Despite alarming statistics that indicate falls from height remain the number one cause of death in the construction industry—accounting for more than 36 percent of all work-related deaths in 2013, ...

At the height of the construction boom, the residential building community explained to OSHA that it needed more "compliance flexibility" than the Fall Protection Standard (1926.500) permitted.

OSHA 1910.146, the standard covering permit-required confined spaces, is a great starting point to learn more about creating a confined space program. The standard is a quick read, covering the ...

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 ...

OSHA recently published a long-anticipated final rule amending its existing Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standards.[1] The rule, which applies to general industry, ...

Use these areas of a fall protection safety program to make intelligent decisions about fall protection based on risk analysis and not guesswork. This summer, OSHA launched a week-long campaign called ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Falls from height continue to be the leading cause of death for construction employees, accounting for 364 fatalities recorded in 2015, according to the Bureau of ...

Upper Great Plains lineman Shayne Bender demonstrates how to use a buck hook with a self-retracting lanyard to ascend a steel lattice tower at fall protection training in Mead substation. When the ...

ST. PAUL, Minn--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Personal Safety Division at 3M is proud to announce that Suspension Trauma Safety Straps will be included on all mainline 3M™ DBI-SALA® branded harnesses as part ...

HOUSTON -- Pure Safety Group (PSG), the largest company dedicated solely to fall protection, has unveiled two new products to complete its Series line-up of three Guardian Fall Protection safety ...

Falls from height continue to be the leading cause of death for construction employees, accounting for 364 fatalities recorded in 2015, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). To remind and ...