Inside Spika's Design & Innovation Center: How Design Thinking Helped Evolve the Large Electric Bus Maintenance Platform
February 25, 2021
Let us take a peek at a drawing board in Spika's Design & Innovation Center located in Lewistown, Montana. The wraparound fleet maintenance design..
Designing a culture of service and community-building at Spika.
October 19, 2020
As part of Spika’s core value to ‘Build Our Community’, Spika commits one day each year to a Day of Service in which all employees lend their hands..
All I Want to Know Is Where I'm Going to Fall
August 19, 2020
What if we apply Charlie Munger’s decision model to decide on owning a Spika safety system?
Preaching, Practicing and Producing Safety at Spika
May 1, 2020
Spika Design & Manufacturing, Inc. celebrates over 2 years without lost work.
Quick Guide to OSHA's Fall Protection Standard Update (2017)
May 31, 2017
May 31, 2017 The 2017 update to the OSHA standard for fall protection compliance (1910 Subpart D) implements terminology that didn't exist in the..
Five Key OSHA Standards for Work Platforms
May 30, 2017
Updated on December 8, 2020 (Previous update on May 30, 2017) OSHA requirements for work platforms have always been incredibly complex. But since..
International Women's Day 2017
March 8, 2017
A message from the CEO: Today as we celebrate International Women's Day, I want to recognize the incredible contributions made to our company and..
3 Features That Will Save You Money With Your Cantilevered Work Platform
February 21, 2017
One of the most common access challenges technicians face, especially in manufacturing lines, is the need for cantilevered access at multiple levels...
The Ultimate Cheat Sheet On OSHA-Compliant Fall Protection [Infographic]
January 11, 2017
For the 6th year in a row, OSHA’s Fall Protection Standard (1926.501) is once again the agency’s most frequently cited standard. We know fall..
Q&A with Rick Zaitonia, Kuka Systems Aerospace Group: Integrators Outsourcing Work Platforms
October 26, 2016
Between the robotics required to build the equipment to the hundreds of tools necessary to support the manufacturing process, engineers are..