
cent during the quarter, blamed on
lower demand in North America.
For more on each of these stories go to
equipmentworld.com.
Noise safety challenge
ideas due September 30
