Window Cleaning - Window Cleaning Equipment - Fall Protection - Fall Protection Systems

Founded in 1991, the C.S. Caulkins Co., Inc. is an engineering consulting firm specializing in "man-rated" equipment systems: mechanisms that are relied upon to support people working over great heights.  Although our engineering efforts have concentrated on window cleaning and facade access equipment and related fall protection techniques, past projects have also included the preparation of Building Access Plans for personnel rigging when maintaining sloping roofs, fall protection for workers on building ledges, plus fall protection systems over entertainment and sports arenas - supplying safety for lighting and electrical crews in the entertainment industry.  Since the company’s inception we have successfully performed window-cleaning equipment consulting on a hundred buildings (new and existing) throughout the United States, a testament to the expertise and experience possessed by this engineering company.

The company’s principal engineer, Craig S. Caulkins, a 1973 Civil (structural) Engineering graduate from Vanderbilt University, is a Registered Professional Engineer in California, Florida, New York, Massachusetts and numerous other States.  He was previously a co-owner and Chief Engineer for Building Access System, Denver, Colorado, a manufacturer of facade access equipment used on dozens of high-rises throughout the United States.  In 1987 he sold his financial interests in Building Access Systems and joined Swing Stage, Inc. (the industry's leading manufacturer of window cleaning equipment) as their Western U.S. General Manager and Corporate Board Member.  While at Swing Stage, Mr. Caulkins managed an engineering, sales, installation, and service team that worked on window cleaning equipment for hundreds of commercial buildings throughout the United States and on foreign projects in Saudi Arabia and in Great Britain.  Please note that in 1991 Swing Stage Ltd. was purchased by The Tractel Group, Ltd.

Craig S. Caulkins has actively participated in the window cleaning equipment industry since 1982.  In 1991 Cal-OSHA granted the C.S. Caulkins Co. license number 6 for “Scaffold Inspection and Testing”.  In 1992 he authored and published "High-rise Window Cleaning Equipment and Techniques", the only book in North America covering the many facets of window cleaning equipment on tall buildings.

Mr. Caulkins continues to stay on the leading edge of industry trends, techniques and Code requirements as he serves on two national committees for U.S. Standards in the industry: Vice-Chairman of the ANSI 1 14.1 committee for window cleaning techniques and its support equipment on new and existing buildings; and Vice-Chairman of the ASME A l20.1 committee, a standard for powered window-cleaning equipment.  Additionally, he was a member of the California OSHA's 1992 Advisory Committee for the establishment of new window cleaning equipment standards in California and served in a similar role when the State of Washington updated their Labor Code for window cleaning activities.

As a small consulting company, the C.S. Caulkins Co., Inc. takes pride in our thorough and extensive knowledge of the facade access industry as well as our ability to provide expert engineering information to our customers in a timely manner.  It is with this confidence that we look forward to serving your unique needs.

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