Articles Tagged with ''Fall Protection''

What is a Safety Stand-Down? A Safety Stand-Down is an event for employers to talk directly to employees about safety. In 2015 OSHA is focusing on "Fall Hazards" and to reinforce the importance of "Fall Prevention."

For the fifth time in the past three years, OSHA inspectors found workers at Wood Fibers Inc. at risk of amputation, fire and other life-threatening hazards in October 2014. Despite the agency’s intervention, the company has failed to provide proof that hazards had been fixed or that penalties from previous inspections have been paid.

SkyGuard is the latest bolt-together, non-penetrating protection for smoke hatches and venting skylights from Garlock Safety Equipment. The free-standing design maintains waterproof integrity. Bases are galvanized for resistance to the elements and provide  rail height of 42-inches.

FallTech, a leading manufacturer of fall protection products built for workers who are exposed to falls from elevation, today announced the release of two new Rotating Elevated Self-Retracting Device (SRD) Anchors for pitched and flat surfaces.

Former Florida tree service owner John Wilkes was sentenced to 15 years in prison last month after pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter of a child.

Hundreds of construction workers die each year and thousands more face debilitating injuries due to falls in the workplace. To bring greater attention to this problem, the National Safety Council is supporting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on a Fall Safety Stand-Down taking place May 4-15, 2015.