The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has very specific rules and regulations to safeguard workers from falling at work. These protections have gone a long way in reducing the number of people who have been injured at work. In 1972, there were 10.9 incidents per 100 workers and that number had been brought…
Category: Wire rope slings
Even The Best Lifting/Fall Protection Products Are Worthless Without This
When you were young, you may have tried to impress your friends with daredevil antics, like climbing onto trees and rooftops, jumping down from as high as you could, dangling from the edge of buildings. That’s because too often young people think they’re invincible, but adults no better. And if you work on dangerous job…
Chain Slings Create Safe Working Enviornments
Man has been inventing ways to lift and move heavy objects since almost the beginning of time. One reason we know this is because of the discovery of 7mm fossilized rope fragments that were found in some caves at Lascaux that date back to about 15,000 BC. Mankind has been using lifting chains and lifting…
