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Top 3 Tips on How to Work Without Pain and Injury
Many workers are required to spend hours on their feet during their work shifts. Did you know that excessive standing is as detrimental to your health as prolonged sitting? The usual complaints are lower back and knee pain, shoulder and neck stiffness, sore feet as a result of too much standing at work. To reduce the negative effects, it is recommended to change working positions frequently, avoid extreme stretching, allow regular rest periods, and use anti-fatigue standing mats.
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May 26th 2017
4 Great Reasons to Get Your Petzl Gear at PK Safety
Reason #1: Petzl gear is a highly respected brand in the climbing industry for quality and reliability. It will keep you alive, and it’s 20% off at
PK Safety. Petzl equipment has been thoroughly tested, re-tested, and meets the relevant certifications as well as the approval of rope access experts around the world. Those are two things in our first reason, but how can you afford to buy anything less than the best for your dangerous work and climbing?
Reason #2: Free shipping. If your
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Apr 5th 2017
Product Experts' Picks: Top 3 Harnesses
Every month our Product Experts offer top product picks for a given category. This month we define our favorites for harnesses because they are some of our most popular fall protection products that are crucial for workplace safety.Top 3 Harnesses:
1. DBI-SALA ExoFit Harness – The daddy of harnesses. Comfortable, light, a shining example of how well American-made products can be.
DBI-SALA EXOFIT SAFETY D-RING HARNESS
2. Delta No-Tangle Vest Style Harness – Nice mid range fall pro
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Mar 2nd 2017
The New FreeTech Harness: Innovative Fall Protection from CMC Rescue
CMC Rescue is known for excellent fall protection, rescue equipment, and training. The new FreeTech™ fall protection harness is designed for extended wear and for various work and rescue applications. The harness uses a patent-pending SwitchPoint™ System, which provides a significantly more comfortable position to a fallen, suspended worker.
What Makes This Harness Special?
The FreeTech™ Harness is a figure-8-style fall protection harness that incorporates t
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Jan 27th 2017
Fall Safety: Choosing the Right PPE
Today we invite you to take a closer look at what makes 3M DBI-SALA® Fall Protection products a great choice for all your fall safety needs. Fall safety includes any situation where you or your workers are in danger of death or injury in the event of losing your balance or grip while on the job. This includes climbing a ladder, pole or conducting a roof inspection, to doing suspended platform work, or being lowered into or entering a confined space.
DBI-SALA folks are masters of buildin
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Jan 23rd 2017
What's Your Rescue Plan?
Be Careful in Confined Spaces
Working in a confined space is dangerous because of the risks of asphyxiation from noxious fumes or dust, reduced oxygen levels, as well as fire and flood dangers. Where can you find confined spaces? Here are a few examples: water and sewer pipes, silos, utility tunnels, pumping stations, tanks, vats, pits, kilns, wastewater wet wells, sumps, vaults, storage bins, crawl spaces under floors, manholes, meter vaults, water reservoirs, boilers, tunnels, and grit ch
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Jan 11th 2017
Miller Fall Protection: Providing Safety at Great Heights
Workplace safety is critical for your business success. The number one cause of major workplace injuries and fatalities are falls from heights while working on ladders and roofs. Most falls can be prevented and lives can be saved with proper planning, personal protective equipment (PPE), and training that allows workers to understand the correct set-up and use of the protective equipment. Take a pragmatic approach when considering precautions for working at heights, and weigh in all the facto
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Nov 3rd 2016
4 Great Reasons to Get Your Petzl Gear at PK Safety
Reason #1: Petzl gear is a highly respected brand in the climbing industry for quality and reliability. It will keep you alive, and it's 25% off at PK Safety. Petzl equipment has been thoroughly tested, re-tested, and meets the relevant certifications as well as the approval of rope access experts around the world. That is two things in our first reason, but how can you afford to buy anything less than the best for your dangerous work and climbing?
Reason #2: Free shipping. If your order is
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Sep 19th 2016
Delta's Comfortable New Positioning Harnesses
Harnesses are part of the program to provide fall safety while working at height. That's their number one job. But comfort has to be up there in the list of requirements especially for folks who wear their
harnesses for long periods of time each day. Delta harnesses have come quite a long way since the days when at-height workers were tying a rope around their waist.
Delta's new
Vest-Style Comfort Positioning Harness 110084 is the latest advancement to combine incredible comfort w
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Jul 7th 2016
Introducing SKYSAFE PRO FLEX Energy-Absorbing Lanyard
By Mark Conover, Sales Manager, SKYLOTEC
SKYLOTEC introduces the
SKYSAFE PRO FLEX Energy-Absorbing Lanyard series. These lanyards are designed to provide protection in 6 AND 12 foot free fall in a single lanyard. Other manufacturers require you to have two lanyards, one for each free fall distance. SKYLOTEC’s SKYSAFE PRO can save you time and money. If you ever tie-off below your dorsal D-ring or at risk of taking a fall greater than six feet this may be the lanyard for you. T
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Jul 6th 2016