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Ergodyne announces 2014 Lead Dog program winners

January 28, 2015

Ergodyne announced today the 2014 winners of their annual Lead Dog sales and marketing program. Lead Dog qualifiers and winners are determined based on overall excellence and are chosen from among Ergodyne's independent sales agency partners.

Motion Industries announces the release Of Tom’s Toolbox Miller Air Core Harness video

January 26, 2015

Motion Industries, a leading distributor of industrial maintenance, repair, and operation (MRO) replacement parts is pleased to announce the newest Tom’s Toolbox video short, focusing on fall protection.

NRCA + GAF launch a website on roofing safety

January 16, 2015

In an effort to help roofing contractors provide more on-the-job safety measures for their employees, the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) has partnered with Parsippany, N.J.-based GAF to launch the GAF Commercial Roof Safety Guide (www.gaf.com/safety), a website focusing on low-slope roofing safety.

Top OSHA Violations: Fall protection

Maureen Paraventi

January 5, 2015

With nearly $20 million in penalties across all industries, fall protection topped the list of OSHA’s most frequently cited standards during fiscal year 2014

Utility Industry Safety & Health

Hazards range from radiation exposure to dog bites

January 5, 2015

A positive safety culture begins with the organization’s top leaders.

Test your competency: Answers from fall protection experts

Craig Firl Jim Hutter

January 5, 2015

To help keep workers safe on the job, it’s crucial for safety managers to serve as go-to resources with a well-rounded, practical understanding of fall protection

Ohio contractor again exposes roofers to fall hazards

January 4, 2015

In the past eight years, Proframing Contractors Inc. was cited for 10 violations when it allowed employees to work on roofs without fall protection and then refused to pay the majority of its associated penalties from OSHA.

AES Raptor, LLC and Premier Rail Systems INC. introduce new company, leading edge safety, LLC

The merging of two leading edge fall protection companies combining a complete line of fall protection

December 22, 2014

Falling is easily one of the most dangerous aspects in the roofing and construction industry, when a fall occurs on a jobsite it can often result in serious injury or death. In the efforts to prevent such hazards AES Raptor, LLC of North Kansas City, MO and Premier Rail Systems Inc. of Kansas City, KS are proud to announce the merging of their two companies to create Leading Edge Safety, LLC.

Roofers exposed to fall hazards by repeat violator

December 9, 2014

Four employees of Affordable Exteriors Inc. were routinely exposed to dangerous fall hazards while completing a residential roofing job for homebuilder Hildy Homes in Elkhorn. OSHA has cited Affordable Exteriors for two willful violations, carrying proposed penalties of $140,000, for failure to provide required fall protection and fall protection training.

Residential construction industry can find fall protection info in new online inventory

December 4, 2014

A Washington University at St. Louis research team supported by Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has created an online inventory of fall protection devices suitable for use in residential construction.