Gear Keeper’s two new wrist lanyard systems can safely handle tools up to 5 lbs. Productivity is significantly increased by the company’s patented Quick Connect tool attachment connecting devices that permit secure, fast and easy connection / disconnection of tools. Users can easily change out and use many tools with just one lanyard by fitting additional male connectors to all tools being used and merely unclick one tool and attach another.

Those who work with their hands usually have something in their hands. So they need a way to carry their stuff – tools, equipment, lunch and hydration – to and fro on their job site. While this isn’t typically a problem for travel on smooth surfaces, not all walking/work surfaces are smooth, level, uniform or horizontal.

Working at ground level, your hard hat protects you from an object falling from above. But when someone is working aloft, a falling hard hat becomes a one-pound unguided missile that endangers the entire worksite.

Questions about falls, silica, cranes, overlooked training, confined spaces & best practices answered in this article.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports at least 60,000 foot injuries are responsible for keeping people from work every year. The average cost of one of those lost workdays is $9,600, and 80 percent of foot injuries are caused by objects that weigh 30 pounds or less.

Elk River, a premier manufacturer of high quality fall protection equipment, is excited to introduce our new heavy duty bolt bag (Item 84523) with several features to make working at heights safer and more efficient.

I was recently called in to help a company address an issue with dropped objects following two incident reports where workers had dropped a pair of pliers and a spud wrench.