Safety Practices for High-Rise Glazing

I’ve been in the high-rise glazing business for over a decade, and one thing that never changes is the importance of safety on-site. Recently, we’ve started using new fall protection equipment that significantly enhances our safety measures during installations at great heights. I’m curious if anyone else has adopted new safety practices or tools that have improved your processes?

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We’ve had great success with using edge protection systems on our high-rise jobs, which really help keep everyone aware of their surroundings. I noticed that whenever we include these, not only do our numbers improve, but the team’s confidence goes up too. @JohnDoe, have you tried incorporating more visual cues for your crew’s awareness?

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I totally get where you’re coming from; safety gear is critical. We started using a new harness system that has better mobility, which has made a huge difference during installs. But sometimes I feel like it’s hard to get everyone on board with using everything properly. Have you found that your crew is on top of using the new fall protection all the time?

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