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Kee Klamp Railing In Use at 2010 Winter Olympics

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

If you’ve watched any of the Olympic events at the Whistler Sliding Centre then you’ve already caught a glimpse of Kee Klamp railing in action. The sliding courses are lined with hundreds of linear feet of pedestrian guardrail to keep people off the course. The usage of the railings at such a prominent venue features their durability, flexibility and overall quality.  If you are looking for a pedestrian guardrail or fall protection railing consider taking a look at our Kee Klamp Guard Railing Solutions.

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Kee Klamp Guardrail In Edmonton Parking Garage

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Kee Klamp fittings, curved pipe and some fencing hardware made for a this great looking guardrail in a parking garage in Edmonton, Canada.  Contact us about building custom guardrail applications.

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Need a Tool Vest for Tinkering? Try this one on for size.

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

This may be a bit much for the average DIY person, but if you’re an above average DIY master or you work as an electrician or in a tool wielding trade, this may just be the item you need at the top of your Christmas List (No seriously, don’t put it on a list, if you like it, just buy it.. but for your own sake don’t obligate someone else to get it for you… I digress).  Now available from our sister site: Simplified Safety

 

 

This tool vest from Vest-Tech is a serious tool carrying piece of clothing.  Made by electricians, for electricians and other trades people who are slaves to the old fashioned tool belt.  The Vest-Tech tool vest makes your work more comfortable, efficient and even safer. 

A Railing on the Side of a Mountain – Kee Klamp Railing

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

When you need to construct a railing on the side of a mountain, what are you going to use?  Kee Klamp fittings and pipe!  What else?!

Friend, David Whiting, captured these pictures of a hand railing on a trail up the Beacon Rock near North Bonneville WA.  Pictures like this represent so many of the fine qualities of railings built with Kee Klamp fittings:

  • Modularity – yes, you can tote it up the side of a mountain
  • Durability – I can’t say how long it’s been there.. but probably a while!
  • Flexibility – look at the turns in the railing curling perfectly up the path.

Need to build a handrail?  Contact Us Today!

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Simplified Building Gives Birth to Simplified Safety

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

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Months in the making and we are finally very pleased to announce the release of our new web site: simplifiedsafety.comSimplified Safety is a site that will focus on the following product areas.

Why did we build Simplified Safety?

We found that we were focusing more and more on safety products and solutions.  It started when one of our main companies that we distribute for transitioned to become a safety company.  We followed suit with this additional site to focus on safety products.  We built Simplified Safety to provide more focused education and products to our customers.  Read more about the new company.

 

What will happen to Simplified Building?

Don’t worry, Simplified Building Concepts is here to stay.  In fact we hope to be more focused in a couple of areas once we transition all of our safety products to the new safety web site: 1) We want to bring back the focus on projects and DIY.  That’s where SBC has its roots, and we don’t intend to lose that spirit.  We’re hoping to regain some ground that might have been lost in adding safety products to this site.  2) Add more products that embody the basic building blocks of construction and modular building.  3) SBC needs and upgrade.  We get so many compliments on our site already, but one thing you’ll notice about Simplified Safety is that it’s so much better.  We hope to bring Simplified Building up to the same level as the new site takes root and bears fruit.

 

Many thanks to our customers

We really appreciate our customers and we hope that this will serve you better as we launch this new site that is specifically focused on safety products: Simplified Safety.

 

Custom Safety Gates Available

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

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Providing safe entrance and exit for designated areas is an important part of worker safety. A safety gate lets the worker know when they are entering and existing a safe zone.  Our Safety Gates are now available in custom sizes and configurations.  If you need a custom gate, please contact our sales engineers for more assistance. 

KeeGuard in the Wild: Spotted on Set of Pinewood Studios

Friday, February 6th, 2009

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BBC News released a video on their web site covering some of the ins and outs of UK’s famous Pinewood Movie Studio.  As Andrew Smith talks about the famous 007 stage set (the largest in Europe) he walks right past a KeeGuard Fall Protection System being used to keep people back from the ledge of the stage.

This is just another way that the KeeGuard counterbalanced hand railing is being used (outside of rooftop fall protection) to keep people separated from hazards.

Kee Mark Warning Line System

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

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.

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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.

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

Protecting Warehouse Walkways from Material Handling Traffic

Monday, October 20th, 2008

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.

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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.

Overall Workplace Deaths Down… Falling Deaths Up!!

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

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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