The worker safety company 3M is asking customers to immediately stop using two devices designed for fall protection after the corporation discovered major issues that “could expose the worker to ...

Heightened federal oversight on falls means employers should make sure they’re familiar with fall protection standards and that each worker is using the right type of harness for their particular ...

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 ...

With cooler temperatures comes earlier sunsets, and an array of stunning colors across the country. However, it's also the beginning of various new challenges for businesses. Fall brings on cold and ...

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 ...

New FallTech white paper explains why Class 1 and 2 SRL distinctions affect electric utility work conditions. Updates to the American National Standards Institute's self-retracting lifeline (SRL) ...

Approximately 300,000 disabling injuries occur in work-related falls each year. 85% of workers surviving falls lose time from their jobs. This poses a serious problem for exposed workers and their ...

Fall protection plans don’t stop at harnesses, anchors and other personal protective equipment. They must also include step-by-step instructions for rescue after a fall. Every second counts after a ...

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 ...

A partnership of standards, ANSI/ASSE Z359-2007 Fall Arrest Code, which takes effect this month, provides general industry with knowledgeable, practical norms and guidelines essential to a proactive ...