Maintaining your safety for maintenance workers
Maintenance workers maintain all aspects of operations and equipment. They are such an important part of the process that they…
Tag: fall protection
Photo of the day: choosing the right Anchorage
Why is choosing the right anchorage for a personal fall arrest system so important to your safety? Even with the…
Ladder Inspection Form
The first step in ensuring that roofing professionals utilize ladders safely and effectively on the Jobsite is to provide training…
Photo of the day: DO’S and DON’TS of Working At Heights
In the Photo of today, try to find out the potential hazards and control Measures to avoid such hazards occurs…
Safety Program for Working at Heights
When you stop and think about it, you might be surprised to realize how many of the things you do…
How to Calculating Fall Arrest Distance with 4 steps
Whether you are working in a cradle, on scaffolding, or performing any other type of work at heights, the fall arrest system…
Work at Height Checklist
Working at height remains one of the biggest causes of fatalities and major injuries. Common cases include falls from ladders…
Combat Confined Space Hazards with the Right PPE
Confined spaces are found in nearly every industry and pose a challenge for workplace safety. Confined spaces present serious risks…
The Danger of Fall Arrest Systems: Suspension Trauma
Two workers are conducting maintenance on a bridge when one loses his footing and falls. His fall protection gear kicks…
Safety Net Regulations: Safety Moment#28
Safety nets are quickly becoming the preferred method of fall prevention in construction. Learn what they are, and how to…
How to Choose Your Fall Protection Anchorage
Why is choosing the right anchorage for a personal fall arrest system so important to your safety? Even with the…
Who should be responsible for rescuing fallen workers?
Q: Who should be responsible for rescuing fallen workers? A: A quick review of current legislation and best practices will…
Fall Protection and Ladders
Fall hazards are present in more places than one might initially think. Not only do obvious fall hazards occur in areas that…
Fall Protection Five Hazards Many Workers Aren’t Aware Of
Your fall protection gear is inspected, donned properly, connected to appropriate anchorage with clearances figured out, and you confidently set to work. In a…
Slips, Trips and Falls Prevention
Slips, trips and falls can be funny in movies, but in real life, not so much. We all laugh at the…
Major Safety Concerns for Construction Workers
According to OSHA, about 6.5 million Americans work at more than 250,000 construction sites across the United States on any given day.…
Fall Protection Systems Quiz Test Your Knowledge
According to OSHA, fall protection is one of the most frequently violated OSHA standards. Falls also fall under what's referred…
What is a self-retracting fall protection device?
Q:What is a self-retracting fall protection device? A:Fall protection technology has to satisfy some basic criteria: It has to be…
When Your Job Takes You to the Edge
A fall can occur in the blink of an eye, caused by a momentary lapse in concentration, tiredness, lack of…
Fall Arrest Systems:can workers tie off at foot level?
Your Company just scored a complex new construction project. Your task is to plan out the fall protection – but…
Limb & body protection-Chainsaws
Using appropriate limb and body protection helps reduce the risk of injury when working with chainsaws and other equipment. Employers…
Standards and Required use of PPE
Hazards exist in every workplace in many different forms: sharp edges, falling objects, flying sparks, chemicals, noise and a myriad…
Low-level access-Looking beyond ladders
Why are low-level access products gaining in popularity as a means of fall protection? [xt_networks title="Follow Us" force_original_colors="yes"] Low-level access…
Ways that Mats Create Safe, Slip-Free Work Environments
One way to reduce injury-causing slips and falls is to pay attention to what’s on the floor of the workplace.Workplace…