According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 335 construction workers died from job-related falls in 1995. That was the year the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) "Safety ...
Taylor’d Systems LLC, a leading manufacturer of firefighter training props, has teamed up with Head Rush Technologies to integrate the TRUBLUE iQ fall protection device into its innovative Series 12 ...
What is the first thing that you think about when you see the words “fall protection?” Do you think of a harness? Guard rails? Or perhaps you think of OSHA violations and worker’s compensation cases.
Unlike a traditional human belay or alternative fall protection systems, TRUBLUE iQ provides consistent tension on the safety line as a trainee climbs and descends from height. Louisville, CO – April ...
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 ...
General Industry Fall Safety Standards: While construction codes govern activities during the erection or renovation of a structure, General Industry codes extend to ongoing maintenance and operation.
The last earthly contact Siarhei Marhunou had with a construction material was with a 2 x 4 that was part of a protective guardrail on the balcony where he had been installing siding. The barrier had ...
ANSI/ASSP. (2007). Safety requirements for personal fall arrest systems, subsystems (ANSI/ASSP Z359.1-2007). Des Plaines, IL: Author. ANSI/ASSP. (2012a). Fall protection systems for construction and ...
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)– The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) announced Wednesday it has fined a Bend construction company $103,438 for repeatedly violating a requirement to ...
A fall protection system with 55 feet of slack in the line failed to stop a welder from plummeting 42 feet to his death while working at a Northwest Portland fuel terminal, a recently filed lawsuit ...
NASHVILLE, Ga. -- A new electronic "slip and fall" protection system has helped the 45-store Harveys Supermarkets chain here reduce incidents by 15% and reduce average payouts on claims by 72%. The ...