Safety At
All Times for All Of Us
Staying safe in an environment can mean wearing safety
googles and a hard hat to wearing fire resistant clothing. Power Tool and Supply has the safety products you need to get the job done responsibly.
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit a Honeywell Safety
Product Facility in Franklin, PA. It was fascinating and reassuring to see the
rigorous inspections of their Miller fall protection gear they manufacture.
Their exacting testing and measurements was very complex. The fall simulation
was both impressive and shocking.
Did you know a 175 pound person falling 6
feet
generates a total force of 1225 pounds?
This is why your choice of fall protection gear is so
important! The whole factory was filled with people manufacturing harnesses and
quality control from testing to inspection. They made sure every harness and
accessory was perfect, tested and retested.
Out of 4,251* worker fatalities in private industry in
calendar year 2014, 874 or 20.5% were in construction―that is, one in five
worker deaths last year were in construction. The leading causes of
worker deaths on construction sites were falls, followed by electrocution,
struck by object, and caught-in/between. These "Fatal Four" were
responsible for more than half (58.1%) the construction
worker deaths in 2014*, BLS reports. Eliminating
the Fatal Four would save 508 workers' lives in America every year.
§ Falls — 349 out of 874 total deaths in
construction in CY 2014 (39.9%)
§ Electrocutions — 74 (8.5%)
§ Struck by Object — 73 (8.4%)
§ Caught-in/between — 12 (1.4%)
At Power Tool and Supply, quality and safety go hand in
hand. The Miller brand is globally recognized as a leader in innovative safety
products. That is why we offer this safety product and other brands, check out
our storefront or online catalog to learn more. Better yet, give us a hollar,
we are happy to answer your questions and help you order what you need.
Contact me at Linda@powertoolandsupply.com
412.496.5105
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