What is the first thing that you think about when you see the words “fall protection?” Do you think of a harness? Guard rails? Or perhaps you think of OSHA violations and worker’s compensation cases.

These systems are designed to stop a fall — not to prevent it. Most of the requirements here apply to the equipment itself. The employer needs to ensure that equipment purchased for personal fall ...

Twenty-seven years ago in Alberta, Canada, a lineman fell off a wooden transmission structure and died from his injuries. He was wearing the traditional lineman belt with a single pole strap. Alberta ...

With cooler temperatures comes earlier sunsets, and an array of stunning colors across the country. However, it's also the beginning of various new challenges for businesses. Fall brings on cold and ...

Largely, the standards most applicable for fall protection in the U.S. have had minimal performance changes over the past 5 years. The most current is the new ANSI/ASSP Z359.14-2021 document that ...

Fall protection plans don’t stop at harnesses, anchors and other personal protective equipment. They must also include step-by-step instructions for rescue after a fall. Every second counts after a ...

Approximately 300,000 disabling injuries occur in work-related falls each year. 85% of workers surviving falls lose time from their jobs. This poses a serious problem for exposed workers and their ...

A Bellingham construction company has been fined almost $290,000 by the state in connection with the death of a Toppenish man who fell from the Beverly bridge near Vantage last year. BOSS Construction ...

EHS Today's parent company, Endeavor Business Media, has a number of brands that address safety concerns in their sectors. Here is a sample of some of those stories. Buildings contributor, Philip ...

FrenchCreek Production (FCP), a maker of fall-protection safety harnesses, lanyards and other safety equipment, has released the second generation of its Tracker RFID system. Companies using FCP ...

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