One of the main purposes of firefighting clothing is to increase the probability of surviving a flashover. Protection against thermal agents, bacteria, liquids, and physical hazards are also of...
Be extremely careful when performing work at height. After all, in any unforeseen event or accident, the worker will be at very high ground level. Therefore, any accident tends to be much more...
We start this post by answering: Yes. Based on the tests performed to obtain the CA, we can say that the Safety Harness can be used by a worker weighing more than 100 kg, but this possibility does...
Hércules is a company specialized in manufacturing work protection equipment and, among its lines of work, is the production of solutions for working at height. Hércules is recognized for the...
A subject that even today still generates a lot of questions in the market, not only when it comes to fall protection equipment, but with other PPEs, is: why shouldn't I use a brand X fall arrest...
Every worker who performs activities at height, uses and trusts his/her safety belt, since in case of a sudden evil or carelessness that may cause the worker to fall, the belt will retain that fall...
There are no Brazilian norms that determine the maximum weight of the worker at height. The ABNT NBR norms (NBR 14626, NBR14627, NBR14628, NBR14629, NBR15834, NBR 15835, NBR15836 and NBR15837) are...
"Hot work" is the definition of any activity involving burning, welding, or similar operations that are capable of starting fires or explosions. Hot work also includes other activities with the...
The safety belt, its components and accessories are fundamental parts of the whole process for work at height, because they are what connects the anchorage point with the fall arrest system. Despite...
Due to the fact that the Ministry of Labor does not have a specific classification for work accidents occurring in confined spaces, there are no precise statistics regarding the figures of this type...
