I had a nice chat with Greg Brown of RYCO Hydraulics at MINExpo last month, and it all revolved around safety. Greg was showing me their Crocbite product, an ingenious product for connecting large hoses that are frequently used in longwall mining applications. Instead of the traditional “staples” that connect large hoses, RYCO designed a product that looks like a series of metal teeth connected by wires that slides into the connection hole and makes contact along the entire circumference of the connector. This segmented, flexible fitting cannot be disconnected under pressure, and it features far superior impulse and pressure capability over the traditional staple type products.
A great idea, for sure, but as we stood there chatting about safety, he showed me something else that really struck me—a wallet card that explains the five pieces of critical information you need to give you doctor in case of a hydraulic fluid injection industry.
* Type of fluid.
* Amount of fluid injected.
* Pressure of fluid injected.
* Degree of spread of infected material.
* Time between injection and treatment.
Greg explained that most doctors don’t know how serious injection injuries are, something I’ve heard over and over through the years. There’s even a space on the front of the card where the user can write the name of nearby hospitals that are experienced in treating these types of injuries—something that you won’t want to have to start researching AFTER the injury, when time is of great importance. My hat’s off to RYCO for not just talking about safety, but for going the extra mile and providing their customers this thoughtful service.
We are in Hydraulics Business since 22 years and we know many people that over the years have an accident of oil injection and many of them loose a member due to the unknowledge of Doctors in these kind of injury.
We are know the new Distributor of RYCO Hydraulics in the Province of Québec
and we appreciate to work with a company where the innovation is FIRST goal.
Thanks RYCO to Innovate
Thanks, Sébastien!
Here’s an interesting program that Yates Industries, a Michigan-based cylinder company, has created, rewarding good safety practices. From their blog:
“As a Yates employee participating in this program, you’d put your name in a hat and if, after 6 months, you hadn’t had a safety incident or been late more than three times, your name would remain. Everyone who remains not only receives a gift card; they will also be in the running for an additional drawing for 1 of 2 grand prize gift cards. We find that this is a great way to reward safe workers and bring everyone together as a community. By making safety appealing, everyone wins. It is just another way we have maintained and encouraged such a high level of workplace safety for over 40 years.”
http://yatesindustries.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/rewarding-employees-at-yates/
I have sold industrial and hydraulic hose and fittings for over 25 years and I am always amazed how many people treat hose assemblies as if they are pipe. Over bending, kinking, running over them with trucks, cars and fork lifts. I have always taught safe handling of hose asseemblies and yet it all to often falls on deaf ears.
I am glad to see a company taking the lead and developing something as simple as a card to get and give the most important information for proper medical attention. Thank you !
I really like the wallet card on hydraulic injuries, would those be availible for purchase or could you put me in touch with someone who could offer these?
Thanks.