Does Capital Safety implement the Code in its own manufacturing processes?
Yes we do. Whenever our personnel use fall protection in our facility or in the field, they follow the Code. For example, our maintenance workers are trained in accordance with and comply with the Code’s requirements when working at height on plant equipment. The Code is used as the basis for training of our sales agents, with many graduating to competent or qualified person competency levels. How has Capital Safety’s product line changed to meet the Z359 Fall Protection Code? Most of our product offering is similar, but we have made it compliant with the Code. How has Capital Safety addressed 3,600-lb. within its own product line? Developing new hooks and carabiners to comply with the new gate strength requirements and ensuring that the hooks were continuously available required a significant amount of work. During the transition periods, the new hooks, as well as the original hooks, needed to be supported. A second set of SKUs were created for lanyards with the new hooks. Harnesses a
