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Rescue Standby

July 17, 2019 • Annual Inspections • case study • Horizontal Lifelines • Inspections • jag rescue kit • rescue plan • rescue planning • rescue procedures • Single Point Anchors

Rescue planning is essential to have in place for new engineered and existing fall arrest systems, and equally as important to have a rescue plan in place while these fall arrest systems undergo their annual inspections and re-certification services.

Safety Tip: Rescue Awareness

July 17, 2019 • critical response • non-fall related injury or illness • preparedness • rescue awareness • rescue plan • rescue planning • suspension trauma • working at heights plan

Creating a rescue plan for workers that work at heights is one of the most overlooked – and most critical – aspects of any fall protection plan.

Industry In Review: Roofing Safety

May 23, 2019 • industry in review • Industry In Review: Roofing Safety • Roofing Fall Protection Systems • Roofing Safety • Roofing Safety Solutions

Industry In Review: Roofing Safety

Q. What are the Canadian statistics for working-at-heights on roofs?
In Canada, workers falling from roofs account for twenty percent of all workplace injuries, and this is usually the highest single category of lost time incidents. Of the twenty percent, thirty percent are from falls involving falling direct on to a lower roof deck level.

Engineered Fall Restraint Anchors on Social Housing Re-roofing Project

May 23, 2019 • case study • fall protection • Fall Protection Equipment and System Training • Fall protection systems • Fall restraint anchors • Personal safety equipment

As best practices have evolved over the years, most building owners of aging buildings are choosing to install fall protection systems to ensure that their employees and/or contractors are safe while working-at-heights on their property.

Top 10 Safety Tips for Work-At-Heights on Roofs

May 23, 2019 • CCOHS • Fall Distance • Fall Protection Equipment and System Training • Fall protection systems • ladders • OSHA • Personal safety equipment • Personal safety equipment inspection • Proper Personal Safety Equipment • Safety Tips • Top 10 Safety Tips for Roof Workers • Training • Working-at-heights on roofs

Because falls from heights, and most specifically from roofs are the leading cause of critical accident and death in construction, we’ve put together a list of our top 10 safety tips for roof workers.