Fall Protection

Space can be a precious commodity in any work space. Gorbel has introduced a new version of their Tether Track lifeline system that will fold away when not in use. Designed to be motorized for easy operation the fall arrest crane extends out over the working area when needed. When the...

Kee Safety has launched a new line of components for building horizontal lifeline systems. These lifeline systems are designed to take the mystery out of shock absorbing lifeline systems by revealing everything to the installer and user.  Unlike the fall over can systems, the Kee Line system...

If you’ve been trained in Aerial Lift operation (if you’re operating aerial lifts at all, then you should have been), you should already know that fall protection is required, according to OSHA and according to the lift manufacturers. But why? You’re completely surrounded by rails, right? Why...

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...

As summer begins and the weather gets warmer outside, we see an uptick in construction and maintenance on rooftops. While working at heights has its fall hazards, additional hazards are introduced with the hotter weather. For your workers’ safety, it is important to understand how summer...

Sean McNulty is glad he wore his fall protection harness! On Monday, January 10, 2011 he lost his footing when a beam shifted on the roof of a demolition project. The fall protection deployed and stopped him from falling more than six stories.

The article notes: "If he didn't have his fall...

It’s easy to think that every type of roof can be treated the same. This simply isn’t the case. Your EPDM roof safety plan will not be a one-to-one transfer to a metal roof.

This may be common sense to you, and I hope that it is. However, too often safety plans are just copy pasted and...

So, you’ve decided to buy an industrial safety gate! Great! As with any other purchase, there are questions to be answered and options to be selected.  Gates, while effective, convenient, relatively inexpensive, and easy-to-install, are not one-size-fits-all. Yes, many gates can each be...

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;...

Safety Director at Harmon Electric sheds a little light on the use of fall protection equipment in the solar industry:

Working at height carries more risk than working at ground level. However, if workers follow safety guidelines, they can accomplish what they need to at height without undue risk to themselves. Workers need to know about appropriate equipment as well as about how to use that equipment...

We can’t all be Tom Cruise leaping off the side of buildings on an impossible mission to save the world. Despite that, do you know what action movie stars and window washers have in common? Safety Regulations.

It is crucial to understand how you can keep yourself and your team safe while...

A video released by Kee Safety covers the many differences between welded railing and pipe railing that is constructed with pipe railing fittings. Please watch the video to learn about these critical differences.

Pipe railing constructed with Kee Klamp and Kee Lite...

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...

OSHA reports that falls are the most frequent cause of fatalities at construction sites and annually account for one of every three construction-related deaths. Data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics states there were at least 442 construction worker fatalities during 2007 as a...

Roof safety doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Having 10 different buildings with HVACs doesn’t mean that you must have thousands of feet of rooftop guardrail.  

Let’s be honest, most budgets don’t accommodate the cost for that much railing. So, what do you do? 

We worked with a...

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...

With the coming of warmer temperatures in most of the country comes an increase in construction activity.  Unfortunately, if history teaches us anything, with increased construction activity comes increased worker injuries and fatalities.  Falls continue to top the list of fatalities in...

In this economic climate, saving money is of utmost importance. However, when it comes to safety

This is a...

We’ve all heard the news stories about tragic rooftop falls leaving an employee with a tragic injury or worse. Your first thoughts are of the employee and their family. Then the question of whether it was preventable begins to loom. Then you ask, are you making sure your greatest asset –...

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...