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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...
We recently had the opportunity to visit the site of one of our recent roof railing customers in PA. The scope of the project was full roof perimeter protection on two buildings. Their rooftop fall protection included roof railing, skylight screens, and safety gates for ladder access points...
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...
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...
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 –...
When navigating your rooftop, ensuring a safe and efficient route is crucial. While stairs and ladders are the traditional way of traversing, ramps are a new possible solution for rooftop egress. Whether for residential, commercial, or industrial buildings, ramps can provide accessibility,...
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...
Fire engines are crucial tools in the fight against fires and during rescue operations. Due to their special equipment and size, such as heavy water tanks, extensive equipment and special requirements, they are often unsuitable for standard lifts.
Fire engines are often serviced in...
Maintenance pits are a critical part of keeping garbage and recycling trucks on the road. They allow technicians to safely access undercarriages, perform inspections, and complete routine service efficiently.
However, open pits also introduce fall hazards that waste fleet operators must...
John F Kennedy identified himself as a donut, Thomas Edison invented the first lightbulb, fortune cookies are a Chinese dessert, and cockroaches will survive a nuclear attack.
What do all 4 of these things have in common?
What sort of safety preparations does your company take to get ready for winter? In some cases, that might include restocking on winter salt, or checking that your generator is in working condition.
Have you ever considered that your rooftop might require preparation to be safe in the colder...
Data centers are a crucial component of our society.
As more continue to be built every year, it’s important that we look at the risks to those who maintain them. After all, we need those data centers to be running at peak efficiency.
No safety program is perfect for one simple reason: people aren’t perfect. No matter how many policies you put in place, no matter how much equipment you buy, no matter how much training you do, in the end, you are depending on human beings to implement your safety program, and human...
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...
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...
One of our customers had a unique situation on the roof they were working on. The roof had an existing fall protection railing, but it was old, rusted and probably no longer OSHA compliant (see this post about inspecting guardrail). Instead of tearing out the old system completely they...
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As consistent readers of this blog may have noticed, there is a lot of attention paid to fall prevention and protection. This is no accident. While falls ...
Picture this, you’ve just taken on the job as Safety Manager for your company. You’re excited to get started in your new role and bring a new level of safety compliance to your facility.
However, on your first day on the job, you realize just how unsafe your warehouse is.
What do you do?...
For the longest time we have only offered harnesses from Guardian Fall Protection. We appreciate the harness offering from Guardian, but felt the need to spread out and offer more harnesses from different manufactures who have different options. We have now expanded our offering of harnesses...
Service pits are a common feature within autobody shops and car washes. These pits are essential for oil changes, performing maintenance, or cleaning the underside of a vehicle without lifting the car into the air.
However, these service pits present a fall hazard that is often...
Skylights are one of the most overlooked fall hazards on a roof. Afterall, they appear covered and seem an unlikely source of a fall. But they can be deceptively fragile, with constant sun exposure and precipitation breaking down the strength of the building materials. Nor are most skylights...
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