Falls remain one of OSHA’s most frequently cited violations — and with good reason. They continue to be the leading cause of serious injuries and fatalities in construction and facility maintenance.

Fall Protection continues to top OSHA’s list of the top 10 most frequently cited workplace standards, coming in at number one in 2023 for the 13th year in a row. OSHA 1926.501 addresses Fall ...

Fall hazards are one of the most serious and persistent risks in the construction industry, especially in roofing and other construction work at elevation. Whether workers are installing shingles, ...

OSHA reports that fall protection (1926.501) was the number one most frequently cited standard in FY 2022. Here are the top 5 subparagraphs cited under fall protection. 1926.501(b)(13) 1926.501(b)(1) ...

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 ...

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 ...

For the second time in five years, the U.S. Department of Labor found that a construction contractor in Winter Haven violated worker safety rules by failing to provide fall safety equipment for ...

In 1994, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued Subpart M for construction, which required fall protection for workers exposed to falls on construction sites. Since then, ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — For the 20th consecutive year, falls from heights remain the most frequently cited serious workplace safety violation by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I).

A company installing a roof on a new three-storey home in Delta in February has been hit with a $20,000 fine by WorkSafeBC.