FabEnCo, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of self-closing safety gates, announced today that David LaCook, former company CEO, now a Director of the FabEnCo Founding Fathers Foundation, presented the Gettysburg Seminary Ridge Museum with a check for $150,000 on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and the opening of the new museum.
Opening in July, the new technologically advanced facility provides an interactive, hands-on training experience using nine training simulators including confined space, a nacelle tower and more.
Diversified Fall Protection, an industry leader of engineered fall protection solutions, guardrail, and fall protection training and equipment re-certification services, has introduced the Trans-Portable Fall Protection (TFP) Systems.
The campaign’s goal is to prevent falls from roofs, ladders and scaffolds by encouraging construction contractors to plan ahead, provide the right equipment and train everyone to use the equipment safely.
The “Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction” (http://stopconstructionfalls.com), an initiative launched jointly by NIOSH and OSHA, targets companies of all sizes but significant efforts are focused on raising awareness among smaller companies.
Republic Steel failed to fix hazards in 2012 OSHA settlement
August 16, 2013
Republic Steel is facing $1,138,500 in fines for for 24 safety violations at its Canton manufacturing plant – fifteen them willful violations of OSHA’s fall protection standards.
Morgantown, PA– Rigid Lifelines, a leading provider and manufacturer of engineered fall protection systems and accessories, has officially launched the Anchor Trolley.
3M announces the expansion of its portfolio of personal protective safety equipment with the launch of a new personal rescue fall protection device. The Latchways Personal Rescue Device (PRD) with 3M Elavation Harness is a lightweight, unobtrusive device that can help give users an unassisted, gentle self-rescue.
OSHA, along with trade associations and employers throughout Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, conducted a one-hour safety stand-down at construction sites and workplaces today from 7 to 8 a.m.