Articles Tagged with ''fall prevention''

According to OSHA, the fatality could have been prevented if the Texas-based contractor heeded a citation issued a month prior to the incident for failing to provide a personal fall arrest system.

The contractor currently owes more than $378,561 in penalties from six previous inspections dating back to 2018.

According to Oregon OSHA, this is the seventh time the company violated the same fall protection requirement.

Check out a selection of items female roofing contractors can use without having to settle for men’s sizes or unisex equipment.

MSA’s new Temporary Horizontal Lifeline allows for a 75% faster installation compared to traditional cable systems.

OSHA is proposing the fines after six inspections of five work sites revealed the contractor did not provide fall protection to employees working on roofs.

Team leaders and professionals can schedule a Fall Protection & Ladder Safety session through a simple online form on Werner's website.

Held May 2-6, the annual event encourages construction workers and stakeholders to promote awareness and training to address one of the industry’s most dangerous hazards.

The families and friends of fallen workers and organizations will observe April 28 as Workers Memorial Day.

OSHA inspectors found crews working at tall heights with inadequate fall protection at two separate job sites within 10 days of each other.