Barry Cordage Blog

Getting creative in these challenging times. It’s been a wild and unpredictable pandemic; everyone has been impacted differently and most of us have had to get creative. The Barry team is here to help you. For over 43 years, our...

Posted by Marc-André Pilon on Sep 15, 2021

A dielectric rope is an insulating rope which is a very poor conductor of electrical current under the application of alternating or direct current voltage. The dielectric properties of a rope are critical when utility work is undertaken in the...

Posted by Patrick Barry on Mar 11, 2021

Many companies are entirely changing their business models or manufacturing processes. Here at Barry we continue to produce what we do best and have made our production capacity available to manufacture several types of flexible safety barriers designed to help...

Posted by Marc-André Pilon on Apr 10, 2020

For the past 30 years, the Barry SR & ED team has undertaken immense efforts to not only develop a complete line of state-of-the-art dielectric rope systems, but continuously advance both the technical properties and knowledge of these products. This...

Posted by Patrick Barry on Apr 18, 2019

To our valued clients, we have recently updated our helicopter cargo-net user manual.Please ensure you are using the latest version, and distribute this as required.  Important Updates include: Sections affected: All (Major revision covering all sections) Maximum shelf-life and service life limitations...

Posted by Patrick Barry on Jan 29, 2019

To our valued clients, we have recently updated our longline user manual.Please ensure you are using the latest version, and distribute this as required. Important Updates include: Section 6 (Inspection, Maintenance) The document can be downloaded & viewed here: Barry Helicopter...

Posted by Patrick Barry on Jan 23, 2019

Every day in a wide range of industries around the world, hundreds of workers are protected by Barry rope and net systems. Safety, quality and reliability are fundamental to these products and systems. To ensure and implement these fundamental characteristics,...

Posted by Marc-André Pilon on Apr 16, 2018

Inspecting your commercial diving gear regularly is critical, especially after the off-season. The inspection process is simple – here’s a quick list of important elements to verify. For a detailed inspection guideline, please refer to our instructions manual for Barry diving harnesses....

Posted by Marc-André Pilon on Mar 19, 2018

This article identifies some of the challenges and issues encountered when working in or near energized fields, and the advantages of using Barry D.E.W. LineTM equipment. http://www.tdworld.com/electric-utility-operations/live-line-crews-improve-safety-dielectric-nets This recent article by Jeff Laninga, Safety Engineer at Manitoba Hydro, gives you a...

Posted by Patrick Barry on Mar 16, 2018

New Fall Prevention Product at Barry! The Tandem Setup Guard Dog Self-Closing and self-stopping Safety Gates (double-door) are perfect for mezzanines and other areas which do not have connected structures. Installs and adjusts EASILY without the need for a gate...

Posted by Marc-André Pilon on Feb 13, 2018

There’s been a lot of talk about frazil ice this winter in some parts of Canada, with the levels at their highest since 2009. Did you know that Barry Cordage developed a Frazil Net System? What is frazil? Frazil ice...

Posted by Patrick Barry on Feb 07, 2018

To all our Aeronautical clients:  We have recently updated our longline user manual.Please ensure you are using the latest version, and distribute this as required.  Important Updates include: All sections updated with dielectric longline specific information Longline Shelf and Service...

Posted by Gaultier Barry on Aug 19, 2017

Working at Height on a Commercial or Industrial Roof: How to Properly Protect Workers? When working at height on a flat surface, such as a roof or floor of a building under construction, it is necessary to protect workers from...

Posted by Marc-André Pilon on Apr 24, 2017

The Nik Zoricic Foundation strives to ensure safe training and race environments for all ski racers. Safe conditions for athletes is very important to ensure success. Each training and race environment should have sufficient, proper, and in-working condition safety equipment...

Posted by Gaultier Barry on Dec 15, 2016