The world of vehicle maintenance is as diverse as it is essential. As countless goods and people travel across our vast transportation networks, keeping vehicles in tip-top shape is paramount. Still, one aspect often needs to be addressed within this complex ecosystem: fall protection. When it comes to maintaining and repairing large vehicles such as tanker trucks and flatbeds, the safety of mechanics and workers is a top priority. This is where fall protection comes into play. In this blog, we’ll delve into the importance of fall protection in vehicle maintenance, explore the various solutio ..read more

Rooftop Workers & Their Safety Numerous industries require employees to work on rooftops. Some common examples are: Construction workers install roofing materials and repair damaged roofs. Workers in the solar panel industry access roofs to install solar panels. Building maintenance personnel are required to inspect and repair the roofs of various residential and commercial buildings. HVAC maintenance workers climb roofs to install, inspect, or service heating and cooling equipment. Workers in the telecommunication industry get on the rooftops to install and maintain telecommunication eq ..read more

Keep Your Workforce Safe Around Maintenance and Inspection Pits In the automotive industry, open inspection pits are one of the most common causes of accidents. At all times, pit hazards must be protected by a vehicle, cover, or barrier. Those who work in and around vehicle inspection pits face a serious injury risk. It’s easy to forget that you’re working around an open hole in a busy work environment. As a result, workers are prone to falling into these holes and being seriously injured. Passive fall protection ensures the safety of your team during vehicle inspections with our pit covers. T ..read more

OSHA regulations require companies to provide adequate protection for workers during routine building maintenance activities. Maintaining a comprehensive fall prevention and protection safety plan can benefit building management firms and owners in a number of other ways as well. Reduced medical bills and insurance costs, decreased downtime and improved productivity are among the most important advantages available to property owners and management firms that institute these safety programs. Rooftop Anchorages Anchorages are vital components of modern fall protection systems. These installat ..read more

Skylights are a great way to introduce natural light to your facility, reduce operating costs, and increase employee morale. However, they pose a significant safety hazard. Skylights, although beneficial, are a falling hazard for roof workers. Workers can trip or fall back into a skylight, shatter the dome, and fall through. Thus, appropriate skylight fall protection systems must be installed to ensure your roof and maintenance crew are safe. Since it is difficult to determine if skylights can withstand the forces associated with a fall, OSHA considers a skylight no different than any other o ..read more

Falls are among the most common causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths. This is true for workers in various industries, including aircraft maintenance. Thus, facility managers need to set up appropriate fall protection systems in the workplace to avoid hazards and prevent deaths and serious injuries. This article will focus on fall protection systems for aircraft maintenance. Aviation technicians generally work above the hangar floor and tarmac, and with the added risk of narrow stabilizers, hydraulic fluid, environmental conditions, etc., their risk of falling increases. Designi ..read more

Active Fall Protection That Works Fall Arrest Systems are used to arrest an employee in a fall from a walking-working surface and consist of a body harness, anchorage, and connector. These systems use a body holding device connected to a reliable anchor. The anchor, or means of connection may include a lanyard, deceleration device, lifeline, or a suitable combination of these. Systems are designed to control a fall preventing collision with the ground or structures. Fall Arrest systems also provide the benefit of limiting harmful forces on the body. Flexible Lifeline Engineered Fall Arrest Sys ..read more

There is often a dilemma when working up a design for fall protection systems over the level of protection needed for the workers and whether a fall arrest system is needed or if a fall restraint system will suffice. The common definitions for fall restraint, fall arrest and positioning are listed below to help illustrate the differences. Each has some particular nuances that need to be understood to develop a safe and compliant system. ANSI definitions (Z359.02007) Fall Restraint: The technique of securing an authorized person to an anchorage using a lanyard short enough to prevent the perso ..read more

Providing Solutions for Local Contractor A large international manufacturing company was relocating its headquarters from New Jersey to Charlotte, North Carolina. Along with this move, came the need for their corporate aviation hub to move as well. Building a new hangar would present three major challenges for the company: schedule, cost, and permitting. Aircraft were already flying to Charlotte regularly, and the sooner they had a home – the better. The company found the answer in an abandoned flight museum already existing on airport property with plenty of hangar space for the aircraft and ..read more

Most people get a quick mental image when the term “Ladder” is used in a sentence however the question of how to protect someone using a ladder tends to be more of a challenge to answer. A good place to start the discussion of ladder safety is to list the things we can all agree on. Ladders have been around for a long time Multiple sources including Wikipedia[1] describe similar versions of the first recorded example of a ladder being featured in a Mesolithic rock painting that is at least 10,000 years old, in the Spider Caves in Valencia, Spain. The painting depicts two humans using a ladder ..read more