Ionic Systems are famous for putting safety first. One thing you can be sure about with Ionic is that when they claim something is ‘safe’, you can bet your bottom dollar they can back it up. Ionic lead the way in crash tested van mounted systems becoming the first to put their products through crash tests at the Thatcham Testing Centre, UK. So, when Ionic reveal a new pole upgrade called The Protector that is designed to take…
As some may know a much liked and admired fellow window cleaner, Diego Garcia, Kansas City, took a serious fall last week. Original post here: http://www.windowcleaningmagazine.co.uk/prayers-required-suffered/ This is the latest update from the family on Diego’s progress: Released by Peter Artusa ( spokesperson) As we all, already know, Diego Garcia had a very serious work-related fall…
I had shocking news that our friend Diego Garcia from Kansas City USA, had a terrible fall on Wednesday. He is in a critical but stable condition at the Center Point Hospital, Kansas. We appeal to our community across the ‘World’ in giving prayers of hope and love to a much liked and admired fellow window cleaner. He is currently in an induced coma in order to allow the swelling of his brain to improve and it is reported that he has sustained…
A Manhattan building co-op and window Installation Company got slammed with a joint settlement pay out of $9M. The settlement was accepted last month. Robert Domaszowec 49, fell at least 12 stories to his death in an accident that hit the headlines back in 2008. He was washing a bedroom window on the 17-story on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. He was found with his harness, squeegee and applicator by his side. Tracy Domaszowec, his widow, fought a…
I love window cleaning in the UK, where it is safe for window cleaners to work, relatively. Once considered one of the most dangerous jobs to do ( and essentially it still can be), water fed poles have assisted in improving the safety record a tad. When commercial window cleaning in the UK, you are least likely to come face to face with a homeowners unexpected Pit Bull dog. More likely if you are cleaning residential properties. Nature can…
Slips, trips and falls are the most common workplace accidents. Years ago we were sold the idea of Water Fed Pole and Pure Water window cleaning technology as the 100% health & safety compliant method of cleaning windows. And it still is, but choosing to clean windows with water fed poles does not make you bullet proof, unfortunately. Here is my experience…. Commercial window cleaning companies in the UK have pretty much got Health & Safety imprinted as laws force…
Up to 450 Volts of electricity! ( See pic below of the house and location it all happened at) Erwin Sørensen just has to be the luckiest or unluckiest window cleaner alive. Working yesterday, Erwin touched an overhead power line with his water fed pole and lived to tell his story. Erwin has been cleaning windows for 25 years in his hometown of Odense, Denmark. He started window cleaning as a 17 year old for a…
