Fly Over Bridge in Illinois savings and production:

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Without SafeSetter:

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296 overhang bridge brackets

10 days to hang brackets at 8 hours a day (all double time night hours for carpenters and OT night hours for laborers)

2 Man lifts

4 Carpenters

2 Laborers

4 Lane closures

Misc fuel

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Break down:

2 Man lifts $600 a day= $6000

4 Carpenters $400 per hour (remember double time) at 8 hours a night for 10 days= $32,000

2 Laborers $105 per hour (remember OT nightly wage)= $8400

4 Lane closures at $3800 per lane= $15,200

Misc fuel for 10 days=$1000

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Total Cost $62,600

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SafeSetter Way:

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296 Brackets

24.5 hours to hang

1 Carpenter

1 Laborer

1 Carpenter at night over CTA

1 Laborer at night over CTA

No lane closures! Approved by DOT engineers to go over live traffic and CTA. (Companies discretion to have approved to go over live traffic)

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Break Down:

1 Carpenter at $50 per hour for 23 hours =$1150

1 Laborer at $35 per hour for 23 hours= $805

1 Carpenter at $100 per hour for 1.5 hours=$150

(remember night hours over CTA)

1 Laborer at $52.50 per hour for 1.5 hours=$78.75

(remember night hours over CTA)

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NO man lift, NO fuel, NO Lane Closures

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Total Cost: $2183.75

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Company saved $60,416.25

These savings are based on hanging overhang bridge brackets. There are more savings that trickle down when you speed up production and take a safer and more ergonomic approach.

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