The Right Track
The Right Track


 


April 2016

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Fold Away Fall Arrest System Offers Protection Without Obstructions...

At nearly 200 tons, with a grinding surface nearly 10 feet tall and treads as tall as the average American man, the track trenching and surface mining machines built by a Midwest company aren’t easily disrupted by obstacles in their path. Building those machines, however, was creating a series of problems that were getting in the way of safely producing them.

It doesn’t take long before the assembly reaches a point where its workers were at an elevated risk, and the safety conscious company was well aware of the problems they faced.
OSHA guidelines require that any person performing work at just 4’ of elevation have some form of fall protection.

In order to provide the most fall protection coverage without obstructing the crane movement, they installed four Tether Track fold away fall arrest systems. The systems feature dual track rails so that each track can support two workers. Two of the systems are 100’ long and two are 150’, and they are supported every 50’ by wall cantilever style jibs. One jib per Tether Track system is motorized so that it can either be easily positioned at any point in the jib’s 180 degree coverage areas, or folded flat against the wall. The systems were installed on opposing walls, which allowed full rectangular coverage beneath the overhead bridge cranes.

“The operators will move the parts into position with the hoist and set them down. We can deploy the Tether Track system and bring the hoist in over the top of it, drop the hoist down through the rectangle the jibs and runs make, and we can hoist that product into place. Operators can be tied off while they are assembling and positioning those parts. We don’t need to stop what we’re doing, and the workflow can continue as it needs to. ”

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Ranger Mobile Anchor, the newest in our Tether Track line of products.

The Ranger Mobile Anchor represents complete flexibility in fall arrest anchors.

The Ranger permits workers to maneuver and set-up in areas where periodic maintenance and related activities must be performed on large equipment. Additionally, the Ranger is the perfect solution when inspections must be performed on outdoor generators, holding tanks and other large pieces of equipment that have no reliable options for tie-off. Used in conjunction with a full body harness and self-retracting lifeline, the Ranger Mobile Anchor provides a complete fall arrest system on the go.

View the rollout video...

  Download the Ranger Mobile Anchor Brochure and learn more on our website...
 
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Insights and Implications to Guide Your Fall Arrest Decisions

Maximum Arresting Force (or M.A.F.) is a term you will hear frequently used in association with fall protection, so it’s better to understand the term before you encounter it (if you’ve already encountered it, better late than never!). In simple terms, M.A.F. is exactly what it sounds like: the maximum amount of force produced on your body as your fall is being arrested.

Gorbel, turned to several industry experts to help clarify some of these issues. The complete findings, and potential solutions, are found in the ebook, "Fall Arrest: Insights and Ideas for Workplace Compliance," This article provides a summary of common issues, as well as solutions.

Download Insights and Ideas for Workplace Compliance...
 
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Informative Posts from Safety Blogs...

Simplified Safety's Fall Protection Blog

Beginner's Guide: Maximum Arresting Force

Maximum Arresting Force (or M.A.F.) is a term you will hear frequently used in association with fall protection, so it’s better to understand the term before you encounter it (if you’ve already encountered it, better late than never!). In simple terms, M.A.F. is exactly what it sounds like: the maximum amount of force produced on your body as your fall is being arrested. Read the entire article...

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OSHA Fines Set to Rise in 2016

It has long been lamented by those trying to rein in employers with poor safety performance, that OSHA has not had the teeth to enforce regulations the way they need to be enforced. From understaffing to penalties that are miniscule compared to penalties imposed by other government agencies, fear of OSHA enforcement has taken a backseat to fear of insurance premium hikes, loss of insurance coverage, and lawsuits. For some time now, it seems to be those repercussions that have driven companies to compliance (obviously, there are companies that do it simply because they care about the well-being of their employees and do not need the threat of financial repercussions, but those companies also probably have little concern for penalty increases).    Read the entire article...

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Occupational Safety & Health

Workers Not Always Using Their Fall Protection Equipment?

Here's how companies can improve workers' safety harness compliance.
By Tim Thompson Apr 01, 2016

Despite alarming statistics that indicate falls from height remain the number one cause of death in the construction industry—accounting for more than 36 percent of all work-related deaths in 2013, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration—many workers continue to avoid using proper fall protection equipment, including their safety harness, each and every time they work at height.

Year after year, the number one most frequently cited OSHA violation is the lack of proper fall protection, indicating that the compliance challenges employers have experienced in the past will continue to be the challenges they will deal with in the future, unless something radically changes in the industry.  Read the entire article..

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