Falls account for four of the top 10 OSHA Citations and Fall Protection – General Requirements remain top of the list for the 14 th year in a row. We’ve prepared this brief to help you better ...
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.
Technology has quietly reshaped the way we protect ourselves and our surroundings, even in seemingly small areas like home ...
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 ...
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 ...
One of the most severe dangers for the elderly is falls. One unwanted fall may cause broken bones, a prolonged healing process, or even loss of independence. What is even more alarming is that a large ...
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 ...
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 ...
A Bolt-On Fall Arrest System can be bolted to existing JLG platforms in the field. The feature allows an occupant to exit the platform at height and step onto adjacent structures while being tied off ...
Jelco has a complete line of arc-flash compliant harnesses, lanyards and SRLs to meet the needs of transmission, distribution, substation and generation. User feedback was integral in designing the ...
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio analysts forecast the global fall protection market to grow to USD 3.68 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of more than 9% over the forecast period, according to their ...