Recalls: Gas Grills, Pacifiers, Youth Sweat Shirts Nov 20, 2009
About 90 EXO-Tech safety harnesses for hunting, manufactured in the Philippines by Gorilla Inc. of Flushing, Mich. because of a defect that could allow a user to fall when force is applied to the harness. (KSBW 8, CA)
Pine Belt could be in for long, cold winter Nov 10, 2009
His folks asked me to remind you to wear your safety harnesses. Youth Week for deer hunting opens Nov. 14 and runs through Nov. 20. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Unwritten rules of deer hunting Nov 6, 2009
Always get completely dressed with all your long-johns, coveralls, safety harnesses and coats before deciding that you really must go to the bathroom before continuing. 3. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Programs Focus On Farming Safety Sep 19, 2009
Klever travels the country to educate people on the importance of safety harnesses and how dangerous it can be to work near grain. "Every year, there are 100 to 150 people that die in grain engulfment," Klever said. (7 KETV Omaha)
Family asks farmers to learn safety steps Sep 5, 2009
The Dexter Daily Statesman reports his family is talking to agricultural groups and posting Web reminders of ways farmers can improve safety while on the job, like using safety harnesses while working in grain bins. Information from: Dexter Daily Statesman. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Backwoods with Tim Sep 3, 2009
It was September a few years ago, and Jim was using a bow and arrow for the first time. No, he wasn t in Penn s Woods with his equipment in September. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
More of this story Aug 29, 2009
It uses a three-stage header, rolls on M/T race slick tires and has fully equipped safety harnesses and kill switches. When NHRA recently required new safety bars installed, she turned to Danford Kaeo of DMK Welding to modify the roll cage so the dragster is now safely up-to-date. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
2 Window Washers Rescued from Calif. High-Rise Aug 8, 2009
Fire spokesman Joshua Johnson says the metal scaffolding slipped, but the two workers were wearing safety harnesses and did not fall. Fire rescue crews went to the top of the mirrored building and quickly rescued one man. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Scaffolding scare calls into question rigging regulation Aug 7, 2009
Firefighters have been credited with breaking the glass of the Exchange Place tower and rescuing the two men, Kyle Redmond and Julio Ortiz, as the pair, who were wearing safety harnesses, hung onto a safety line in panic for some 20 minutes ... All of our platforms have safety systems, he said, explaining that the safety harnesses are tethered to the roof. (Boston Globe)
A lurch and a lifeline 37 floors up Aug 6, 2009
Coyne did not witness the rescue, but said that based on a description provided by a Globe reporter, it appeared that once the scaffolding became unbalanced, the workers had to rely on their safety harnesses to keep them from falling. He said the scaffolding could have failed because the two men did not perfectly synchronize their efforts as they lowered the two-motor scaffold or because a guide rope became tangled inside the motor or a rope slipped free when it should not have. (Boston Globe)
Bloggers' challenge: You're anonymous. Tell us a secret. Jul 29, 2009
Of course, this will require power tools, tall ladders and a safety harnesses. You'll probably have to stand back a bit. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Tree worker dies after fall from tree in Elm Grove Jul 11, 2009
Simek was secured by safety harnesses attached to the tree and fell. Police say it appears Simek suffered fatal traumatic injuries from the fall. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
• Hunters, time to take a stand Jun 18, 2009
This is completely unnecessary, because there are a number of affordable and easily-worn safety harnesses available. If you plan on hunting from an elevated stand, please do yourself and your loved ones a favor: strap yourself in. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
RACE TO THE FINISH: RACE TRACKS IN SIGHT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY May 19, 2009
Vehicles will be inspected prior to each race, and drivers will wear helmets and safety harnesses. Additionally, protective devices will be built to ensure spectator safety, Holcomb said. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Seat belt use in the United States Apr 6, 2009
com provides dog auto safety harnesses, belts, and barriers. Car seats exceeding all safety requirments at the Child Safety Store. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Albany couple among four killed in crash Mar 24, 2009
All victims were wearing safety harnesses. They were reportedly headed to Reno, Nev. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Two ships will carry history up the Columbia Mar 3, 2009
More adventurous landlubbers who wish to climb the 70-foot rigging -- with safety harnesses -- can join the tours aloft program. The Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain visit more than 40 ports a year in Washington, Oregon, California and British Columbia. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
South Street Seaport: Manhattan's T... Feb 20, 2009
Only when seeing crew members climbing the masts to spread the cloth without any safety harnesses does the sheer monstrosity of these sails hit home. The camera also shows the ocean whizzing past below, making it hard to believe that wind is the sole mode of propulsion. (Suite101.com)
The Fives: Craziness at Qdoba, a bishop in handcuffs and more odd news from around the globe Feb 17, 2009
And in Blake's defense, they boys were wearing safety harnesses and got out on the chimney by walking across a flat roof at the back of the house. Still, wouldn't a trip to the local amusement park do just as well. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Bishop arrested for child chimney pot stunt Feb 13, 2009
" The children were wearing safety harnesses and got on to the chimney via a flat roof at the back of the house in Welling, southeast London, he added. Blake said he would make an official complaint and has already contacted London police chief Paul Stephenson and Mayor of London Boris Johnson. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "A member of the public reported that two small children had been left unattended on the roof of a house. A 52-year-old man was arrested in connection with the... (Yahoo News)
