Mine Safety Incorporated

MSA Safety, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of safety products, technology, and solutions. The company is headquartered in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania and currently employs 5,300 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2004-07-12. The firm's product line is used to protect workers and facility infrastructures. Its product categories are fire service, detection and industrial personal protective equipment (PPE). Its products for fire service include self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), protective apparel and helmets; products for detection include fixed gas and flame detection systems and portable gas detection instruments; and products for industrial PPE include industrial head protection and fall protection devices. Its segments include Americas, International and Corporate. The firm serves its markets across the Americas with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Mexico and Brazil. The International segment includes companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. The company offers a complete line of industrial head protection and accessories that includes the V-Gard helmet brand.