Public Safety - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
In 1969, Samuel Shearer founded CSE Corporation as an environmental research company servicing the coal industry. In the mid1970s, CSE developed the first of many noxious gas detection devices and quickly became a leader in airquality monitoring systems. In the early 1980s, CSE introduced the first available onehour oxygen SelfContained Self Rescuer (SCSR) when federal regulations began requiring underground miners have access to a 60minute breathing apparatus. CSE next introduced the first beltwearable SCSR. CSE has since become a world leader in SCSR development and technology, earning some of the most prestigious awards available in the industry. For example R Magazine awarded one of its prestigious R 100 awards to CSE for producing one of the most technologically advanced new products in the world.