EXHIBIT 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY (February 1, 2001)

|                                            |                                  |                 | Percentage of   
|------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | --------------- | ----------------
|                                            |                                  | Jurisdiction of | Securities Owned
|                                            | Name                             | Incorporation   | By the Company  
|                                            |                                  |                 |                 
|                                            |                                  |                 |                 
|STI Canadian Holdings Ltd.                  | Canada-Federal                   | 100%           
|Figgie Communications Inc.                  | Ohio                             | 100%           
|Figgie do Brasil Industria e                |                                  |                
|                                            | Commercio Ltda.                  | Brazil          | 100%            
|STI Foreign Sales Corporation               | Virgin Islands                   | 100%           
|Figgie (G.B.) Limited                       | United Kingdom                   | 100%           
|                                            | Figgie (U.K.) Limited            | United Kingdom  | 100%            
|                                            | Figgie Sportswear (U.K.) Limited | United Kingdom  | 100%            
|Figgie International (H.K.) Ltd. (in liq)   | Hong Kong                        | 100%           
|Figgie Investment Trustee Limited           | United Kingdom                   | 100%           
|Figgie Leasing Corporation                  | Delaware                         | 100%           
|STI Licensing Corporation                   | Delaware                         | 100%           
|Figgie Packaging Systems Pty. Ltd. (in liq) | Australia                        | 100%           
|Figgie Pension Trustee Limited              | United Kingdom                   | 100%           
|STI Properties, Inc.                        | Delaware                         | 100%           
|                                            | Chagrin H.Q. Venture Ltd.        | Ohio            | 50%             
|                                            | Chagrin Highlands, Ltd. LLC      | United States   | 50%             
|                                            | Chagrin Highlands Inc.           | Ohio            | 100%            
|                                            | STI Properties, Ltd.             | Ohio            | 100%            
|                                            | STI Risk Management Co.          | Florida         | 85%             
|Figgie Sportswear Limited                   | United Kingdom                   | 100%           
|Mojonnier de Mexico S de RL de CV           | Mexico                           | 49%            
|Mojonnier do Brasil Industria e Commercio   |                                  |                
|                                            | de Equipamentos Ltda.            | Brazil          | 100%            
|Shanghai Eagle Safety Equipment Ltd.        | China                            | 51%            
|Willoughby Holdings Inc.                    | Delaware                         | 100%           
|                                            | Willoughby Assurance Ltd.        | Bermuda         | 100%            
|Scott/Bacharach Instrumentss LLC            | Delaware                         | 51%            
|AV-OX, Inc.                                 | California                       | 100%           
|Scott Technologies Health & Safety OY       | Finland                          | 100%           
|                                            | Scott Health & Safety OY         | Finland         | 100%            
|                                            | Scott Health & Safety LTD        | United Kingdom  | 100%