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  • FEB
    3

    HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE INSPECTION OF YOUR FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT?

    No fall protection program is complete without a practical system for tracking the inspection, maintenance, retirement, and replacement of fall protection equipment. Because fall protection gear provides a life-saving function and is subject to the stresses and fatigue of use, it must be inspected regularly. The way in which you track these inspections is equally important. Keeping a piece of equipment in service beyond its suggested working life, or after it has experienced significant wear, damage, or fatigue can put workers at risk for fall-related injuries or death.

  • JAN
    20

    FALL PROTECTION IS MORE THAN EQUIPMENT, IT’S A CULTURE

    Back in 1891, Thomas Lynch is said to have coined the phrase “Safety First” in an attempt to increase awareness of workplace hazards and to reduce the number deaths and injuries in Pennsylvania’s thriving coal mining industry. Since then, the phrase has become standard in a wide range of industrial settings, including manufacturing, construction, utility work, railroading, and trucking.

  • JAN
    13

    THE TOP 5 INDUSTRIES WHERE MOST FALLS OCCUR

    Detailed data on falls in the workplace are maintained and analyzed by several organizations, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Because there are so many ways to group and analyze workplace injuries and data, determining which industries incur the highest rates of work-related falls is more complex than a simple incident count.

  • JAN
    11

    WEARING AND USING FALL ARREST EQUIPMENT ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS

    Unfortunately, we hear more times than not after a serious if not fatal fall, “I do not know why the worker was not hooked up, he (she) was wearing a harness.” Every day workers are assigned numerous job tasks that require them to work at elevation along unprotected leading edges. Each job task requires a certain amount of worker mobility, both horizontally and vertically.

  • JAN
    6

    STATE OSHA PROGRAMS, ESTABLISHMENT AND ADVANTAGES

    Almost everyone has heard of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970, but what you may not know is that Section 18 of the Act encourages states to develop their own programs to promote safety in the workplace. State plans must be approved and monitored by OSHA at the federal level, and the program provides up to 50% of the operating costs for each approved state plan. Currently 20 states and 2 U.S. territories (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) have their own OSH plan maintained in this way, with federal approval. The states are listed below:

  • DEC
    25

    UNDERSTANDING THE NEW 2011 OSHA REGULATIONS FOR FALL PROTECTION IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION

    As of June 16, 2011, OSHA issued new regulations governing the requirement for fall protection in residential home construction. The new regulation supercedes a 1999 regulation and places in effect new fall protection standards targeted toward reducing the number of injuries and fatalities incurred during residential home construction.

    Under the new standard, fall protection must be provided for all workers performing residential construction tasks at a height greater than or equal to 6 feet above the next lower level. Fall protection systems may be either passive (e.g., guardrail or net) or active (e.g., anchor, harness, and lanyard).
     

  • DEC
    16

    WHY PERFORM A FALL HAZARD ANALYSIS?

    When addressing workplace fall hazards, it may be tempting to adopt a do-it-yourself approach. After all, who knows your facility better than you do? A guard rail here, a swing gate there, and the problem is solved, right? Unfortunately, most fall hazards are not so easily addressed. Some may not even be obvious. So how do you decide which hazards are top priority, and how do you choose the proper equipment to meet your needs and specifications

  • DEC
    2

    IMPROPER USE OF YOUR SAFETY HARNESS CAN BE A COSTLY MISTAKE

    The effectiveness of any fall protection system depends on proper use of each component. Improper use, carelessness, or use of a damaged harness can result in death or severe injury, as well as damage to equipment and the work environment. The full-body safety harness is an integral part of a modern fall protection system. Here I’ll briefly review the common mistakes to avoid when using a harness.

  • NOV
    23

    FIVE FALL-RELATED ACCIDENTS THAT WILL MAKE YOU THINK TWICE ABOUT NOT USING FALL PROTECTION

    CHICAGO TRIBUNE, NOV. 18, 2011
    Roofer Dies after Falling into Shaft on Construction Site

    When assessing potential fall hazards in a work environment, the most dangerous hazard is sometimes not the most obvious. In this case, it was not the structure’s edge, but a shaftway that proved to be a fatal fall hazard for a 41-year-old roofer from the Chicago area. A fall protection system that included a rooftop or overhead anchor point, full-body safety harness, and lanyard could have dramatically altered the outcome in this situation.

  • NOV
    18

    I WANT THE LETTERS CSP BEHIND MY NAME

    Achieving a standard of expertise in a profession often means meeting the rigorous standards of certification by an independent board. Just as the Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) can earn such a designation, so can professionals in the field of safety. The Certified Safety Professional (CSP) must meet the educational and experience standards and must pass rigorous examinations that have been field tested by hundreds of safety professionals.

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