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Jul 2, 2026

TRADE OF THE MONTH: POWER UTILITY

TRADE OF THE MONTH: POWER UTILITY

Power utility work keeps homes, businesses, job sites and communities running. From overhead line maintenance to underground utility work, storm restoration, pole work, cable prep and vegetation clearing, utility crews rely on equipment that can handle demanding conditions.This month, Acme Tools is highlighting gear for power utility professionals, lineworkers, utility contractors and support crews who need reliable safety equipment, hand tools, cutting tools and jobsite support products.Power utility work involves serious hazards, including energized equipment, falls, confined spaces, traffic, weather and falling limbs. OSHA notes that only qualified employees may work on or near exposed energized lines or parts, ... Read More

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Mar 13, 2026

Werner K1340 Mobile Work Platform Wins 2026 World of Concrete Experts' Choice Award: The Safety Equipment Redefining Elevated Jobsite Protection

Werner K1340 Mobile Work Platform Wins 2026 World of Concrete Experts' Choice Award: The Safety Equipment Redefining Elevated Jobsite Protection

Let’s be real for a minute: most safety awards are about as exciting as watching concrete dry. You usually see a bunch of suits in a hotel ballroom clapping for a slightly shinier safety vest. But when the dust settled at the 2026 World of Concrete in Vegas, the Experts’ Choice Award for safety equipment went to something that matters for the guys on the ground. The Werner K1340 Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP) Kit took home the hardware, and it wasn’t because it looks pretty in a brochure. It won because it solves the one problem every pro thinks ... Read More

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Mar 6, 2026

Toolbox Talk: You're Probably Using Your Ladder Wrong & That's a Problem

Toolbox Talk: You're Probably Using Your Ladder Wrong & That's a Problem

Here's something nobody likes to hear: ladders are dangerous as hell, and most people are overconfident about using them. We're not talking about some rare freak accident either. Every year in the United States, over 22,000 workers get injured in ladder-related incidents on the job, and more than 160 of them don't make it home. When you add in residential injuries, the numbers jump to around 500,000 ladder injuries treated annually, with over 300 deaths.The kicker? Most of these accidents happen because someone skipped the basics—choosing the wrong ladder for the job, sloppy setup, or just being in a ... Read More

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Feb 22, 2026

Werner Fall Protection System Demo: The Game-Changing Gear From World Of Concrete 2025

Werner Fall Protection System Demo: The Game-Changing Gear From World Of Concrete 2025

Remember when fall protection meant dangling like a fish on a hook while your crew scrambled to figure out rescue? Yeah, those days are done. Werner just changed the entire playbook at World of Concrete 2025, and honestly, it's about time someone did.We've all heard the horror stories. Guy takes a fall, harness catches him like it's supposed to, and then what? He's suspended up there, blood pooling in his legs, suspension trauma setting in, and the rescue operation turns into a bigger disaster than the original fall. It's a nightmare scenario that's played out on job sites way ... Read More

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