Fall Protection: Friends Don’t Let Friends Go Splat

On July 1 and 8, 2008, Valdes Engineering Company was pleased to host Mike Murphy and the Miller-Dalloz Fall Protection demonstration trailer. Mike set up his trailer for Valdes employees at the BP Whiting Refinery in Indiana, the ExxonMobil Refinery in Joliet, the CITGO Refinery in Lemont, and our Lombard, Illinois staff. This unique event was attended by 36 employees who wear or anticipate wearing fall protection. It was GREAT safety training!

We learned how to inspect the equipment, don and adjust it properly, reviewed the capabilities and limitations of the equipment, discussed new equipment solutions, and asked lots of questions. Some lucky participants were even suspended from the rig to see how they might feel if suspended. The “drop tests” Mike did clearly showed why you want to use your equipment properly. (Only 220# test bags were dropped – not real people!)

This kind of interactive training is one of the many steps Valdes employees are taking to become safety performance leaders.











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Valdes Engineering Company (VEC) sets the standard for excellence in engineering serving regional, national and global corporations with on-time, on-budget projects. VEC is a Chicago-based engineering consulting firm, specializing in the petrochemical, refining, coal gasification, power, chemical, alternative energy, and manufacturing industries.