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wind spotlight: safety & fall protection equipment

Safety & Fall
According to the National Safety Council, falls are one of the leading causes of deaths in the
workplace. Perhaps more than any other type of workers out there, those who erect and maintain
Protection
wind turbines are exposed to some of the most serious, and potentially fatal, fall hazards. With many
turbines reaching heights of well over 100 feet tall, wind farms are only growing upwards in many
Equipment
cases, and exposure to high winds can make work at high elevations even more hazardous. Here we

highlight some of the latest in safety and fall protection equipment—a must for the growing industry.

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Snap-on Industrial

Product: Tools @ Height Engineered Tool Drop Prevention System
Application: Any elevated work environment

Key Features:

• Uniquely engineered attachment points on tools that maintain or enhance functionality;
• Small parts/tool pouches for easy reach-in retrieval with a self-closing feature; and

• Third-party rated lift bags with secure closures and multiple D-ring attachment points included inside.

www1.snapon.com/industrial

Tech Safety Lines, Inc.

Products: StepWise Fall Arrest Lanyard

Application: Fall Protection Equipment
Key Features:

• Two shock packs;

• Built-in webbed ladder in each leg;
• Ladder is attached to the lanyard, not the harness, providing a
foothold from which to stand and relieve all pressure from the harness.

www.techsafetylines.com

Expert Tax Advisory, Accounting, and Diversiied Fall Dakota Riggers & Tool
Protection
Supply, Inc.
Business Strategy for Clean Energy Companies
Product: LAD-SAF Safety System Product: DBI Sala Exoit NEX Global Wind
(manufactured by Capital Safety)
Harness
Put OUR Green Team on YOUR Green Team
Application: Ladder fall protection Application: Tower safety
system for work at heights
Key Features:

Key Features:
• Connects to a fall protection system via
the back D-ring (side D-rings are used for • Accommodates most ladder rung
ladder safety);
conigurations;

• The Dri-Lex lining provides breathability, •
OSHA Compliant system that meets
helping to wick moisture away from the or exceeds all applicable industry
body;
standards;

• An ergonomic design features sewn-in •
Provides hands-free operation, while
shoulder, leg, and hip padding, along with limiting free falls to a maximum of 24
irst-of-its-kind torso strap adjustors and a inches; and
radio and Lad-saf sleeve holder;
•
A unique Lad-Saf sleeve can easily
• An easy buckle connection allows for attach or remove anywhere along the
effortless, one-handed fastening; and
PV AMERICA cable as the double-action locking
BOOTH mechanism automatically follows as
• A trauma safety system is included.
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one climbs or descends.
www.dakotariggers.com
www.rodmancpa.com
www.fallprotect.com

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