According to an article published by The Commercial Appeal back in May, crowds on Beale Street in Memphis mistook crashing metal barricades for gunshots and started fleeing in all directions. Hundreds of people ran toward the exits, two were arrested, and others ended up in the hospital. Beale Street is a historic district in downtown …
At OTW Safety, we design and build many different types of safety barricades for a wide variety of commercial applications. Our barricades are engineered to be used outdoors and are designed to handle any significant inclement weather. The most harmful weather-related impact on these types of barricades is prolonged exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays through direct …
When Marc founded his company, Off the Wall Products, in 1989, he was adamant about doing things differently. Besides producing superior products, he was committed to helping grow cool charities and non-profits. Today OTW Safety has ambassadors in more than 10 major cities, from San Diego to Miami, and is still dedicated to carrying out …
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There are safety concerns and legal requirements for just about any construction project. Projects in and around airports present a huge number of additional challenges and regulations. It can be difficult to be sure that your crew is following regulations. We’ve put together a PowerPoint presentation to supplement airport-specific training for construction personnel. Airport Safety Basics …
Photo Credit: Barry Martak Dented Brick Distillery opened its doors to the public last week as well as the first bottles of their first spirit, Antelope Island Rum. Now Salt Lake City is home to the second largest distillery in the West. Read the entire article here. Check out our Billboard Barricade for your opening …
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When people get together in large groups, having fun is often the goal. At concerts, sporting events, exhibitions, rallies, or public speeches, the last thing on your mind is safety—that’s why it’s the first thing on ours. OTW Safety is the leader in passive crowd control safety and security. For over ten years, our crowd …
Thank you to all who participated in our first-ever photo contest. We appreciate the time you took to send us all your great pictures. We love seeing OTW barricades being used! Our first place winner stole the show with Mo the sloth hanging out on one of our billboard barricades. Granted, he probably doesn’t weigh …
OTW Safety’s VP of Operations, Eric Stevens, spent a week in beautiful Anchorage, Alaska to support the Alaska Airport Training Conference organized by the Alaska Department of Transportation. The conference brought together airport managers from the entire state to tackle safety and operational concerns unique to Alaskan environmental extremes. Emergency preparedness, construction impact mitigation, and …
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OTW Safety wants to send a big shout out to everyone who took our 2014 customer survey! We appreciate all the detailed and supportive feedback that was received and will work hard to implement the changes that were requested. Congratulations to Dave Schmidt for being the winner of our drawing. Dave’s candid feedback, and a little …
OTW Safety made some great new friends, hobnobbed with musicians, and showed off our Billboard Barricade crowd control device at this year’s International Music Festival Conference and International Film Festival Summit in Austin, TX. As the official safety sponsor of both events, we tried our best not to be hall monitors… but crowd control is …
