The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved two American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) standards addressing fall protection, the new ANSI/ASSE Z359.14-2012, Safety Requirements for Self-Retracting Devices for Personal Fall Arrest and Rescue Systems, and the revised ANSI/ASSE Z359.4-2012, Safety Requirements for Assisted-Rescue and Self-Rescue Systems, Subsystems and Components. The standards are part of [...]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will extend for six months its temporary enforcement measures in residential construction. The temporary enforcement measures, extended through September 15, 2012, include priority free on-site compliance assistance, penalty reductions, extended abatement dates, measures to assure consistency, and increased outreach. Fatalities from falls [...]
Roofers, carpenters at risk for costliest injuries from falls Falls from elevations by roofers cost an average of $106,000 per claim while falls by carpenters cost an average of $97,000 each. The numbers are included in a new presentation from OSHA. The agency looked at data for injuries resulting from falls from elevations in the [...]
The Man Store has a very LARGE variety of fall protection gear for all of the roofers out there. We carry everything from roofing kits to horizontal lifelines. We also carry a wide variety of safety harnesses. Our main vendors, 3M and Guardian Fall Protection, supply some of the best safety harnesses that you can [...]
Do you have questions you need answered about roofing safety? Are you not sure on what OSHA expects for fall protection or what type of lanyard you need to be using? The Man Store will be releasing a new informative newsletter for all of the roofers out there! We are very proud to provide our [...]
The tornadoes and the torrential rains mean the roofers will be even busier than usual this spring and summer. Employers have an obligation to protect employees from fall hazards, heat stroke and other dangers associated with roofing accidents in Springfield, Columbia and elsewhere in Missouri. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration has spent the spring [...]
Sometimes tragic accidents are just waiting to happen. For Antonio Morales, his severe job-related injuries were simply caused by gross negligence. Morales’ case – the result of a fall through the roof on a construction project after air conditioning equipment had been removed an no fall protection. The accident occurred on March 25, 1996, at [...]
The Man Store exhibited cutting edge Safety Products at the 2012 CRCA for Roofers doing Flat Roof, Steep Slope and Residential. OSHA fines start out at $7,000.00 per violation and they’re out in force. The Man Store is there to help your roofing team work safely so everybody goes home safely everyday. Commercial Guardrails and [...]
