There is often a dilemma when working up a design for fall protection systems over the level of protection needed for the workers and whether a fall arrest system is needed or if a fall […]

Can Our Own Rationalization Put Us At Risk? After over 20 years of helping our customers solve their most challenging fall protection concerns, I’ve seen a lot of varying attitudes and behaviors when it comes […]

In the United States, work at height regulations and guidelines have helped make the workplace safer since the founding of The Occupational Safety and Health Administration. However, even with advances in fall safety training and fall protection systems over the last 50 years, Fall Protection remains […]

Both employers and employees agree: Fall solutions providers save lives. However, not all fall protection systems are equal. There are a broad range of technologies available for fall prevention, and significant variation between the quality of different providers' solutions.

Creating safe and viable solutions for facade access can help building owners and management companies ensure improved safety for their workers and increased productivity during normal facade maintenance work. Facade access consulting firms can provide […]

Powered window washing equipment can offer added protection for workers and can increase productivity for these high-elevation activities. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, better known as OSHA, is responsible for providing regulatory oversight […]

Employers that require employees to work in situations in which falls could occur can help reduce the risk of these falls by providing employees with fall protection equipment, but it is still possible for an accident to happen. Preventative maintenance including a fall protection system inspection is the best way to keep workers from being hurt on the job. However, employers must have a post-fall rescue plan in place just in case there is an unexpected accident.

Fall protection systems are used to reduce or avoid any injuries sustained by workers who fall at a job site. Unfortunately, it is possible for companies to use fall protection equipment that is not compatible with other components of the system. Failure to check compatibility in a fall protection system could lead to serious injuries and even death in the workplace.

Falls are the number one cause of fatalities on construction sites and are responsible for up to one-third of all deaths in this industry. Reducing the number of falls should be a major objective of any company with workers.

As you probably already know, OSHA maintains a separate set of standards for construction and non-construction worksites. The reasoning behind this is simple. Construction worksites present a different set of risks than non-construction worksites, so work crews need to use different systems to mitigate those risks effectively.