Twenty-seven years ago in Alberta, Canada, a lineman fell off a wooden transmission structure and died from his injuries. He was wearing the traditional lineman belt with a single pole strap. Alberta ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Fall protection can be defined as a system or means to prevent or reduce the severity of injuries from a fall. Often, when we think of fall protection, we think of someone ...

AG: The most important thing the rental company can do is to understand how the personal protection equipment (PPE) works in each type of application. They should, at a minimum, be able to provide ...

All workers exposed to falls should be trained by a competent person to recognize fall hazards and to be familiar with available control methods and equipment. Three key components of a Personal Fall ...

OSHA reports that fall protection (1926.501) was the No. 1 most frequently cited standard in fiscal year 2022. In Part 2, we covered the first two subparagraphs cited under fall protection, and in ...

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 ...

No matter what industry you work in, the importance of workplace safety has likely been drilled into your head since day one. You must use the proper equipment, receive the right training, and always ...

Two construction crew members who worked on the recent renovation of historic Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisc., know the value of quality equipment and training first hand. The first fell from a ...

New Zealand-based Martin Aircraft Co. currently is focused on developing the Martin Jetpack for use as a first responder vehicle and a heavy-lift unmanned air vehicle, but who knows how this invention ...

In early 2006, the Colorado Springs Utilities' (SU; Colorado Springs, Colorado) safety and health department reviewed a new fall-protection mast for the top of the 112 transformers in its substation ...

DBI/SALA announced a new self-retracting lifeline that is designed to protect people working on or near high places. The aerospace self-retracting lifeline is designed to be anchored to an acceptable ...