Fall Protection


Sperian Protection

The video series focuses on the role of safety management in challenging work environments.

SAFETY VIDEOS

Sperian Protection’s “Making Safety Personal” video series focuses on the role of safety management in challenging work environments. The videos, which provide examples from the Orange Line elevated railway at Miami International Airport and natural gas extraction in Lacq, France, showcase the best practices for ensuring the adoption and consistent use of proper PPE. The video series is available on Sperian’s YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/Sperianglobal.

    Miller Fall Protection

    Rescue/Descent Device

    RESCUE/DESCENT DEVICE

    The new Miller SafEscape ELITE Rescue/Descent Device (RDD) by Miller Fall Protection is an automatic descent control mechanism made for evacuating or rescuing personnel from an elevated height. It can accommodate one or two users simultaneously and is available in custom-designed kits for Wind Energy and Tower Crane applications.

      RAIL ANCHOR SYSTEM

      Tether™ Trolleys are a key component in Gorbel Inc.'s new Tether™ Track Rigid Rail Anchor Systems. Specifically engineered for fall protection applications that require fluid movement and stability, the trolley uses DURACOMP4 wheels for durability and consistent, long-term performance. Its swivel eye nut prevents a lanyard from becoming twisted.

      Capital Safety

      DUAL-MODE SRL

      Capital Safety Inc.'s Ultra-Lok RSQ Self Retracting Lifeline is a dual-mode SRL that is designed to provide fall arrest and rescue/descent in one product. The device incorporates a 50-foot lifeline and features an anti-ratcheting brake system that prevents the device from releasing in a post-fall rebound.

        Miller Fall Protection

        FALL PROTECTION SYSTEM

        Miller Fall Protection's new performance-driven Miller Twin Turbo™ Fall Protection System incorporates an innovative mounting bracket design with two TurboLite Personal Fall Limiters to ensure 100-percent tie-off. The system is easy to use and assemble/disassemble, and adapts to most Turbolige PFL models, increasing versatility and freedom of movement.

          SafePro

          SAFETY RAIL

          The patent-pending SafePro Fall Protection Rail is designed with an ergonomically correct power grip for a safe and upright egress/ingress through access hatches while providing protection from accidental falls. Additional features include a wraparound, self-closing gravity gate mounted with heavy-duty hinges that double as a ladder extension.

            Gravitec Systems Inc.

            Wind Turbine Rescue

            The new G4 Wind Turbine Rescue and Evacuation System from Gravitec Systems Inc. is designed to address the wind energy industry's need for a user-friendly, high-angle rescue system that can be employed from at-height locations on turbines. The system can be quickly configured to facilitate one- or two-person rescues using overhead anchorages.

              Flexible Lifeline Systems

              Rail Fall System

              The Twin FlexRail from Flexible Lifeline Systems consists of two individual, enclosed tracks that are designed to provide users with bypass capability. The enclosed tracks eliminate snow, ice, dirt, and debris buildup hazards, and its sealed bearing trolleys provide 1:100 movement-to-weight ratio, allowing a self-retracting lifeline to remain directly overhead.

                FabEnCo, Inc.

                Safety Gate

                FabEnCo Inc.'s Self-Closing Safety Gate is designed to provide fall protection at all openings, including ladders, platforms, mezzanines, and stairs. Shipped complete with all hardware, it can be installed in minutes on all types of handrails or to existing walls and is available in galvanized steel, aluminum, and stainless steel.

                  DBI-SALA

                  Fall Protection

                  DBI-SALA, a Capital Safety brand, introduces its fall protection solution for the wind energy industry: the ExoFit™ Wind Energy Harness and Force2™ Wind Energy Lanyard. The harness is constructed in the shape of an "x" for easy, no-tangle donning, and the lanyard's twin legs allow for 100 percent tie-off.

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