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Guardian introduces CR3-Edge Personal Self-Retracting Lifeline in the United States

March 30, 2023

Designed with premium flexibility and durability, the CR3-Edge provides workers with a versatile solution to keep them safe at height even in the most demanding conditions.

Utilize camera technology to increase fall protection safety

Bob Levine

August 4, 2020

Workplace deaths caused by falls from elevated work locations are consistently second only to those caused by motor vehicle accidents. Last year OSHA issued more citations for fall protection violations than for any other category.

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Changing safety culture via VPP: How one roofing company achieved OSHA recognition

Daniel Nowak, STSC

August 4, 2020

Evans Roofing Company, Inc., with its subsidiaries Charles F. Evans (union) and CFE, Inc. (non-union), is a building envelope contractor licensed in 46 states. Charles F. Evans and CFE, Inc. are the only commercial roofing and wall panel contractors to hold the VPP STAR mobile work force designation.

New ANSI standard covers design, training & safe use

Improving mobile elevated work

Rick Smith

June 1, 2019

Mobile elevated work platforms, such as boom and scissor lifts, are powerful, durable and useful machines that help workers perform a wide range of tasks at height. Training on the safe use of these machines is crucial to decrease the risk of injuries, property damage, liability on the worksite.

OSHA’s ladders standard for construction

2019 top standards- OSHA Most Frequently Violated Standards

OSHA ladders standard

Ladders (1926.1053)

January 4, 2019

Factors contributing to falls from ladders include haste, sudden movement, lack of attention, the condition of the ladder (worn or damaged), the user's age or physical condition, or both, and the user's footwear.

One fall can be traumatizing- and costly

10,000 construction workers sustain fall injuries annually

Kris Manning

November 8, 2017

Fall prevention and protection is a primary focus of construction industry safety programs. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls are the number one cause of construction-worker fatalities, accounting for one-third of on-the-job injury deaths in the industry.

Pure Safety™ acquires Guardian Fall Protection and Web Devices

August 23, 2017

Pure Safety™ announces the acquisition of two well established fall protection brands; Guardian Fall Protection and Web Devices. Pure Safety™ has been formed as a global holding company created to service a broad range of safety and training needs for individuals working at height. Pure Safety is positioned to be the industry’s largest independent manufacturer solely focused on fall protection.