Fall protection equipment maintenance and inspection is an essential part of safety when working at height, therefore, workers need to follow these simple steps as part of the routine to ensure ...

OSHA 1910.140 requires employers to enforce workplace rules concerning pre-use inspections of PPE such as harnesses, lanyards, and other connectors. Saavy employers also know that compliance is just ...

Taking equipment out of service too early is a better alternative than explaining to a worker's family that there has been a serious accident. . . . Adopt a Smart Policy: When in doubt, throw it out!

Note: There’s a common misconception that most firefighters don’t need fall protection. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) puts the burden on employers (which could be ...

There are several important components to confined space programs, including pre-entry measures, atmospheric monitoring and entry and exit procedures, among others. This article will cover the fall ...

Wearing a fall protection harness ensures that the victim’s body is reoriented in an upright position, which provides two benefits: (1) the user is in a safer position for the body to endure the ...

The most recent advancements in fall protection technology have been introduced by revisions to the outgoing ANSI/ASSP Z359.14-2014 standard for self-retracting devices (SRDs).

3M™ Fall Protection invented Suspension Trauma Safety Straps to help prevent suspension trauma and will now incorporate them into our harness designs as a fully integrated component on all ...