Valentine’s Day is about caring for the people who matter most. At Fort Hood, that care is demonstrated every day in a far ...

We all know the importance of protecting an employee working at heights; we routinely use PPE such as full body harnesses, self-retracting lifelines (SRLs) and lanyards for fall protection to prevent ...

OSHA’s 2022 list of top cited standards has been released, and fall protection remains at the top of the list for the 12th consecutive year. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, fatalities ...

Diversified Fall Protection is on a mission to keep workers safe. And, in the process, it's seeing significant growth. The Westlake-based company makes a variety of systems, from cable-based lifelines ...

General Industry Fall Safety Standards: While construction codes govern activities during the erection or renovation of a structure, General Industry codes extend to ongoing maintenance and operation.

Each year, EC&M publishes a gallery that looks at "The Top 10 OSHA Violations." In the latest gallery, Fall Protection — General Requirements was the most frequently cited workplace safety standard ...

A partnership of standards, ANSI/ASSE Z359-2007 Fall Arrest Code, which takes effect this month, provides general industry with knowledgeable, practical norms and guidelines essential to a proactive ...

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 ...

The Dept. of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is undertaking a nationwide effort to prevent falls in construction and all other industries. Falls are responsible for more worksite ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email Stating a “safety first” philosophy is easy enough for organizations, but it takes deeds to save lives, not just ...

OSHA reports that fall protection (1926.501) was the No. 1 most frequently cited standard in fiscal year 2022. In Part 2, we covered the first two subparagraphs cited under fall protection, and in ...