OSHA reports that in 2010, 751 construction workers died on the worksite, 35% of those deaths resulted from falls. Twenty five States have OSHA approved State plans in place, to protect workers with standards and enforcement policies. As a result, investing in your own fall gear has never been a better idea. The Werner H242005 Blue ...
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Werner Blue Armor 1000 Retrieval Harness With Tongue Buckle Legs H242005
October 5, 2012
Posted by Tool Up on October 5, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/werner-blue-armor-1000-retrieval-harness-tongue-buckle-legs-h242005/
OSHA Top Ten Highest Company Fines Countdown
July 20, 2012
The following incidents were enforced with large fines as the result of a failure to adhere to safety practices on the worksite and the companies complete non compliance in many workers safety statutes outlined by OSHA to be followed in order to save lives. Many times the result was not just a very large fine ...
Posted by Tool Up on July 20, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/osha-top-ten-oshas-highest-company-fines-part-1/
OSHA Top Ten Companies Fined: Part 2
July 18, 2012
OSHA’s Top Ten Highest Fined Companies Countdown 4, 5, and 6 The actual company names have been omitted. 4. Company D – $949,800 Sumner, TX at a Manufacturer 7 willful citations – failure to provide fall protection, adequate machine guarding, failure to provide proper eye protection, & failure to establish & maintain an audiometric testing program. 26 ...
Posted by Tool Up on July 18, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/osha-top-ten-companies-fined-part-2/
Top Eight Most Cited Violations By OSHA
June 22, 2012
These are the top 8 Federal OSHA violations for small companies in construction, this data spanned 16,473 small businesses . A whopping total of 50,630 citation were given out by OSHA representatives in the 2010 fiscal year. Employers paid more than $46 million total, which averaged out to be approximately $900 a citation. OSHA’s Top Eight ...
Posted by Tool Up on June 22, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/top-ten-fined-small-construction-companies-osha/
Guardian 65′ 3 X 16” MK Galvanized Cable With Swivel Top And High Strength Hook 10918
June 4, 2012
Guardian is practically famous for its high quality ingenious designs for personal construction safety devices. There is good reason for the angel wings that are printed on each Guardian product package, according to OSHA there is a tremendous amount of physical accidents in the construction industry every year, in fact the number one accident reported ...
Posted by Tool Up on June 4, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/guardian-65-3-16-mk-galvanized-cable-swivel-top-high-strength-hook-10918/
Guardian Skymast Commercial And Residential Roofing Anchor Point 00271
June 1, 2012
In the last decade manufacturers of fall protection equipment have increasingly become aware of a gap that needed to be filled for flexible, practical, and affordable anchor points on the market, designed specifically for the construction trade. Guardian Fall Protection has responded to this demand with innovative products such as the Guardian Skymast Commercial And ...
Posted by Tool Up on June 1, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/guardian-skymast-commercial-residential-roofing-anchor-point-00271/
Manufacturer Spotlight: Guardian Fall Protection
May 23, 2012
Performance Safety Gear Guardian provides fall protection equipment specifically for construction laborers. Guardian is headquartered in Kent Washington along with offices and warehouses throughout the United States. Guardian is known as a high standard in manufacturing quality fall protection, consumer centric, product innovations, and for building a friendly knowledgeable employee base. Guardian is unique ...
Posted by Tool Up on May 23, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/spotlight-guardian-fall-protection/
Fall Protection
April 20, 2012
Fall protection is the number one most cited statutes that are violated by employers on the worksite. Fall protection falls into what OSHA calls the “Fatal Four”. A category including the leading causes of worker deaths on construction sights. Three out of five people who have died on the jobsite have died from one of ...
Posted by Tool Up on April 20, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/fall-protection-2/
