Time and cost savings―leading edge fall protection Product Case Studies

摘要

When a portable engineered anchorage system for leading edge work became available last year, safety directors bought more than one unit because they found the new equipment could increase safety, save time, and increase productivity, while reducing their overall costs. "Previously, there was no really practical way for workers to tie off overhead," said Dwight McIllwain, foreman at Concrete Form Erectors in Nashville, Tenn. "This system allows two workers to tie off overhead and makes it safer and easier on the employees." The system's 8 x 8-foot footprint can easily work on most decking. For lifting it on or off a deck, it includes two lifting rings for quick, easy crane cable attachment. When it is positioned on the deck, steering and pushing handles offer easy mobility, while front and back brake jacks prevent the unit from moving unintentionally. The base of the system includes solid wheel casters that are unaffected by surface obstacles such as nails, nuts, and bolts, marking the system extremely mobile.