Fall Protection


Illinois Postal Service Facility Fined For Lack of Fall Protection Procedures

OSHA cites a Champaign, IL facility for $144,000 in proposed fines.

These railcars have a stainless steel body, closed circuit TV cameras, LCD map displays and LED screens to help passengers find their track location, wider aisles, and non-slip flooring. (Metro photo)

Washington Transit Agency's New Railcars Unveiled

The first 7000-series train will be tested for months before the new cars carry passengers, according to the agency.

While an ANSI standard on proprietary horizontal lifeline systems has not been formally published, it will soon become available to provide guidance. (LJB Inc. photo)

Update Your Fall Protection Program Now: Apply New ANSI Z359 Equipment Standards

Time, money, safety, productivity, and even employee morale are on the line when implementing equipment-based solutions.

Two of the fall protection systems are installed at Intergulf

Safely Aloft

The height and cylindrical shape of tanker trucks can pose a real safety risk to workers who have to climb around on top of them.

A new category of climbing equipment called aerial safety cages has recently hit the market. (Little Giant Ladder Systems photo)

Keys to Preventing Ladder Falls

What do you do about a problem that is never going away? I think you have to design around it.

3M Unveils Fall Protection Equipment Test Facility

It was designed to test harnesses, connecting and anchorage devices, lifeline systems, confined space equipment, and escape and rescue products according to global regulatory standards.

According to OSHA

OSHA Fines Tower Company in Worker's Fatal Fall

The employee fell about 125 feet in August while installing a microwave dish on a cellular tower in Louise, Miss.

OSHA Cites Painting & Decorating, Inc., Levies $460,350 in Proposed Fines

The Long Island, N.Y.-based contractor is cited for alleged fall and scaffolding hazards.



WMATA Making Changes to Reduce Slips, Improve Visibility

Slip-resistant flooring in all railcars and better lighting inside the mezzanines of underground stations in the transit system of the nation’s capital are in the works.

Ferdo Refrigeration Cited After Follow-up Inspection

The company allegedly failed to correct workplace health and safety hazards cited from previous OSHA inspections.

The two-year research study will attempt to correlate subsequent health problems, such as Alzheimer

Allen Family Foundation Funds TBI Research

Researchers will try to correlate head injuries with later health problems through the two-year, $2.4 million study.

OSHA Cites Textile Manufacturing Company for 21 Violations

Foss Manufacturing Co. in Hampton, NH, received $115,000 in proposed fines along with the citations.

Everything Really Is Bigger in Texas

"We hit a sweet spot. We'll be here for the long haul," Honeywell Life Safety President Mark Levy said Sept. 18.

According to ANSI standards, fall protection should be inspected by the user before each use. (Gorbel photo)

Creating a Safer Workplace

According to ANSI standards, fall protection equipment should be inspected by the user before each use and inspected at least once a year by a competent person.

Cirque du Soleil Nevada, MGM Grand Cited in Performer's Fatal Fall

Nevada OSHA inspectors issued six citations against Cirque du Soleil and three against the hotel-casino because of Sarah Guillot-Guyard's death last July.

Navy Drowning Prompts New Life Jacket Rule

Sailors must now wear life jackets when watching topside aboard Navy submarines.

The iconic "Rocky Steps" in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art would be terrible place to slip and fall.

PHLY Offers Prevention Advice During Safe Steps Week

The goal of the effort by the Philadelphia Insurance Companies is to help businesses avoid serious slips and falls during the fall and winter.

Indiana OSHA Seeks Applications for Governor's Workplace Safety Awards

The deadline is Jan. 10, and the awards will be presented at the Indiana Safety and Health Conference and Expo, which will be held Feb. 18-20, 2014, in Indianapolis.

2014 NSC Set for San Diego

The National Safety Council's big annual conference will return to the Southern California city, which is planning to expand its convention center.

Fall Protection Tops OSHA's FY2013 Violations

The top ten list announced Sept. 30 contains many familiar items, including Hazard Communication, powered industrial trucks, lockout/tagout, and electrical general requirements.

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