On Friday July 20, 2018, a Chicagoland worker was impaled in the thigh by a piece of rebar that was being used as wall reinforcement. The worker’s colleagues cut him down and he was rushed to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The rebar that impaled the worker’s thigh was 3/4 of an inch. Rebar, conduit and other […]
Reduce labor cost with our new Pre-Manufactured Bend in 3/4 inch and 1 inch. No kinks or creases in the bend. It is also extremely easy to pull wire through. No more shop or field bending and no more pipe waste, all at an affordable cost. Stub-EASE: Conduit Stub-Up Eliminator Stub-EASE is easily compatible with […]
Recently Stub-EASE by Emergent Safety showcased at the NECA Seattle Expo. Over 900 attendees visited the booth and learned how Stub-EASE is the “Total Solution to Costly, Hazardous and Inefficient Conduit Stub-Ups.” Stub-EASE™ simplistically eliminates electrical conduit stub-ups from concrete construction by embedding a coupling accessible via a pocket created by a plastic […]
The Stub-EASE simplistic design, allows for easy prefabrication to your conduit, saving you time and money. By pre-fabricating the Stub-EASE to the conduit, your install job is done in a breeze. Pre-fabricating can be done on site when a laborer is bending the conduit. Simply attach the threaded Stub-EASE to the end of you 90 […]
Emergent Safety Supply, will be debuting Stub-EASE, conduit stub-up eliminator at this year’s NECA Show in Seattle. The groundbreaking new product eliminates, trips, slips and falls associated with conduit stub-ups. This product also eliminates conduit damage associated with conduit stub-ups, saving you money! Emergent Safety Supply (ESS) is a distributor of safety and janitorial supplies. […]
Conduit “stub-ups” have been traditionally accepted in the concrete construction industry as a necessary evil. Until now, methods of protection and awareness have ranged from spraying the “stub-up” safety orange and taping a flag to them, to setting concrete blocks over the top of the “stub-up”. All the while, the hazards for trips, falls, […]
Take a look at the OSHA Standard interpretation of Standard Number: 1926.701. The highlighted points take note, that Mushroom Caps are completely ineffective against impalement hazards. Click Here To See What OSHA Says
Mushroom caps are not intended or manufactured to protect workers from impalement, they are used to protect individuals from cuts and scrapes. Using mushroom caps on your conduit stub-ups, you are creating a willful OSHA violation, while increasing your chances for worker injuries and impalement. By using a mushroom cap, you are only identifying there […]
What is Silica? “Silica is one of the most common minerals in the earth’s crust. Glass, beach sand, silicone, and granite are all silica materials. There are two forms of silica – crystalline and noncrystalline. Crystalline silica is a bigger worry for the health of our lungs.” (http://depts.washington.edu/silica/silica.html) How To Take Precaution ∙”Know […]
Stub-EASE Prevents Workplace Injuries Every day, a construction worker is injured on the job. Stub-EASE is a groundbreaking new product that eliminates injuries due to Conduit Stub-Ups. Conduit Stub-Ups are a continual problem for workers in the electric and high-rise construction industries, and cause injuries involving impalement and even death. According to OSHA: “4,821 workers […]