Six Features to Look for When Selecting a Safety Harness
Six Features to Look for When Selecting a Safety HarnessSix Features To Look For When Selecting A Safety Harness This article is posted with permission from Windpower Engineering & Development. By Shane Morrison The...
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...
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...
Capital Safety & Recall Notices
Capital Safety & Recall Notices 10/12/2016 CAPITAL SAFETY DBI-SALA® Zorbit™ Energy Absorber - RECALL NOTICE (Note: recall Limited to lot #2101506 through 2464624 only) The ZorbitTM Energy Absorber is used with horizontal lifeline systems to limit fall...
The Z-Rig Followup
The Z-Rig Followup Making Your Z-Rig Work For You - Levi Delong So you’ve got yourself a Z-rig. Maybe Santa even brought you that tactical version you’ve been asking for. Now what? There are a lot of uses for a Z-rig, but let’s look at a few ways to make it easy to...
The Z-Rig
The Z-Rig You’ll find Z-rig setups in every industry. It’s a handy combo of a rope grab, carabiner, and pulley - a compact system that affords the user the ability to quickly redirect lines and lift a great amount of weight. With its versatile application, a Z-rig...
Taking Better Photos at Height
Taking Better Photos at Height The Challenging Hurdle Carrying your camera around with you is enough of a pain; ever tried climbing with it? Sure, you can toss the camera around your neck or over your shoulder, but this quickly presents problems. Within the first ten...
Inspecting: Impact Indicators | Stitching | Labels
Inspecting: Impact Indicators | Stitching | Labels EQUIPMENT INSPECTION What to Look for! Part 3 of 3 Impact Indicators There are many signs that an inspector can look for that indicates an item has been impacted or overloaded. Many of these items are by design and...
Inspecting: Corrosion | Paint | Chemical Exposure/Contact
Inspecting: Corrosion | Paint | Chemical Exposure/Contact EQUIPMENT INSPECTION What to Look for! Part 2 of 3 FUNCTIONAL CARABINER The zinc coating has worn off on the bottom half of carabiner....
Inspecting: Abrasion/Wear | Cuts/Tears | Burns/Heat/Slag
Inspecting: Abrasion/Wear | Cuts/Tears | Burns/Heat/Slag EQUIPMENT INSPECTION What to Look for! Part 1 of 3 There are common types of damage and wear an inspector will be looking for when inspecting...
Selecting a Fall Protection Training Class
Selecting a Fall Protection Training Class Even if you’re not new to fall protection and working at height, it’s easy to be left with questions when researching which fall protection training class is...
Y-Lanyards
Why Y-Lanyards? Lanyards consisting of a single length of webbing often restrict the user’s range of movement to a 6' (1.8 m) radius around the anchor location. Another issue is 100% protection. To move, the lanyard must be disconnected, possibly creating fall hazard...