Welcome to this WindTalk podcast, a series of discussions with wind-industry leaders. In this edition, we talk with Dustin Schneider, a Fall-protection Expert at Capital Safety, a 3M company. With over 17 years of experience, Dustin works directly with end-users and distributors to provide the best safety resources and training at industrial work sites. Here Dustin speaks to us…
Capital Safety debuts new full-body safety harness for fall protection
Capital Safety, a global provider of fall protection, confined space, and rescue equipment, has launched its latest fall protection and safety innovation, the DBI-SALA ExoFit STRATA harness. This harness is the first full-body safety harness designed and tested with data-driven, third-party research, resulting in a harness that is more comfortable, cooler, and lighter to wear. DBI-SALA ExoFit…
Webinar: New Thinking and Tested Ideas for Working Safely at Height
Safety is more than a safety equipment. It must include a frame of mind for those who work at height, especially in the wind industry where “height” means up to 100 meters above the ground. Two aspects of safety will be presented in this webcast. One by Paul Channell with Safety Partners Ltd will discuss…
Capital Safety improves four good products
Capital Safety, home of the DBI-SALA and PROTECTA brands of fall protection equipment, recently expanded four of its product lines: PROTECTA PRO Welder’s Harness, PROTECTA 20-foot Rebel Self Retracting Lifeline (SRL), DBI-SALA Sealed-Bok SRL, and DBI-SALA Suspended Workman’s Chair. the Welders Harness resists heat bursts and weld splatter. Specifically, the webbing can withstand char temperatures…
Capital Safety introduces Rollgliss Technical Rescue products
Capital Safety has introduced the new Rollgliss Technical Rescue product line for use in industrial environments. The product range is intended to meet the needs of rescuers for rigging, encompassing everything from simple descent systems to complicated high lines. The entire Rollgliss family of rescue products is compatible with the existing line of industrial rescue…
Capital Safety introduces Nano-Lok arc flash self-retracting lifeline
Capital Safety has introduced an important addition to its widely used Nano-Lok product line – the DBI-SALA Nano-Lok Arc Flash Self-Retracting Lifeline (SRL). The first-of-its-kind lifeline provides a safe and reliable fall protection connection for all utilities and electric markets, as well as welding, cutting, and torching applications. The Nano-Lok Arc Flash is extremely versatile,…
Fall protection gear get upgrades
Capital Safety, manufacturer of the DBI-Sala and Protecta brands of fall protection equipment, has improved its Climb Assist Ladder Safety System for wind turbines. The equipment, which provides climbing assistance and fall protection to workers ascending a fixed ladder within a wind-turbine tower, has been upgraded for global compatibility, as well as to suit a…
Harness and lanyard ready for wind work
The ExoFit Wind Energy Harness and Force2 Wind Energy Lanyard are intended for wind turbine construction, maintenance, and inspection. With soft and lightweight, yet durable materials, the ExoFit Wind Energy Harness maximizes worker comfort and productivity. The harness is constructed in the shape of an ‘x’ for easy, no-tangle donning, and it combines premium features…
Turbine training center comes with a tower
Capital Safety, home of the DBI-Sala, Uniline, and Protecta brands of fall protection equipment, today announces the opening of a new wind turbine training structure center at its North American headquarters in Red Wing, Minnesota. The new training structure will be used to provide a variety of rescue and climbing training scenarios for the wind…
RFID tracks safety equipment
Developer of the DBI-Sals and Protecta brands of fall protection equipment have launched the i-Safe 3.0 Intelligent Safety System. The system is a significant upgrade to the existing i-Safe 2.0 which launched in 2006, and makes managing a safety program easier and more cost effective than previously possible. Capital Safety’s i-Safe became the first radio…
Planning on Fires and Falling
Oliver Hirschfelder Global Wind Energy Director Capital Safety Red Wind. Minn. www.capitalsafety.us The World Wind Energy Association forecasts that the wind energy industry will employ one million people by 2012. This means wind power is becoming one of the largest sources of new electricity generation. As the market grows with more turbines on towers, so…
Safety team ready to harness wind-turbine issues
A global wind-energy team has been formed to meet growing demand in the renewable energies sector. The team of highly-trained safety experts from the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia know the issues wind-turbine manufacturers face in specific regions of the world. “Over the past five years, we have been working with wind-turbine manufacturers in…