Who is MSA Safety?
Established in 1914, MSA Safety Incorporated is the global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of safety products that protect people and facility infrastructures. One of the company’s core focuses is fall protection and, with the acquisition of Latchways Plc in 2015, MSA established their Fall Protection Centre of Excellence in Devizes, Wiltshire. This is a hub for the design, manufacture and distribution of safety equipment in the UK.
Employing more than 4,500 people worldwide, its annual revenue was almost $1.36 billion in 2018 – a 13 percent increase from 2017 on a reported basis and 8 percent on an organic constant currency basis.
First and foremost, MSA’s mission is to help men and women who work in dangerous situations and hazardous conditions return home safely to their families at the end of each day. When it comes to to the UK’s construction industry, MSA encourage all stakeholders in the fall protection chain to ensure that the very highest work at height safety standards are met, from specification and installation to competent and confident end-users. Strong links save lives and as an industry MSA believes that architects, designers, contractors and installers have a collective responsibility to help reduce the number of injuries and fatalities caused by falls from height.
What does MSA Safety do?
MSA is dedicated to worker safety through the design, development and manufacture of products that keep people safe at work.
MSA has an extensive safety product portfolio with core products including self-contained breathing apparatus, fixed gas and flame detection systems, portable gas detection instruments, industrial head protection products, fire and rescue helmets, and fall protection devices. When it comes to fall protection, the range consists of PPE (including safety harnesses), self-retracting lifelines and both vertical and horizontal engineered systems (such as Latchways® Constant Force Post and TowerLatch™ and LadderLatch™ attachment devices).
MSA’s product innovation is built around the concept of highly engineered simplicity. Fall protection teams consist of experienced engineers who deeply appreciate the intricacies of fall protection. MSA harnesses precision engineering to craft the highest-quality safety products so that people across the world may work in the safest environments possible.
How does MSA do things?
The ‘MSA way’: it’s based on integrity of both products and people with a real commitment to protecting lives. After all, when lives are at stake, you need safety solutions that you can trust. MSA’s safety systems and products set the standard for quality, efficiency and value the world over.
