Ergodyne, St. Paul, Minnesota, offers its newest Tool Belt + Suspender system, which is engineered to reduce the daily pain points of carrying tools while helping crews meet dropped-object safety demands.
Chris Reilly, product manager at Ergodyne, spoke of working “at-height” with tool belts. “Crews are climbing with more gear, more safety requirements and more pressure to stay productive. We wanted to build a system to reduce as much of that friction as possible.”
According to Reilly, constant readjustments and pressure points on the body caused by poor load distribution “can be real focus killers…which can lead to reduced productivity and increased risk of accidents, including dropped tools and equipment.”
Dropped and falling objects on U.S. worksites accounted for over 280 deaths and approximately 50,000 injuries in 2023-2024, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In addition to padded breathable construction, improved weight distribution and patent-pending pivoting suspender attachments that swivel with worker movement, Ergodyne’s new Tool Belts + Suspenders feature ANSI/ISEA 121-2023-compliant tethering points designed to help prevent dropped objects that can cause injuries, equipment damage, downtime and worse.