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The jobsite of the future with wearable tech

October 15, 2015

Safety as an industry is somewhat slow to adopt new technology. Years after the release of a popular smartphone app that streamlines jobsite inspection, it is almost a given that a site safety manager uses the app today. After my initial chuckles about the Apple Watch release, I started to think about wearable tech’s application for safety. Specifically, how could a wearable device, like the Apple Watch, impact worker safety?

Miller Fall Protection catalog offers advanced safety solutions for working at height

October 13, 2015

The new Miller Fall Protection catalog offers in-depth product descriptions and additional support for those who need to perform their jobs efficiently and safely while working at height. Miller offers technologically advanced, yet easy-to-work-with products designed to meet a variety of applications or environments.

OSHA cites Brooklyn contractor for fatal worker fall

J&M Metro General Contracting Corp. failed to provide lifesaving protections

October 9, 2015

Vidal Sanchez fell to his death at a Brooklyn work site on April 1, 2015. It should not have happened. The 51-year-old laborer, who worked for Brooklyn-based J&M Metro General Contracting Corp., fell while raking freshly poured concrete at the unprotected 6th floor edge of a building under construction at 360 Neptune Ave. in Brighton Beach.

36-foot fall kills construction worker in Texas

October 5, 2015

A subcontractor and general contractor were cited for safety violations by OSHA after a worker plunged to his death from a four floor apartment complex in in New Braunfels, Texas.

FallTech releases new DuraTech® 9’ MAX web self-retracting device

Dual energy absorbing system delivers maximum capacity and below D-ring tie-off

September 30, 2015

FallTech, a leading manufacturer of fall protection products built for all industries where workers are exposed to falls from elevation, today announced the release of the FallTech DuraTech® 9’ MAX web SRD.

Aerial lift collapses, worker plummets at railcar facility

OSHA cites GBW Railcar Services for not providing safe platform

September 30, 2015

A 55-year-old carman fell more than 12 feet to the ground after his aerial lift collapsed. The worker had been standing on an elevated platform to install a canopy on a railcar, but the platform could not support his weight.

Capital Safety debuts DBI-SALA® ExoFit STRATA™

All-new, full-body safety harness designed and tested with third-party research offers real, measurable comfort and safety for at-height workers

September 28, 2015

Capital Safety, a global leader in fall protection, confined space and rescue equipment and home of the DBI-SALA® and PROTECTA® brands, has launched its latest fall protection and safety innovation, the DBI-SALA ExoFit STRATA harness.

Fall protection for working at extreme heights on wind turbines

September 15, 2015

Workers who erect and maintain wind turbines can be exposed to fall hazards. Wind turbines vary in height, but can be over 100 feet tall. Exposure to high winds may make work at high elevations even more hazardous. OSHA has different fall protection requirements for construction (installation of towers) and general industry (maintenance).

MSA fall protection: New YouTube videos!

September 10, 2015

Need to make sense of OSHA’s rules and regs for proper fall protection? Watch this new MSA video for a practical explanation of personal fall arrest systems.

Pittsburgh’s MSA Safety to acquire British company

September 2, 2015

MSA Safety Incorporated, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based global safety equipment manufacturer, will acquire United Kingdom-based Latchways plc, a provider of fall protection systems and solutions, for $16.85 per share, the companies announced today.