Pre-Season Safety Checklist - The Final Four! Check all seat belts Seatbelts should be long enough for every passenger. Be sure to check the seatbelt latches and make sure they work reliably. Look over each seatbelt for tears and other damage to the fabric. Replace seatbelts as...
Surviving in the winter. Surviving in the cold. Surviving in the snow. At various times in your life, both personal and professional, this could happen to you. Stuck, alone, cold, in the wilderness, and without immediate assistance. You can live for a few days without water and...
How to Inspect Your Haul Kit. A blog post by Rope and Rescue with accompanying video, shot at our training location here in Littleton CO. Brian Bourquin our Lead Instructor, SPRAT Level III goes over some criteria to use to do your own inspections. ...
IRISH GHOST STORY This story happened a while ago in Dublin , and even though it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, it's true. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was on the side of the road hitchhiking on a very dark night and in the midst...
We got this from a utility customer a few years ago. I recently found it, thought it was interesting, thought I would share: Installation of a splice (Full Tension Armored) on a 115kv line. This gunshot transmission line was repaired barehanded with the line still energized at...
But let's face it, for many people safety is a rather dry subject, boring, with the same old song and dance messages. From slogans to stickers, much of what you see was essentially the same as what your dad may have seen years ago. But it...
Why You Shouldn’t Use A Handle Ascender As Your Backup Device But why? Here is a blog post and video from our friends at Rope & Rescue that shows some testing they performed here at our facility at Safety One Training. Read here....
New EnviroChamber hits -70°F in Early Testing Safety One’s newest addition to our testing and training capabilities is our EnviroChamber. It can produce temperatures of -15F and above 150F. Throw in a 40MPH wind and you have a -70°F Wind Chill Temperature! Its can allow students from both...
Dr. Bridgette Hester of Hubble Foundation is conducting academic research for the telecommunications industry. The proposed study will evaluate telecommunication technician perception of safety as a result of proper climbing equipment utilized in job completion, the use of climbing equipment as a function of a climber’s...
Have you ever heard of a Safety One Training eVoucher? At a price of $500 each, it allows you to use the budget money today for training you can schedule later. In essence it separates the purchasing from the scheduling and allows you greater flexibility for your...