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AHFA Recognizes Craig, Barrow for Safety Leadership
March 10,
2013 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Special Events on March 11, 2013
The American Home Furnishings Alliance has honored Carlton Craig of Stanley Furniture and Gene Barrow of Bassett Furniture with the Safety Leadership Award.
Craig, product compliance manager for Stanley; and Barrow, manager of product engineering for Bassett, received the awards were presented at a furniture safety work group meeting March 6 at AHFA headquarters in High Point.
Both Craig and Barrow sit on AHFAs Advisory Committee on Safety, which represents the furniture industry on safety issues and serves as an advocate before various governmental and regulatory agencies, including the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Their contributions to this committee are enormous, said Bill Perdue, AHFAs vice president of regulatory affairs. They are called on to help research emerging product safety issues--not when it is convenient for them, but whenever the need arises.
Craig and Barrow also serve on the ASTM International Furniture Safety Committee chaired by Perdue. The ASTM committee maintains safety standards for furniture tip-over, bunk beds and horizontal glass for desks and tables.
Perdue described Craig and Barrow as safety champions in the home furnishings industry.
They have not only worked to ensure that our industrys safety standards remain up-to-date, relevant and effective, but they frequently call for--and participate in--webinars and seminars to help educate their industry colleagues, he said.
Craig has been with Stanley Furniture since 1973, when he held a part-time position in the companys moulding department while still in high school. He has held positions in drafting, engineering and product development and was named to his current position in 2009.
Barrow has been with Bassett since 1999.