Fall protection - Articles - Page 17

Top products of the week

July 14, 2019

Safety helmets with beat-the-heat accessories, fall protection that protects against arc flash and remote machine safeguarding were among the top occupational safety and health products featured this week on ISHN.com.

New ANSI standard covers design, training & safe use

New ANSI standard covers MEWP design, training & safe use

Improving mobile elevated work

Rick Smith

July 12, 2019

Mobile elevated work platforms are powerful, durable, and useful machines that help workers perform a wide range of tasks at height. Training operators and other workers on the safe use of these machines is crucial to decrease the risk of injuries, property damage and liability.

Top products of the week

June 30, 2019

Fall prevention, hand protection and stainless steel padlocks wee among the top occupational and facility safety products featured on ISHN.com this week.

NEW: Introducing the EdgeHalt adjustable safety gate

June 27, 2019

Our new self-closing EdgeHalt™ Adjustable Safety Gate makes it easy to protect your team from the dangers of an elevated guardrail opening. This one gate is flexible enough to fit a large range of openings, reducing the need to measure every opening within your facility. Plus, it's stocked and ready to ship within three days!

Russelectric, a Siemens business, to attend ASHE Annual Conference

Automatic Transfer Switch, RDEC and Siemens’ Smart Wall on display in booth 907

June 27, 2019

Russelectric, A Siemens Business, a leading manufacturer of power control systems and automatic transfer switches, announces that it will be attending the ASHE Annual Conference and Technical Exhibition, held July 14-17 in Baltimore, Maryland. ASHE is a trusted national conference and exhibition for health care facility management and engineering professionals.

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Skylights - will we ever solve the problem?

J. Nigel Ellis, Ph.D., P.E., CSP, CPE

June 24, 2019

Why do so many workers and building occupants die from falling through plastic skylights? Why do we have a BLS.gov line item on falling through skylights, average about 16-20/year work deaths in the USA through 2017?

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The Importance of Three-Point Control

J. Nigel Ellis, Ph.D., P.E., CSP, CPE

June 24, 2019

Falls from an elevation are a leading cause of death amongst contraction workers, and one third of those falls are from ladders. However, some of these fatalities could be prevented simply with the implementation of the three-point control technique.

David Milner joins Wildeck as New VP of Sales and Marketing

June 24, 2019

Wildeck, Inc. is proud to announce and welcome David Milner as the company’s new Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In his new role, Milner will be responsible for coordinating the company’s sales and marketing functions, overseeing the efforts of Wildeck’s internal and external sales representatives and expanding the company’s distribution network.

Top products of the week

June 23, 2019

Nitrile gloves that grasp; a wipe made from bamboo that gets rid of paint, grease and oil but that’s easy on the skin; and an insulated hook that helps in the rescue of injured electrical workers were among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.

Invest in truck driver slips & falls protection

Invest in slips & falls protection

Safety footwear and fall protection protect truckers from specific hazards

Jane Jazrawy

June 19, 2019

Trucking can be a hazardous profession for drivers – and that’s before the driver has even set foot in the cab or put the vehicle in gear. For good reason -- fleets focus much of their attention on minimizing risks on the road, but there are also risks when a driver is on his or her feet as well, due to the risk of a fall.