The DBI-SALA Self-Rescue detachable self-rescue system easily connects to your current safety harness, providing a fast, effective method of escape from suspension while putting fewer rescuers at risk ...

A thorough understanding and implementation of the hierarchy of fall protection controls can help protect workers from ...

A fall incident can be a confusing and frightening event on a job site, so it is wise to have a rescue response plan carefully constructed in a clearheaded moment beforehand. Fatalities caused by ...

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved two American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) standards addressing fall protection: the new ANSI/ASSE Z359.14-2012, "Safety ...

While fall protection planning may be routinely considered in the wind tower industry, what role does rescue play in these plans? Many times, it isn't a fall that necessitates a rescue. Workers can ...

These are some exciting times in the world of work at height. Modern fall protection equipment and systems allow workers to perform their jobs with more mobility, greater comfort, and most importantly ...

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 ...