A Gift for Every Day

As the holiday season draws near, there is a long list of people we are thinking about.

We are so thankful for everyone who has inspired us and shown great kindness as we go about the business of preventing accidents from falling drywall. The support we have received from many people both in and out of the drywall industry is amazing.

The past few years have been harsh on those who make their living in construction. For our friends who have lost jobs, you are not forgotten. Entering 2011, we hope this will finally be the year where sustained improvement gives relief and hope to those that have shouldered more than their share.

Our thoughts are with the families who have lost a loved one in a work accident. Where we call home, this has happened all too frequently this year. Each accident was very different and yet tragically preventable.

Safety cannot take a vacation or holiday. This holiday season, give the gift of caring. Watch out for dangerous shortcuts and be the voice for safety at your workplace. Pay special attention to young or new workers who may not know if their actions have the potential to cause an accident. Know the risks, train properly, supervise the work; these are very important steps towards a safer workplace. Give each other the greatest gift every day of the year, work safe today - go home tonight.

Best Wishes for a Healthy and Safe New Year!

Drywall Accidents/Incidents are Preventable.

Safety is in Everyone's Best Interest

Each drywall accident begins with a final irretrievable moment when the force of falling drywall is set in motion and the outcome cannot be changed.

The injuries can be devastating because drywall crushes everything in its path. It is easy to take this for granted if your livelihood is in a gypsum-products related field.  If not, it is unlikely you will know a sheet of drywall can weigh 100 pounds or more and that a stack of ten sheets can fall with a 6,000 pound force at floor impact.

Falling drywall is not an accident that "just happens".  It is foreseeable that unsecured drywall can easily fall if allowed to become unstable. The Gypsum Association has been warning the industry about this fact for years.

If you are in the business of stocking , installing or managing a jobsite where drywall is stored, please secure or insist that all edge-stacked drywall is safely secured. Safety is an investment not a cost.

Death by Drywall: Review of a case involving the death of woman by a leaning/falling stack of drywall. http://www.southernloss.com/index.php?module=article&view=48>

PA carpenter injured on job:

http://www.naftulin-shick.com/CM/Custom/Workplace-Injuries.asp>  (when webpage opens, scroll down to falling drywall headline) 

13-year-old boy crushed by drywall: http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=e82bbdb1-6324-4f07-aa66-97e0796a138f

Ohio Woman injured while having addition built:

http://www.jkfmlaw.com/CM/Custom/Verdicts-Settlements.asp>

A jury awarded $4.3 million to church volunteer http://www.totalinjury.com/news/verdicts/premises-liability.aspx> (when webpage opens, scroll down to $4.3 Million to Volunteer Requiring Amputation headline)

Oregon Construction Worker injured by falling drywall:

http://www.damorelaw.com/practice-areas/residential-construction-site-injury.php>

Missouri worker injured while working at an Abbey:

http://www.stlouiscnr.com/columns/article/no_good_deed_goes_unpunished/

Electrician's Assistant dies after falling ten feet:

http://www2.worksafebc.com/i/posters/2002/ha0206.html

New U.S. Distributor: ToolPro

Welcome ToolPro! Customers have requested, and we are pleased to announce, ToolPro as the newest stocking distributor of the RockSteady Clip. They are ready to fill your order, call 1- 800-553-5991 or visit their website at http://www.toolpro.com/

WorkSafe BC Drywall Handling Video

WorkSafe BC, the Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia, Canada has produced a video addressing drywall handling. The video may be viewed in either pounds or kilos. Click on one of the following links to view.
WorkSafe BC Drywall Handling Video (in pounds)
WorkSafe BC Drywall Handling Video (in kilos)

Canada Supplier: Winroc, a division of Superior Plus LP

We are pleased to welcome Winroc as a supplier of the RockSteady Cip throughout Canada. Please visit the Winroc website for a location near you.

Canada Distributor: Allroc, a division of Superior Plus LP

Welcome to our newest Distributor in Canada.
Allroc, a division of Superior Plus LP, is now a stocking distributor of the RockSteady Clip. If your company is interested in becoming a supplier, please contact Allroc at 403-203-4264.

Oh Canada!

RockSteady is on the move! We are very excited to announce the arrival of the RockSteady® Clip in Canada. With the Vancouver Olympics right around the corner we can't think of a better time to introduce a safer way to store vertically stacked drywall to the Canadian market. We look forward to helping Suppliers, Installers and Contractors implement the RockSteady® Clip on their jobs for greater drywall safety and peace of mind.

RSC growth continues throughout U.S.

The RockSteady® Clip is now in use at over 40 Drywall and Wallboard Supplier locations throughout the United States.