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Springfield Inc. – “Put your Life on our Line”

Kingsley, Michigan. July 7, 2016.

Springfield Inc.™ has acquired 3 commercial buildings in Grand Traverse County, next door to its company Headquarters.  The buildings were acquired to house the rapidly expanding Springfield SmartAnchor division.  Contact Scott Pryde, Springfield SmartAnchor general manager for assistance with cost effective solutions to your fall prevention needs.  Scott works closely with Tim Korson, Head Engineer, for SmartAnchor  to assure your facility safety requirement are met and that your rooftop safety plan is compliant.  Our products are designed to meet your needs – both indoors and outdoors.  Jobsite training is also available for your employees.

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Michigan Rooftop Safety: “These boots are made for walking”.

When your employees are strolling, ambling, trudging, and trekking “Out on the roof” of your building, please know that Springfield can help them stay safe (and help you stay in OSHA compliance) with Duro-Last Walk Pads.  If you have employees who need to stride, hike, stomp, or sashay across your rooftop as part of their regular job duties you need our Walk Pads.

If you depend on HVAC subcontractors to dawdle, wander, prowl, and traipse across your roof to check on and repair air conditioner units or heating units you need our Walk pads. In fact, as a building owner, you have a legal responsibility to keep people on your rooftops safe from slips and falls.  Good news!!!  The Duro-Last walk pads, while relatively inexpensive and easy to install, reduce slip and fall accidents by 80%.  Saunter on over to the “contact us” portion of our website and give us the opportunity to “walk” you through our roof top safety plan which includes the famous Duro-Last Walk Pads.
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Rooftop Safety Plan

new attempt scopeDo you have employees who access the rooftop of your industrial facility?  Perhaps they do routine maintenance up there or check on rooftop equipment?  If so, you are required to provide safe access for these employees and have a rooftop safety plan on file with your safety department.  If you have not prepared a rooftop safety plan – you are not alone.  Springfield can assist with preparing and implementing a rooftop safety plan for your business to follow.

Call us today.  It’s a WIN/WIN.  Your employees stay safe and your corporate office stays compliant with OSHA requirements.

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A New Paradigm for Ladder Safety

By:  Terri Jo Umlor, Vice President

Work place injuries and disabilities create an enormous emotional burden on families and a financial dependance on our economy. The ripple can be felt through many generations of families.

When a construction worker who is the head of the household is seriously injured or killed, there is a tremendous burden placed upon the entire community.  On average 400 people die each year and 135,000 people are injured as a result from scaffolding and ladder-related injuries.  Even if only 1% of those injured people become disabled that would equate to roughly 54 Million dollars of subsistence needed compounding each year to support the injured worker and their family.  The portable ladder is the most dangerous construction tool – 34% of all deaths on construction sites were from falls! 

It is generally assumed and accepted that construction workers and industrial employees have accidents, get hurt and die.  Why do we accept this?  We expend time, money and conversation making cookies for homeless people, and worrying over the plight of our local humane society, while mindlessly accepting that our next door neighbor, a construction worker, may become disabled or die the following day at work.   As an owner of a commercial roofing and fall prevention company, I challenge business owners everywhere to honor yours tradespeople – embrace ladder safety – give it a “MAN HUG”.  The Springfield patent pending LadderAnchor is a lifesaving tool that is easy to install and inexpensive to buy.

Construction workers are at the heart of the American dream – getting up every day, going to the jobsite, working long hard hours, providing for their families.  Where would our industrial nation be without them?  It’s time for construction company owners everywhere to get involved and help change the mindset about safe roof access.  Let’s honor our tradesmen and women. When a construction worker is viewed as someone worthy of all efforts to keep safe – we will have made our goal

When we have made our goal with our patent pending LadderAnchor — the 400 people that statistically die each year in fall related accidents will be returning home after work to their families; 135,000 fall related accidents per year will have been prevented; the workers that would have been seriously affected by death or injuries will be able to continue to support their families; the economy will not burdened with the estimated 54Million dollars of subsistence compounding each year to support injured/disabled workers and OSHA will no longer site falls from ladders as a leading cause of injury & death in construction.

 

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2013 Duro-Last Elite Contractor Award

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Our 2013 Elite Contractor award plaque has arrived! We are so proud of our quality standards and have won this prestigious Duro-Last award every year for the past 17 years. Congratulations to our field crews and THANK YOU for being the best of the best!

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White roofs can outperform green roofs at lower cost

At Springfield, we have long known that our highly reflective white Duro-Last PVC roofs are a big energy saver for our clients.  As an installer of green roofs, we understand how beautiful it is to see living plants on your roof as well.  Whether you want a white reflective roof or a living roof – call on Springfield – We can do it all and we will take care of your building as if it were owned by our grandmother! For more information:

http://sourceable.net/greener-white-roofs-green-roofs/

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Injuries from falls

“Simply eliminating construction worker deaths from falls alone would save nearly 300 lives each year, according to the infographic.”
— Kyle Morrison, Senior Associate Editor for Safety + Health Magazine, Infographic: Construction Industry Fatalities

Springfield installs permanent fall protection systems and safe roof access “Ladder Anchors” to commercial buildings, keeping your employees safe from harm and keeping you in compliance with MI-OSHA.  Visit our website for more information or give us a call at 1-888-469-0059.

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Short’s Brewing 10 year anniversary party!

terry-and-Joe-at-Shorts-anniversary-partySpringfield employees and family members celebrate at Short’s Brewing Company’s 10 year anniversary party.  Thanks Joe for creating over 90 jobs in northern Michigan!  Thanks, too, for hiring a local contractor (that would be Springfield) to take care of your roofing, lighting, and fall protection needs.

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Spring into roof repairs

The freeze/thaw cycle in Michigan can really mess with your roof. Springfield recommends a spring and a fall check up on your roof to head off potential difficulties before they become major inconvenience to your work day.  We want you to worry about running your business and let us worry about your roof. We’re on Top of it!  For more information on the freeze/thaw topic read Did This Winter Wreck Your Roof?

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