August 2016

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Tether Track™ Provides a Safe Outdoor Fall Protection
Solution for JLG Industries

Industry: Manufacturing Product: Access equipment The Problem: Employees at risk of falling while loading flatbed trucks. The Solution: A Gorbel Custom Free Standing Tether Track System; 5-bay monorail system(s) share the same large W-Beam headers so there’s limited interference from support columns.

When a company openly states “The best safety device is a safe worker” you know they take safety very seriously. With a safe solution needed to solve their problem, one that didn't slow down their efforts to load the flatbeds, the custom Gorbel Tether Track™ System was chosen. It allows for multiple trucks as well as multiple users to work on all flatbeds from a system that straddles the loading area. Watch the video and download the pdf on our website...

 
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Ranger Mobile Anchor Chosen as Winner at ASSE Show Our Ranger Mobile Anchor was chosen as an Attendee Choice Award Winner at the ASSE Safety Show in the Fall Protection Anchors category back in June.  See all of the winners here .

 

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Fall Arrest: Insights and Ideas for Workplace Compliance
How to engineer the right solution for you

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...

“Outside the box” Solutions for Gorbel Tether Track™ Fall Protection Systems

A Gorbel Tether Track™ Fall Protection System is certainly not a “one size fits all” type of solution. Every fall protection scenario is different and it’s is rare to have a standardized system that will fit most applications. Gorbel is equipped with a dedicated technical resource who is OSHA Fall Protection trained and can look at these unique applications and collaborate with fall protection engineering and customer service reps to provide the best solution to fit your needs. Next time you have a project where you’re struggling to come up with a fall protection system option, run it by our Tether Track™ experts who can work with you to develop those “outside the box” solutions. Read this story on the Gorbel blog and see more "outside the box" solutions.

Custom “H” frame monorail system used to load/unload steel pipe from flatbeds on both sides.

Informative Posts from Safety Blogs...

Industrial Safety and Hygiene News

Fall hazards top OSHA's violation list

A worker painting an electric maintenance tower comes in contact with an energized power line and falls 70 feet – striking a second employee working on a lower level and causing him to fall as well. The first man dies. The second survives, but suffers serious injuries. Neither was provided with functional fall equipment by his employer.

This incident is just one of many in OSHA’s case files that illustrate why the agency takes its fall protections standards so seriously – and why they were the most-cited in 2015. Falls are common and, too often, fatal. They are the top cause of work-related deaths in the construction industry, and occur frequently in other industries as well.   Read the article...

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Occupational Health &Safety

Working at Height: Fall Protection Safety Starts with the Correct Equipment

Tempting as it may seem in the “real world,” fall protection choices should never be influenced by convenience alone.
By Tom Dillon
Jul 01, 2016

Falls are the leading cause of death and injury in construction. Of the 828 workplace deaths in private construction during 2013, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that 36 percent were caused by falls from height.1 Equally troubling is that fall protection is again the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (OSHA) most frequently cited standard in work site inspections. Read the article...

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The Top 10 Misuses of Fall Protection Equipment

Craig Galecka, P.E., CSP, for LJB Inc., along with Shawn Smith, CSP, U.S. Navy, led an afternoon session at day two of the ASSE Safety 2016 show discussing fall protection. In classic Letterman-style, the duo organized the presentation into a top ten list, discussing the most common fall protection equipment misuses.

Jun 29, 2016

In the order of presentation, here they are:

1. Rebar snap hooks
a. Snap hooks aren't intended for loading, so Galecka and Smith recommend using anchorage connections.

2. Inappropriate Anchorage Strength
a. Most lanyards are not tiebacks, and using them as such can result in equipment damage.
b. Using a beam strap or beam clamp that is designed as an anchorage connector can alleviate this problem.

Read the article...