Falls are one of the leading causes of injuries and deaths in the workplace. While this is true in all industries, falls are a significant danger in construction. Therefore, OSHA has created fall protection requirements for all industries to eliminate...

A safety harness, also called a body harness, is defined by OSHA as "straps that secure about the employee in a manner to distribute the fall arrest forces over at least the thighs, pelvis, waist, chest, and shoulders, with a...

Electrical safety in the workplace is an important topic. Unfortunately, there were 160 electrical fatalities in the workplace in 2018, and 54% of those fatal injuries were in the construction industry. Explore the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI), a non-profit devoted...

The National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down was created by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 2014 as part of the National Falls Campaign to raise awareness surrounding the magnitude of fall hazards in construction and the importance of...

Injuries and fatalities from dropped objects contribute significantly to injury and death statistics in the construction industry. But prevention is the key! In 2018, the ANSI/ISEA 121-2018 Standard for Dropped Object Prevention Solutions went into effect to reduce the number...

A fall protection harness and its accompanying fall arrest system are frequently the only things between a worker and injury or death due to a fall, so it must be correct. Choosing the proper fall protection harness depends upon many...

Personal fall protection equipment keeps a worker from being injured or killed when working at heights, but it is not as simple as putting the equipment on and getting to work. In addition to having training on the correct way...

While meant to provide fall protection, the reality is that fixed ladders with cages do not provide adequate fall protection! Fall protection measures are continually advancing and improving. Operating under the idea that every fall is preventable, fall safety protocols...

There are many different job situations where you could be working at heights, so there is a wide array of fall protection equipment to meet each scenario. One decision with each instance where fall protection equipment is needed includes determining...