![]() The corporation's assets are managed through two business segments: MSA North America and MSA International. The company’s competitors include Industrial Scientific Corporation, RAE Systems and Dräger. Only a small portion of the company's current products involve mining related products. Since the turn of the 21st Century, MSA has seen record sales. With help from Thomas Edison the company was formed in 1914 to develop a battery-powered cap lamp for miners to help prevent methane-related explosions caused by open flame lamps. MSA is based in the Pittsburgh suburb of Cranberry. īest known for its iconic reinforced Bakelite Skullgard hard hat, the company’s product line includes gas monitoring and detection instruments, filter-type respirators, gas masks, breathing apparatus used by firefighters, thermal imaging cameras, firefighter helmets, ballistic body armor, military communications systems, a broad range of industrial head and fall protection products, and safety products for Do-It-Yourself consumers. Mine Safety Appliances, or MSA Safety Incorporated, is a maker of safety products to protect workers exposed to a variety of hazardous conditions in such industries as construction, the military, fire service, and chemical, oil, and gas production. Construction worker wearing an MSA Skullgard hard hat at Douglas Dam, Tennessee ( TVA), 1942 ![]()
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