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Will I Hit That? Clearance Calculations
Will I Hit That? Clearance Calculations Determining how far your fall arrest system will allow you to fall is a critical task for anyone using fall protection equipment. Mistakes are often made when determining clearance requirements and it usually comes down to using the wrong “starting point” for the estimate. Once you understand the basic…
Carabiner Showdown
Carabiner Showdown Ch Ch Ch Ch Changes… Change can be hard, even David Bowie knew that. But with time, comes advances in technology and improvements in fall protection. Some of you may remember what harnesses used to be like—body belts that often led to internal organ injuries after a fall. We’ve come a long way…
GRAVITEC Power Perimeter
GRAVITEC’S All New Power Perimeter APRIL FOOLS PRANK – Thank you for playing along with our April Fool’s prank this year! Redefine your expectations of fall protection and immerse yourself in the new technology of our GRAVITEC Power Perimeter System. Installation is as easy as dropping our wireless transmitter posts at each of the intersecting…
So what’s up with ladders?
So what’s up with fixed ladders? As you’ve probably heard, there’s been a lot of talk about OSHA’s new rule on Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment and its relation to fixed ladders. So what exactly is happening? And what do you need to do? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Gravitec is here…
Gravitec is Going Where It’s Never Gone Before… E-Learning
Gravitec is Going Where It’s Never Gone Before… E-Learning We understand educational needs are not black and white. With each student comes a different learning pace, varying knowledge retention, availability of time, and location constraints. That’s why we created a series of online, fall protection e-learning courses for you to take. Any time. Any place.…
Gravitec Turns 30
Gravitec Celebrates Its 30 Year Anniversary Gravitec Systems has helped fall protection transform from workers using waist belts and ropes to full body harnesses and energy absorbing lanyards. Over the last 30 years we have added engineers, trainers, technicians, writers, and graphic artists to our staff and expanded to almost 60 full-time employees. We made…
Engineering Team Building
Engineering Team Building How much do you trust your coworkers? Enough to order the office supplies? How about leaving a project with a tight deadline on them? Sure most of us ask our coworkers to do these things every day, but at Gravitec we like to take employee trust to new heights…and speeds. Recently our…
Sutro Tower Fall Protection Survey
Sutro Fall Protection Survey Between Sutro Mountain and Twin Peaks, Sutro Tower, standing at over 900 feet, is an icon to the residents and visitors of San Francisco. Built in 1973, Sutro tower is a TV and radio antenna that services the entire bay area. Due to the bay area’s weather, and particularly because of…
Gravitizer Harness Kit
Gravitizer Harness Kit Thank you for playing along with our April Fool’s shenanigans! Maybe one day the technology to be able to mark our PPE without compromising its integrity will exist. In the meantime, take care to always inspect equipment prior to each use. Click here for tips. Be the first! Harnesses are an integral…
Why Choose Engineered Anchor Points?
Why Choose Engineered Anchor Points? What deems an anchor strong enough? Unless you test or calculate it out you can’t answer these questions, you can only form an opinion. Non-engineered anchors pose obvious risks when all you have to go on are assumptions. Suggestions are always given on how to select a non-engineered anchorage. “Hook…
