Safety

Readers sound off regarding PDD blog, “Another Child Dies Under Garage Door: Are we doing enough to educate?”It sounds to me like the door was repaired by someone who did not know what they were doing. Even without the EO, a door should not fall. The balance was not proper on the door and if a spring was broken, the ...

Between 2000 and 2003, Sharon and David Watkins allegedly set several fires to their own home to collect $400,000 in insurance money. They were caught in the scam when the last fire killed their own daughter and her friend.Recently, James Lee Graff got in the hot seat for reportedly selling fake health insurance to thousands of small-business owners — for ...

Complaints, accusations and a few defenses flew in September after PDD reported on a controversial blog about DIY torsion-spring replacement. Click here to read the original story.In response to this DIYer’s adamant claims that the garage door industry is using scare tactics to deter the average Joe from repairing his own equipment, we asked readers the following questions: How often ...

It is always difficult to read or hear the news of a workplace fatality. Root-cause analyses often indicate that someone was distracted on the job, leading to the devastation of a life needlessly lost. Sometimes, however, the root-cause analysis doesn’t show all of the other potential areas of distraction. Are you facilitating an accident-prone work environment? Here are five potentially ...

Although we use our garage door everyday, most consumers neglect to realize that their garage door systems require a maintenance program to ensure safety and proper functionality. That said, it is our duty as industry professionals to inform homeowners of the importance of annual garage door tune-ups and the complications that can occur if they are not performed.We know from ...