As spring quickly approaches, building managers are scheduling window cleaning for their properties. But did you know that OSHA regulations require the building owners to certify all their anchor points before employers permit their employees to use rope descent systems?
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has approved continuing education credit for a course taught by Summit Anchor president Gus Strats.
The class, entitled Anchor Layout for Rope Descent Systems…
Gus Strats News fall protection, safety training
In December 2022, a man died after falling from scaffolding while washing windows on a Washington, D.C. building. Two months before that a window washer died from a fall while working inside Boston’s JFK Presidential Library…
Training and development are a hallmark to any good organization. Summit Anchor Company is no exception.
Most recently, three Summit Anchor employees became certified by the American Concrete Institute as adhesive anchor installers; the training focused on proper installation of adhesive anchoring systems….
The good news keeps on flowing at Summit Anchor Company. The Frederick, Maryland-based manufacturer of trademark rooftop anchors is now offering an apprenticeship for ironworkers to qualified candidates. The Maryland Department of Labor recently approved…
Summit Anchor Company recently announced that it has transitioned workers from using hardhats to helmets as it leads the way in worker safety. As of August 29, the company’s field and shop workers switched to KASK brand helmets…
After decades in the rope access business, Summit Anchor Company president & CEO earns SPRAT certification. Thirty five years since Gus Strats made his first rope descent in 1987…
Did you know that non-English speaking window washers and maintenance workers at height must receive safety instructions in their language?
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, if an employee receives job instruction in a language other than English…
Since November 20, 2017 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has required rooftop anchorages used for rope descent systems (RDS) to be tested and recertified. Below are details regarding this requirement…
Background, most of the window cleaning performed in the USA on mid to high-rise buildings is by or a rope access system or rope descent systems. Typically, workers would simply tie-back their ropes to anchors on the roof, laying their ropes over the top of a parapet before descending. Anchorages, parapets, and other building features such as…
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