The construction industry continues to evolve with heightened awareness of safety hazards and a push towards safer work environments and practices. The challenge for all contractors is to maintain a reasonable balance of productivity, quality and safety to ensure an injury-free outcome. When schedule and budget are compressed and greater emphasis is placed on
If you’ve ever had an on-the-job fatality, it’s not something you’ll ever want to experience again. Yet, while we keep pushing the boundaries on elaborate, multi-million dollar structures, the construction industry isn’t making much progress in stopping serious injuries and deaths on construction sites. In her Construction Superintendent article, “What keeps you up at
Would you rather free fall from a high elevation, get crushed, get electrocuted or struck by a falling tool? In this Construction Executive article, Hilmerson President and CEO Deb Hilmerson shares her frustration that the same “Fatal Four” hazards in construction are still the most common causes of worker deaths on American construction sites, despite
Deb Hilmerson is a 30+ year construction industry veteran. As a respected safety consultant, Hilmerson routinely encountered safety guardrail issues and frustrated contractors. She spent 2-½ years talking with industry-leading contractors, foremen and tradespeople to determine what would keep the industry happy, OSHA happy and save lives. Her first product was the American-made Hilmerson
W.E. O’Neil Construction wanted a robust, OSHA compliant guardrail system to protect workers and trade partners from falls from heights. They were looking for a simple, robust, construction-grade system™ that was easy to install, stack, store, ship and reuse on future projects. Most importantly, the Hilmerson Safety Rail System™ supports W.E. O’Neil’s green and sustainable
This is how construction industry safety innovation happens What does college basketball have to do with construction site safety? As President/CEO Deb Hilmerson entered her 30th year in the construction industry, she sat down with Finance & Commerce reporter Kelly Busche to describe her interesting career path and what motivates her to design products
Guardrail Wall Mount Plate The Hilmerson Safety® Guardrail Wall Mount Plate is new accessory that allows for an additional anchorage option. Can’t or don’t want to mount to the top of your concrete surface? No problem, you can now easily mount on the side. This specially designed wall mount
With boots on the ground, hanging with the hard working men and women in the field and providing solutions to common problems found on construction sites. Hilmerson Safety® assisted industry leader Mortenson with deploying two 3M DBI-SALA® FlexiGuard™ M100 Modular Jib Systems or "sky hooks" at Climate Pledge Arena. Mortenson was looking for a
Simple Innovation Allows Construction Workers to Work Safely Around Exposed, Energized Outlets & Switches There's a new cover in town! The United States Patent & Trademark Office issued the patent on March 9th as USD912629 entitled Self-Adhesive Junction-Box Cover. The award, Hilmerson Safety's® second this year, recognizes the unique design of this simple solution to one of
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are still celebrating and so is Hilmerson Safety®! In preparation for one of the biggest days in sports, Super Bowl LV, Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. Scaffold Services supplied a significant amount of the Hilmerson Safety Rail System™ for leading edge protection. They chose the Hilmerson Safety Rail System™ for its ability to