Fall-related violations continue to dominate OSHA's top 10 employer workplace safety violations. In fiscal 2016, the No. 1 violation (as it is each year) was Fall Protection—general requirements, with ...
Last June’s National Employee Safety Month looked much different than this year’s. Spending is on the rise, restrictions are lifting, and jobs are abundant. Customers and contractors are sure to keep ...
Earlier this year, at World of Concrete, I attended an educational seminar on safety when working at heights. The seminar was presented by Matt Murphy of SEE Inc., a safety consulting firm. Here are ...
Mezzanines are a great way to increase the storage capacity and amount of usable floor space of any office, warehouse, manufacturing or retail facility. With these benefits come new risks, in the form ...
Employers are told that they need to follow certain safety regulations to keep people safe when they’re working at heights. But—to be blunt—those measures aren’t enough. Every day, human factors like ...
Falls from heights remain the biggest cause of occupational fatalities in the construction industry. According to a report by the NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program, 42% of ...
A survey conducted last year by The Center for Construction Research and Training, supported by the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) reveals six key findings regarding root causes of ...
Safety First Training Ltd., known for its comprehensive safety training solutions, has recently made updates to its Working at Heights Training Certification course, emphasizing its vital role in ...
Regulatory compliance or short-term thinking alone is clearly not enough to truly ensure workers are kept safe and to avoid serious accidents. Fall-related violations continue to dominate OSHA's top ...