A person was taken to a hospital Thursday after what was described as a “long fall” from a ladder near electrical lines. Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical crews responded at 10:34 a.m. to a ...

Fall protection violations typically take top place every year on OSHA’s Top 10 list. While addressing your fall protection program with an eye toward preventing violations is good, it’s even better ...

But a few minutes later Iqbal’s phone did ring again. This time it was Hussain’s roommate, calling to say Hussain had fallen from the ladder and was being rushed to the hospital.

NEW YORK — The Brooklyn immigrant who plunged to his death as FDNY firefighters worked to save him from a fire in his apartment above a Brooklyn bodega fell after the rescue ladder he stepped onto ...

However, when it comes to safety—particularly fall protection—the investment is comparatively minimal, despite the significant risks involved. Equipment Investments vs. Safety Spending ...

However, with OSHA’s recent update to the 1910.28 standard requiring ladder safety systems on fixed ladders 24ft or taller, chest d-rings will only become more common in the future.

Saint Louis Park, Aug. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Saint Louis Park, Minnesota - EDGE Fall Protection is expanding its products and services to improve safety for workers in high-risk environments.

Ladder Safety remains a top concern for facility operations and their maintenance crews. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) believes that injuries caused by improper use of ladders ...

Largely, the standards most applicable for fall protection in the U.S. have had minimal performance changes over the past 5 years. The most current is the new ANSI/ASSP Z359.14-2021 document that ...

The Bantam switch from Werner is a self-retracting line (SRL) for fall protection when working at height. The Fall Protection Bantam Switch SRL provides unencumbered movement without the discomfort ...

A 68-year-old man has died after he was electrocuted and then fell from a ladder at a work site on the Central Coast. About 2.30pm police and paramedics raced to a row of shops on Coleridge Rd ...