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Inspecting Your Self-Retracting Lanyard
Self-retracting lanyards (SRL) are a form of fall arrest device that is required for use with all Rigid Lifelines fall protection systems. In order to ensure that your fall arrest device is functioning at its peak performance, it’s crucial that you inspect your equipment thoroughly before each use. After any fall event, all equipment must…
Read MoreWhy Can’t I Use My Fall Protection System To Lift Things?
Because of the similar structure of material handling cranes and engineered track fall protection systems, it can seem more efficient to use a fall protection system for the purposes of material handling. However, there are unique design differences between equipment used for fall protection and material handling. The design difference largely has to do with…
Read MoreHow to Inspect Your Shock Absorbing Lanyard
Shock absorbing lanyards are commonly used devices for fall arrest. In several specific fall protection applications, shock absorbing lanyards are actually the preferred device. As with anything in the fall protection industry, it’s important to inspect your equipment before each use. When equipment is used without a preliminary inspection, there is a higher risk for…
Read MoreRooftop Fall Protection: What Are My Options?
Picking out a rooftop fall protection system can be a little overwhelming because most safety personnel know that they need to protect rooftop workers, but they don’t always know what the best solution might be. As a result, some people may feel it’s easier to simply avoid finding a fall protection system that could easily…
Read MoreAre You My Anchorage?
Almost everyone in the world has performed a task in a manner that is unsafe. Whether you’ve stood on a wheeled office chair to change a light bulb or used two-by-fours to prop up your car while you change a flat tire, the fact remains that sometimes people will choose to perform a task in…
Read MoreGoing Coastal with Fall Protection
Regardless of where you’re working, it’s always important to have confidence in your fall protection equipment. One of the best ways to have that confidence is to know what can damage a fall protection system. When fall protection systems are installed in a coastal location, there are several situations that can potentially cause damage. Here…
Read MoreCan Fall Protection Increase Productivity?
The pros and cons of using fall protection in the workplace sparks a surprising amount of debate among people who work at height. At first, it can seem like there are a lot of rules and regulations that need to be followed. And the process of obeying those rules and regulations can feel like it…
Read MoreHigh Elevation Rescue Equipment
Rescuing a worker post fall arrest can be a difficult task. As a result, there are many places where people work at elevation while using a fall protection system, but often there is no plan to get that person if their fall is arrested on the system. One of the primary reasons that there are…
Read MoreMaking the Most of Your Rescue Training
Lots of fall protection providers offer different types of programs and training courses for their customers. Often times, a course will cover one specific area of fall protection. One of the most popular classes is a “Competent Person” training course where workers and other safety professionals can learn the basic information about using fall protection…
Read MoreWhen Body Belts are Acceptable
When fall protection equipment first became part of OSHA’s legislation, there weren’t a lot of specific rules that had been created. At the time that the laws were first initiated, there was very little information available about fall protection equipment. As a result, there was not a thorough understanding about how the equipment would impact…
Read MoreGrain Bin and Silo Safety
Anyone who needs to access grain bins and storage silos should have an overhead fall protection system in place. Grain bins are hazardous because of how they are operated and inspected. Between filling, emptying, and inspecting the materials inside of a storage silo, there are many dangers that await people who are working with grain…
Read MoreGeneral Rooftop Fall Protection Tips
When anyone needs to perform tasks on a rooftop, there are certain things that should be taken into consideration at those heights. Due to the wide variety of fall hazards that are present on the roof of a building, it’s always nice to have a quick reference list of basic rooftop fall protection guidelines. The…
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