AirBoss Receives UL Certification For World's First CBRN Firefighter Boot.NEWMARKET, Ontario Newmarket (2006 Population 74,295) is a town located approximately 45 km north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Newmarket is served by three interchanges along Highway 404. It is the seat of York Region. Southlake Regional Health Centre (hospital) is located in Newmarket. -- AirBoss-Defense, a division of AirBoss of America Corp. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :BOS), has just been awarded UL certification for the world's first NFPA NFPA National Fire Protection Association NFPA National Food Processors Association NFPA National Fluid Power Association NFPA National Federation of Paralegal Associations (Edmonds, WA) compliant rubber firefighter boot that also provides CBRN CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear CBRN Caribbean Basin Radar Network protection. This revolutionary firefighter boot is the first NFPA 1971 compliant firefighter footwear to offer full protection against CBRN threats. Other features of this innovative footwear include extreme lightweight, reflective surfaces and a new Last (foot) design to assure optimum fit and comfort. AirBoss-Defense produces the only firefighter boots in the world to meet both fire requirements and offer true CBRN resistance, thereby providing the real protection first responders first responder First response personnel Emergency medicine A person employed in the public sector–EMT, fire fighter, police, volunteer EMS–whose duties include provision of immediate medical care in the event of an emergency; FRs have basic emergency need for today's threats. AirBoss-Defense is a North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. manufacturer of personal protective equipment, and has recently signed two major contracts with the US Department of Defense Joint Services procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. initiative to provide the US military forces with CBRN protective hand wear and footwear. AirBoss has also been a long time private label manufacturer of rubber firefighter footwear for 3 of the top 4 brands in the US. Earl Laurie, President of AirBoss-Defense has stated: "We are very pleased to receive UL Certification to NFPA 1971 on this unique CBRN fire product. We have integrated our world leading CBRN technologies into this new Fire boot, thereby bringing the same level of protection to fire fighters and first responders as we provide to defense forces." AirBoss of America Corp. develops, manufactures, and sells high quality, proprietary rubber-based products offering enhanced performance and productivity to transportation, military and industrial markets. With a capacity to supply over 200 million pounds of rubber annually to a diverse group of rubber manufacturers, AirBoss is also one of North America's largest custom rubber compounding companies. The Company's shares trade on the TSX under the symbol BOS. Visit www.airbossofamerica.com. AirBoss Of America Corp. (TSX:BOS) |
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