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Tether Track® Fall Arrest System Protects Men of Steel...
| Mike Vance, Director of Engineering at Bristol Metals in Tennessee, bears a superhero’s burden in that his job is all about keeping people safe. “We’re a manufacturer of stainless steel pipe, and all day we’re loading flatbed trucks with multiple stacks of the pipe for shipment,” said Vance. “We’ve been loading trucks at this facility for 50 years, and the risk is certainly there for someone to fall off of the truck while it’s being loaded. There have been incidents where people have fallen. Nobody has been seriously injured, but the risk is there.” |
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The Problems:
- People have fallen without serious injury but risks are still there
- OSHA requires fall protection while on flat bed trucks
“We looked into a new building that would have overhead cranes to load the trucks, but that didn’t change anything for the workers, who would still need to be tied off. We talked about using man-lifts to reach over and keep the men off the truck, but after studying the situation, it would be very difficult to effectively load unless they can actually be on the truck.”
The Solution: Two free standing Tether Track fall protection systems by Gorbel. The primary system features two cantilevered monorails, which enables two flatbeds to be loaded in the same area simultaneously. Each monorail uses Gorbel’s dual track, allowing two workers to pass one another safely without disconnecting the lanyard from their harness. A second Tether Track system featured a single cantilevered monorail, also with the dual track.
“We narrowed it down to two companies, and we chose Gorbel Tether Track based on the fact that they had the dual track and we could put two men up there and they could pass each other,” said Vance. “The other systems that we found could not offer that.”
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Insights and Implications to Guide Your Fall Arrest Decisions
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When it comes to engineered fall protection, there is mass confusion out there.
Decision-makers are confused about the various requirements; they are confused
about the roles and responsibilities involved in making the final decision on
equipment purchases; and certainly are confused about how to choose the right
fall protection solution for specific applications. Gorbel, a leading manufacturer of engineered fall protection solutions, 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,” which is |
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Informative Posts from Safety Blogs...
Simplified Safety's Fall Protection Blog
Making Sense of Fall Protection Lanyards
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Fall hazards are abundant and varied, making them difficult to protect against.
Every single situation is different and employers need to work with employees to
ensure that the correct solution is in place. The solutions may be easy or they
may be complex, but either way, as the narrator of the opening sequence of The
Six-Million Dollar Man said, “We have the technology.” While the answer to a problem can be something like guardrails, very often employers are faced with the challenge of finding ways for their employees to “tie-off”. As they work through the process, it is important that they determine not just what the anchor point is going to be, but what type of lanyard to use. Many factors come into play when determining this, not the least of which is fall distance. But you can’t choose the proper equipment if you don’t understand the options available. Read the entire article... |
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Blueprints for Successful Cultural Leadership
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By Robert Pater - Sep 01, 2015
What are the schematics for successful leadership? We are frequently asked to boil down what strong leadership can do to elevate cultural improvements. There are two critical strategic and often overlooked actions best leaders can actually affect in order to boost real organizational changes in Safety and overall performance Read the entire article... |
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