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GREENLINE Gangways available in custom dimensions

November 12, 2014

Benko Products Inc., the industry’s leading access and fall protection equipment manufacturer for tank trucks and rail cars, is pleased to announce that its line of GREENLINE Gangways are available in custom widths, lengths and finishes to meet the most challenging applications.

In Florida: 17 feet up and no fall protection

More than $70K in penalties proposed by OSHA

November 7, 2014

Residential framing and siding contractor Southern Wood Works LLC has been cited by OSHA for five safety violations following an August 2014 inspection at a residence in Watersound. Citations were issued to the Freeport, Fla.-based company for failing to provide employees with fall protection equipment and exposure to falls from heights of up to 17 feet.

Ergodyne expands Ice Traction line with one-piece and aggressive Spike designs

October 17, 2014

Ergodyne has announced today the addition of two new Ice Traction devices: theTREX® 6304 Performance One-Piece Ice Traction Device and the TREX® 6320 Aggressive Spike Ice Traction Device - as well as a size expansion to include 2XL on the popular TREX® 6300 One-Piece Ice Traction Device.

DOL, FCC form working group to prevent fatalities in telecom industry

October 15, 2014

Kathy Pierce expected her son, Chad Weller, to come home on March 19, 2014, at the end of his shift as a cell tower climber. But Weller, always ready with a smile for his mother, never came back. He was sent up alone to fix a communication signal on top of a water tower in the rain while wearing a harness two sizes too big - and he lost his life in a fatal fall.

Top products of the week

October 12, 2014

Safety software, safety gloves that grip and an innovative rooftop anchor for fall prevention were among the top EHS-related products featured on ISHN.com this week.

National COSH recognizes Health and Safety award winners

Activists from CA, MA, NY, and NJ lauded for standing up for safer workplaces

October 7, 2014

The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) says the the winners of its 2014 health and safety awards are “extraordinary people” who are helping to make workplaces safer by empowering workers and building coalitions.

Roofing contractor’s workers exposed to falls at two different work sites

September 25, 2014

Roofing contractor Juan M. Garcia Martinez has been cited for four willful safety violations for exposing workers to fall hazards at two separate residential home sites in Tuscola. OSHA has proposed penalties of $48,400 for the recent citations. The company was cited twice in March 2014 for similar violations.

Plastering subcontractor repeatedly exposed workers to fall hazards

Roma Construction cited for 12 repeat and serious safety violations

September 8, 2014

Roma Construction Inc., a stucco plastering subcontractor of Monticello Homes, is being cited for five repeat and seven serious violations by OSHA. The Texas company exposed workers to falls hazards of up to 20 feet as a result of improper scaffolding at the Hastings Ridge at Kinder Ranch residential development. The proposed penalty is $79,200.

Top products of the week

August 31, 2014

Products using the latest technologies to improve fall protection, hearing protection and dust collection were in this week’s top EHS-related products, as posted on ISHN.com.

FallTech launches two new non-penetrating specialty anchors for building maintenance

Quick and easy fall protection solutions for workers performing maintenance and construction work on external surfaces of buildings

August 29, 2014

FallTech, a leading manufacturer of fall protection products built for all industries where workers are exposed to falls from elevation, today announced the launch of two new non-penetrating specialty anchors – FallTech’s Parapet Wall Clamp and Window/Door Opening anchors.