By Rayaz Qureshi-Chishti, J.J. Keller OSHA’s efforts to address slips, trips and fall hazards in General Industry began in 1971, when it created 1910 Subpart D, “Walking-Working Surfaces.” Since that time, efforts to revise these requirements have been ongoing, including proposed rules issued in 1973, 1990 and 2010. The most recent proposal, finalized in 2016,…
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A recent client reached out to Benko Products requesting help with a railcar loading process. The current application had operators climbing the side of liquid railcars while carrying tools needed to open the manways. These liquid railcars remained coupled together, make spotting the railcar difficult for the local railroad. A typical safety cage solution was…
Read More >>Workplace falls are one of the most common warehouse hazards, responsible for 23,490 injuries and 46 deaths in 2016 alone, according to data from the National Safety Council (https://bit.ly/2FDEM5Z). In order to ensure the safety of your employees; reduce potential liability; and maintain high levels of warehouse performance, it’s in your best interest to create…
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Pure Safety Group (PSG), the largest company dedicated solely to fall protection, has unveiled two new products to complete its Series line-up of three Guardian Fall Protection safety harnesses, with applications for keeping workers at height safe in many real-life work scenario. All harnesses meet OSHA standards, exceed ANSI standards and are pending CSA certification.…
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Malta Dynamics, EZG Manufacturing Build Custom XSERIES for National September 11 Memorial and Museum
January 29, 2019 – Malta Dynamics and EZG Manufacturing partnered with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum to build a custom XSERIES Mobile Fall Protection System to make it easier and safer for the engineers to maintain the Memorial. The twin reflecting pools, located where the Twin Towers once stood, feature the largest manmade…
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Rayaz Qureshi-Chishti, J.J. Keller OSHA’s efforts to address slips, trips and fall hazards in General Industry began in 1971, when it created 1910 Subpart D, “Walking-Working Surfaces.” Since that time, efforts to revise these requirements have been ongoing, including proposed rules issued in 1973, 1990 and 2010. The most recent proposal, finalized in 2016, impacted…
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Announcing new leading-edge fall protection solutions from MSA. As announced in May of this year, the new V-EDGE series from MSA simplifies SRL selection for workers as they are designed specifically for overhead, and foot-level tie off—and where leading-edge hazards are a concern. Using state-of-the-art materials and technology for enhanced user comfort and productivity, the…
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