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In January 2021, a 22-car derailment occurred in New Brunswick because a key component caused a coupler to fail. This caused an adjacent highway to be closed for 5 days, especially when eight of the cars carried hazardous materials.
There are many reasons why derailments can happen. These...
Picture this: you and your guests savoring the ambiance of a rooftop deck and enjoying refreshing drinks while taking in the stunning views of the city or surrounding nature. Now imagine how that picture would change if someone were to fall off the deck...or off of the whole roof.
Dramatic, I...
One of forgotten elements of fall protection is the post fall rescue. It's not enough to stop a fall, you need to know how to rescue the victim. Hightek, a fall protection and scaffolding training and consulting company in Canada, has released a short video to cover the basics of a post fall...
Complex fall protection situations arise all the time. Workers find themselves in scenarios where they need to have fall protection and a personal fall arrest system (PFAS) seems to be the only solution available, yet there is no suitable anchor point. This always comes up at the last minute;...
The headline out of Jacksonville, FL reads, “OSHA: Roofing worker’s death ‘preventable’”. As an EHS professional, I feel like I should be able to come up with a better retort then, “Well, duh,” but it seems to be awfully appropriate here. Preventable incidents – preventable deaths –...
Have you ever noticed that when you take up a particular interest that you tend to see that interest wherever you go. Well, the fact that I sell safety railing made with Kee Klamp pipe fittings makes me really alert to Kee Klamp structures wherever I go. Recently our family took a picnic to...
In this economic climate, saving money is of utmost importance. However, when it comes to safety
This is a...
Safety is important for every industry, and theatrical work is no exception. This railing installed at Heidelberg Castle on a stage where actors perform. The safety railing is painted black to help it blend in and be unobtrusive. Despite it's color it still fulfills its primary function of...
Whether strapping down steel pipe or a 200-pound tarp on a flatbed trailer, you’ll most likely need to stand on the flatbed.
Since the standard flatbed deck is 60 inches tall, you are working at height, are exposed to a fall hazard, and need fall protection.
Loading and unloading flatbed...
HUGS - Horizontal Under-eave Guard System
The HUGS system was designed to help protect people working on truss mounted roofs. This passive safety solutions provides real protection to workers who are working a heights. Fall arrest systems such as lanyards and harnesses allow for a lot of...
With falls being a leading cause of workplace injury and death, the rooftop is an easy place to look first to ensure a safe work environment.
You’re in luck, though. You have a parapet wall at the edge of your roof.
So, do you even need fall protection if you have a parapet?
Great...
OSHA regulations speak in absolutes: there is a hazard or there isn’t a hazard. In reality, though, there are varying degrees of hazards because there are varying degrees of severity and varying degrees of likelihood that an incident will occur. You will see this reflected by OSHA in...
Skylight screens are a form of fall protection that prevents workers on the roof top from falling into skylights. We have updated the skylight screens section of our web site. We invite you to see the update pictures, features and technical information that is available about our skylight...
If you are ever driving through a residential construction project take note on how much fall protection equipment is being used. Yes, there might be a safety bucket lying in a corner in case OSHA shows up, but generally it is not used. OSHA recently released a new directive that calls all...
It’s easy to read the title above and think that you’re going to find a yes or no answer to the question. But the fact that there is a whole article indicates what you were probably afraid of.
The answer isn’t that simple.
The confusion comes from a few places. First, OSHA...
On October 4, 2005, an employee was working as a refrigeration mechanic. An ammonia system valve in freezer Number 7 was being turned, when the bonnet came loose with the wheel, releasing approximately 100 to 200 lbs of ammonia. He was not wearing protective gloves. The employee was 35 feet...
Installing rooftop smoke vents is a great way to reduce the dangers of a fire in a building.
However, one of the biggest concerns of safety professionals is to ensure that the solution to one hazard doesn’t create a new, unaccounted-for hazard.
Any time we cut a hole in a walking surface...
Safety plans should never attempt to be a one-size-fits-all solution. There are so many different factors that can contribute to a hazardous situation that each needs to be evaluated for the proper means of abatement. Fall protection on roofs is no different, so let’s look at it in more...
You’ve seen it played out in cinema time and time again. A snowstorm comes and people argue over who’s going to clear it. What? You don’t remember seeing that in any movies? Really? Well, take this classic scene from “A Few Good Men” for instance: Colonel Jessup: “You...
A couple of days ago we reported that the State of Tennessee was promoting a safety stand down to teach workers across the state about the importance of fall protection. The event appears too have been very successful. 900 different job sites, representing 120 different companies and 19,000...
In the world of workplace safety, fall protection gets a lot of attention and for good reason.
Slips, trips, and falls are consistently a leading cause of workplace injuries. OSHA has established specific regulations and practices to protect against these hazards.
Trains, Planes, and Automobiles… what do they all have in common? Someone has to work on top of them for a living.
This means that someone is working at height, is exposed to risk, and needs to be protected.
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