Author: Gravitec Systems Inc.
-
What We Use: Our Favorite Carabiners
Matthew Uhrich, Gravitec Training Supervisor With his extensive background in fire and rescue service, Matthew knows making the right connectionat the right time makes all the difference. These are the carabiners he uses every day. Rock Exotica rockSteel Auto-Lock “Strong enough to be your master point and Rock Exotica designed the lock to be easy…
-
June is National Safety Month
In observance of National Safety Month, we re-created one of the most iconic images in fall protection history, “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper,” with the original image having been taken in 1932. Gravitec’s re-creation was composed of a backdrop taken from the Columbia Tower in Seattle, while our “iron workers” sitting on the beam was created…
-
Latchways
Gravitec is happy to announce its partnership with Latchways ManSafe. Latchways ManSafe solutions can be found throughout the aerospace, power transmission, utilities and telecommunications sectors. They are used in every conceivable facet of industry. And they are integrated with all the major contemporary roofing systems. In fact, Latchways ManSafe solutions are trusted to ensure worker…
-
Hardware Compatibility: Your Life Depends on It
This article is posted with permission from Occupational Health & Safety. Click here to read this article as it appeared in the April 2009 issue of Occupational Health & Safety. By W. David Lough Compatible connections. No, we’re not talking about dating and whether a love match will crumble or bloom. We’re concerned with fall…
-
Is Online Fall Protection Training Effective?
When It Comes To A Topic Like Fall Protection, Can An Online Training Program Be Effective For Your Employees? This article is posted with permission from EHS Today. Imagine that you just have completed a 2-hour fall protection course online and you have received a certificate for your wall. However, you feel a little confused…
-
Best Practices in Fall Protection
d..This article is posted with permission from Bay Publishing (www.bay-publishing.com). The highest level of fall protection for both employer and employees One of the best fall protection practices an employer can do is to develop a formal managed fall protection program. Adhering to minimum OSHA requirements is beneficial, but consistency suffers and OSHA regulations simply…
-
Fall Protection and Rescue: A Systems Approach
This article is posted with permission from North American WINDPOWER. This article appeared in the June 2008 issue of North American WINDPOWER. There are significant benefits to understanding fall protection and rescue systems as a whole and designing, planning, and purchasing accordingly. Over the last few years, several thousand miles, four different countries, and more…
-
Considerations for Fall-Arrest Anchor Points
This article is posted with permission from Windpower Engineering. Click here to read this article as it appeared in the May 2010 issue of Windpower Engineering. All fall-arrest equipment must meet some sort of standard and pass sometests so equipment manufacturers can ensure end users and employers that the equipment will perform to specifications. These…
-
Back to the Basics
Every day on work sites all across the world, workers are put in situations where they are performing work at height. Any time a worker stands near an edge, climbs a tower, accesses a roof, or gets into a boom lift, there is an inherent danger of falling. During the past 20 years, the…
-
Fall Protection and Rescue: A Systems Approach is Online Fall Protection Training Effective?
This article is posted with permission from North American WINDPOWER. There are significant benefits to understanding fall protection and rescue systems as a whole and designing, planning and purchasing accordingly. Over the last few years, several thousand miles, four different countries and more ladders and lifts than one cares to mention, new themes in fall…
