AG: The most important thing the rental company can do is to understand how the personal protection equipment (PPE) works in each type of application. They should, at a minimum, be able to provide ...

Many utility organizations may be unknowingly operating out of compliance with current fall protection requirements, according to a new FallTech white paper focused on utility, substation and power ...

Falls from heights remain among the leading causes of workplace injuries and fatalities, and fall protection violations are the most commonly cited by OSHA across all industries. Although many people ...

For many workers, working on top of an elevated surface or structure is a daily actuality or eventuality. It’s also some of the most hazardous work on the planet. In the 50 years since the U.S. Bureau ...

During risk assessments, safety managers always should consider how working at heights can be avoided. However, this may not be possible. In such cases, collective protective equipment (CPE) 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 ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Fall protection can be defined as a system or means to prevent or reduce the severity of injuries from a fall. Often, when we think of fall protection, we think of someone ...