Three workers injured; one suffered arm amputation
August 28, 2015
An Alabama contractor was sentenced to three years of supervised probation and 30 hours of community service after pleading guilty to lying to OSHA about an accident at one of his work sites.
GAF, North America’s largest roofing manufacturer, recently announced an alliance with SLATOR™, creator of a new safety device helping contractors to make the dangerous business of working on steep roofs safer and more efficient.
Dynamic Safety, USA, based in Somerset, NJ has officially begun servicing the needs of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) distributors and users throughout the United States. With over 100 years of experience in PPE product development, manufacturing, product customization, technical support and sales and marketing, Dynamic Safety, USA can provide distributors and users with all they need to protect our country’s workers, increase productivity and stay in compliance with the ever changing safety regulations.
Ultra-Safe Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, a leading fall protection manufacturer, is one of very few to offer products made in the USA. Now we are introducing “Alumi-Safe,” the next generation in comfortable fall protection.
FallTech has released the 8-foot Confined Space Entry Tripod. It provides ease of setup, greater lifting range and external pulleys that reduce risk of harm to the attendant.
Recently in Texas, two men were seriously injured on the job. In some ways, their circumstances looked very different. They were in different cities, working for different employers. One was repairing a roof, high above the ground. The other was in a trench, about eight feet down.
Despite his request for a safety harness, a temporary worker without fall protection on a roof later fell 12 feet through the roof. His fall resulted in his hospitalization with fractured arms and severe contusions.