Ladder Safety Month: A Comprehensive Guide to Ladder Safety

Men on a ladder at jobsite
More than 100 people die from ladder-related accidents every year, and thousands more suffer disabling injuries. Using a ladder isn’t inherently dangerous – when ladders are in working condition, set up correctly, and used by a person with proper training, they're a safe and essential part of any construction site or home toolbox. So why do so many ladder related injuries and fatalities continue to occur?

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ANSI ISEA 138: A New Standard for Impact Protection

Impact protection gloves around large red chain

Across construction, industrial, gas, and oil industries, there’s one essential tool that every worker uses every day – their hands. Although the human hand is an incredible tool, it’s also a delicate one – the bones and tissues in the back of the hand are vulnerable to work related injuries ranging from bumps and bruises to breaks and crushes.

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5 Advantages of Working with Crosby® Hooks

Crosby Hooks on Warehouse Floor

Ask just about anyone what a rigging hook looks like, and they'll probably describe a shiny red hook with a classic logo embossed in all caps. The image of a Crosby® hook is nearly synonymous with heavy lifting and rigging, and with good reason -- Crosby® has been one of the world’s leading manufacturers of rigging and lifting products since they were founded in 1836.

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Lifting the Maid of the Mist

Two Maid of The Mist boats on a crane
The Niagara Falls attraction the Maid of the Mist was welcomed to its new home on Thursday, October 31st 2013. The two tour boats, weighing approximately 125 tons each, needed to be lifted onto the new concrete slab that was built on the American side of the Niagara River for storage during the winter months.

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Hanes Supply and Engineered Lifting Techologies Work Together on a Complicated Lift Plan

Men on jobsite overseeing lifting beam
Hanes Supply, Inc and Engineered Lifting Technologies received a request from a customer to work with them on a complicated lift plan with an aggressive delivery schedule. The customer wanted to lift a 59’diameter rebar mat design weighing approximately 90,000 lbs each in a single pick. The three rebar mats made of # 8 and # 14 rebar (hand tied) were designed to plug 3 different 60’diameter shafts with a 1500CY concrete tremie pour at the bottom of a 120’ deep shaft filled with water.

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Hard Working Man Award 2012: Bill Polian

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On Saturday October 6, 2012, Hanes Supply held our 10th Annual Kent Hull Hard Working Man Award Dinner, honoring Bill Polian, at the Millennium Hotel in Cheektowaga, New York. All who attended appreciated their time to meet with friends and enjoy a wonderful dinner.

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North Pole: Rigging Around the Globe

Sleds pulling rigging equipment through snow
Hanes Supply Rigging Supporting Customers Around the Globe. An international contractor recently needed new tow cables for their support of the US Government Science Research at the North Pole. Per the attached pictures, Hanes fabricated 1 inch Wire Rope Assemblies to keep the fuel bladders, support equipment and supplies sliding along the frozen tundra of Greenland. Our rigging was delivered to the Air National Guard which flew the rigging along with other supplies to Greenland via C130 cargo planes.

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Hard Working Man Award 2011: Fred Smerlas

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On Friday December 9, 2011, Hanes Supply, Inc. held our 9th Annual Kent Hull Hard Working Man Award Dinner, honoring Fred Smerlas, at the Millennium Hotel in Cheektowaga, New York. All who attended enjoyed their time to share some Holiday Cheer and a wonderful dinner.

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