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limbing the spire at One World Trade Center.

Rigid Lifelines supplies fall protection to One World Trade Center

July 23, 2013

Rigid Lifelines®, a leading provider and manufacturer of engineered fall protection systems and accessories, has supplied fall protection to the One World Trade Center spire in New York City.

Top products of the week

July 14, 2013

Industrial lighting that makes facilities safer, new eye protection options and fall protection accessories are among this week’s top EHS products as featured on ISHN.com.

Construction fall protection options are numerous – so why aren’t they used more?

ASSE journal article surveys types, explains resistance

July 11, 2013

It’s not news that falls from height cause the majority of work-related fatalities among residential construction workers (64 percent, according to a 2011 report by the BLS).

FallTech’s new website provides quicker access to solution specific fall protection information

Dynamic new website a repeat-visit resource where visitors can quickly and easily find exactly what they need for their fall protection requirements.

July 11, 2013

FallTech, a leading manufacturer of fall protection products built for all industries where workers are exposed to falls from elevation, announced the launch of its completely redesigned website, falltech.com.

Capital Safety expands four product lines

Reliable, versatile fall protection products to meet unique needs

July 10, 2013

Capital Safety, home of the DBI-SALA® and PROTECTA® brands of fall protection equipment, recently expanded four of its already successful product lines—the PROTECTA® PRO™ Welder’s Harness, the PROTECTA® 20-foot Rebel™ Self Retracting Lifeline (SRL), the DBI-SALA® Sealed-Bok™ SRL, and the DBI-SALA® Suspended Workman’s Chair.

Safety’s surge in the energy industries

How to prevent “Struck-by” and “Caught-in” hazards from causing injuries

Mark H. Stromme

July 9, 2013

Due to the United States’ renewed interest in becoming energy self-sufficient, drilling for oil and gas in parts of the U.S. has accelerated to a fever pitch.

ANSI fall protection standards are more demanding than you may think

Craig Firl

July 9, 2013

After more than 70 years of safety standards, rules and regulations being put in place, workers at height are still experiencing fatal falls and serious injuries.

OSHA Q&A: steel erection work with unprotected surface edge

July 9, 2013

Question: At what distance from an unprotected side or edge does a worker, performing steel erection activities under 29 CFR 1926 Subpart R with a fall hazard greater than 15 feet, be required to have fall protection?

Anti-fall device

July 8, 2013

Safe T Climb is a completely universal “extension ladder anti-fall device” designed by a roofing contractor.

Preventing serious injuries and fatalities

Plan. Provide. Train. Three simple steps to preventing falls

July 8, 2013

OSHA has partnered with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) - Construction Sector on this nationwide outreach campaign to raise awareness among workers and employers about common fall hazards in construction, and how falls from ladders, scaffolds and roofs can be prevented and lives can be saved. Here's how: