2011 March | SlipNOT® 

Treetop Steel Walkway

The Xstrata Treetop Walkway in the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew, London is an above ground steel walkway.  This beautiful steel walkway gives a breath taking view and a place to view natural habitats of animals.

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Steel Bridge

The Steel Bridge, located in Portland, Oregon, is a double lift bridge that crosses the Willamette River.  The double lift is unique; the top part carries road traffic and light rail, while the bottom steel walkway is for pedestrian traffic.  The bridge’s design is distinctive in the fact that it was originally built in 1888 using steel, when most bridges of the time were crafted out of wrought iron.  Over the years it has gone through many renovations,

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Planning for an Emergency in the Workplace

It is imperative for employers to provide employees, visitors and customers with a safe environment to interact in.  Safety equipment such as slip resistant flooring, helmets, eyewear and specialized clothing can help keep workers safe.  However, employers should also prepare employees for unexpected situations such as workplace emergencies.  A workplace emergency is an unexpected event that causes abrupt and direct disruption to employees.  Some examples of workplace emergencies include flooding, fires and loss of electricity.  To ensure that employees are safe in emergency situations, employers should prepare employees for such events.  The following are some tips from the National Crime Prevention Council to help prepare employers and employees for workplace emergencies.

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Functionality of Steel and Wooden Walkways

Wooden and steel walkways both serve the practical job of getting you from one place to another, but also serve different functionality and aesthetics throughout various environments. 

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Understanding Load Flows of Steel Flooring

When designing a building, various components come into play when trying to determine the load capacity of steel flooring.  In order to better understand what these components are, we will examine the two basic types of loads; gravity loads and horizontal loads.

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Slip Resistant Steel Flooring Can Help Provide Worker Safety

In “Use a Scientific Approach to Prevent Slips and Falls,” Kenneth Fisher discusses practical ways to manage and eliminate slip and fall hazards within the workplace.  Fisher mentions three steps to creating safer floors.  These steps include: measuring and observing the current condition of the floor, improving and maintaining the floors through effective cleaning and care and consistently reviewing the condition of the floors.

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Safety Committees can be an Asset to Managing Safety

In the article, “Making Safety Connections” by Kyle W. Morrison in Safety + Health, safety in the workplace is an important issue that cannot be taken lightly.  Safety committees working within companies can be an asset to companies working to minimize injuries and accidents in the workplace.  Safety committees are beneficial because they focus solely on the safety of employees within the workplace.  This focus allows them to be extremely effective in identifying and minimizing dangerous areas.

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Protecting Medical Transportation Patients

Medical transportation companies are trusted daily with the needs of their patients.  Safety is an integral part of these needs.  Many medical vans have a lift either on the side of a van or in the back, to raise and lower wheelchairs and motorized chairs in and out of it.  Sometimes these lifts can become slippery while loading or unloading patients in outdoor areas.  It is vital for both the transporter and the patients to remain safe in these loading and unloading situations.

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Installing Galvanized Steel Flooring for Pole Barns and Trailer Ramps

Install Galvanized Steel Flooring for Your Pole Barn and Trailer Ramps

When it comes to a pole barn and livestock transportation, you have to consider comfort, safety and cleanliness for you, the public and the animals.  You want to take into account easy clean up and the physical well being of your animals.  Below are two situations where non-slip steel flooring is beneficial.  

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