The November 17-18, 2005, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Manufacturing Safety Symposium in Atlanta will provide sessions and roundtables on achieving more effective safety and health management for manufacturing organizations. The agenda includes establishing an infrastructure that will support safety excellence in global manufacturing; recognizing and addressing internal environmental health hazards created by manufacturing processes; ergonomics; involving employees in the safety process; minimizing the threat of terrorism in manufacturing; implementing a worldwide risk assessment protocol; and safeguarding for robotics and advanced manufacturing systems. To register or for more information, visit www. asse.org.

Air Products Polymers announced its intention to expand production capacity of Airflex vinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE) emulsions in the United States by 65 million wet pounds per year over the next several months through low cost debottlenecking at its two U.S. manufacturing facilities in Calvert City, Ky., and South Brunswick, N.J. The first phases of the additional capacity were on stream this summer with a second phase to be implemented this fall. Airflex VAE emulsions are water-based products used in applications such as paint and adhesives, among others. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.