Kee Safety has released a new warning line  that utilizes some pipe, a few fittings and recycled rubber bases to create a system that meets OSHA safety standards.

As with many of Kee Safety’s products, the focus is on modularity and durability.  Each component is very durable:

• Galvanized Steel Fittings
• Galvanized Rubber Bases
• Stainless Steel Cable & Connectors
• Vinyl Coated Cable
• High Quality Warning Flags

This is not a system that you will have to replace year after year.

Extension kits are available so that you can extend the base kit to any length and configuration.

Contact a sales engineer today to learn more about the Kee Mark Warning Line System.

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The warehouse environment is full of hazards.  One of the many hazards that plant managers need to be aware of is protecting walking workers from workers operating material handling equipment such as pickers and forklifts.

A recent customer utilized our Kwik Kit Safety Rail product to provide a safe right of way to pedestrians walking near utility vehicles in the warehouse.

Here is the scenario BEFORE the Kwik Kit Safety Rail was installed:
No physical barrier to protect the worker.  Only a visual barrier of cones was present to designate the walkway.

Here is the scenario AFTER the Kwik Kit Safety Railing was installed:
Workers clearly separated from hazards.  Workers are clearly aware of when they were leaving the “safe zone” via the self closing safety gate. 

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Kwik Kits provided a solution that was:

• Durable - able to withstand impacts and protect workers in the walkway.
• Easy to use - Uprights come preassembled and powder coated safety yellow.
• Modular - Can fit a wide variety of configurations.
• Safe - The ultimate priority when considering a product.  Does it protect the worker from the hazard?  Kwik Kit does the job!

Allow us to help you separate your workers from dangerous working conditions - contact our sales engineer.

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Today, NPR Reported, that the national workplace death figure hit an all time low.  The number has never been lower since they started tracking workplace deaths.  However, an interesting twist in the story is that deaths from falling in the workplace are up!  Listen to the Story here.

Protect your workers, inquire about our many fall protection solutions.

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Keeping Bucket of Safe-Tie on hand is a great way to get fall protection into the hands of new or temporary workers.  The kit comes with everything a roofer needs to be safely secured while working on a residential rooftop.

See our complete selection of Safety Buckets.

See the training videos below for instruction on the use of the Guardian Bucket of Safe-Tie.

For more construction related fall protection products click here.

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Sometimes we have the privilege of visiting the facilities that have utilized some of our our safety products.  Below are some pictures of a safety rail on a ramp and a safety gate.

Ramp Safety Rail

The handrail here is used to protect the side of the ramp.  This rail has a unique feature: the top of the rail bends ninety degrees to protect people from the corner of the loading dock.  This rail reflects some of the unique configurations that can be built using Kee Klamp fittings.

Safety Gate

This safety gate was used to protect the entrance to an open elevator shaft.  There used to be a “fence” the slid up and down to protect the area.  The gate has spring loaded hinges so it will close automatically (not leaving it to the worker to create a safe environment). 

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At Simplified we’re not into the “guilt trip” methodology of selling fall protection equipment.  We realize the safety is a continuum and it has many factors, not just railings, screens and lanyards.

However, we also realize that there are many who would like to see a greater emphasis on worker safety inside their workplace.  For those individuals, below is another web resource.  It is a employment “death map” that shows where and why people have died at work.  A quick perusal of the map will show you that there are many fall incidents (presumably ones that could have been prevented with proper fall protection measures). 

http://edlabor.house.gov/issues/workerdeaths.shtml

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Fall protection sometimes lands in the category of “optional” when it comes to institutional and company policy.  If you’re looking to reinforce the value of fall protection in your company try previewing the following videos.

In addition to the videos above there is also and entire set of safety videos produced by Work Safe BC here: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=WorkSafeBC

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In a major company initiative which reflects the continuing evolution of the business, Kee Industrial Products, Inc. has announced that it will now operate as Kee Safety, Inc.

As Kee Safety, Inc., the company will continue to provide its market leading Kee Klamp^® fittings, KeeGuard^® roof edge protection and other popular product and system brands. This name change is being instituted across all the Group companies around the world in Canada, France, Germany, UAE and the UK to create a truly international safety company. This re-organization will enable the group to focus its business more effectively on delivering high quality safety solutions to its many global customers.

"The change to Kee^® Safety underlines our commitment to providing customers with a diverse range of effective safety products and solutions" says Mike Mumau, President of Kee Safety, Inc..

“It’s a natural evolution and one that will ensure we are better placed to meet our customer’s requirements in the future and the challenges that lie ahead in creating a safer environment for us all.”

The Kee^® Safety Group is segmented into four business sectors with a distinct and clear focus on product and system areas. Safety Components incorporates the top-selling Kee Klamp® components, the corrosion-resistant Kee Lite^® range and the ADA compliant Kee® Access range typically used in guardrailing, handrailing and other safe tubular structure applications.

Safety Systems covers the KeeGuard^®, Kee Dome^® and Kee^® Mark systems which lead the market in effective fall protection solutions.

The Safe Access Solutions business comprises the tailored industrial flooring and hand railing systems provided by the group’s British Standard Gratings business that protect construction sites with various fall protection solutions.

Finally, in Safe Steelwork Connections the company offers the versatile BeamClamp^® and BoxBolt^® steelwork connection solutions widely used in curtain walling and other secondary steelwork applications. The transition to Kee Safety, Inc. was effective from 1^st January 2008.

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In the videos below we cover some of the important aspects of our KeeGuard Fall Protection Guardrails.

Time Lapse Construction

System Features

KeeGuard Components

Skylight Screens

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Continued from first post

This is series of posts shows an example of layout, before and after photos to illustrate how the KeeGuard fall protection system works.

Section 3 - Protect Exposed Roof Edge with Non Penetrating Fall Protection

Layout

Before

After

Section 4 - Install Guardrail around Exposed Roof Hatch for Safer Access

In this case the KeeHatch Guardrail and Kee Safety Gate were employed.

Layout

Before

After

For more information about KeeGuard Non Penetrating Fall Protection click here.

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