Fall Protection Forum

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Before you can install a fall protection system to reduce the risk of rooftop hazards, a hazard analysis and fall protection system installation must occur. During those processes, there are some general guidelines to follow to reduce the exposure to dangerous situations. By following these basic protocols, everyone involved with…

When workers need to perform tasks at elevation, most safety managers will evaluate the nature of the heights and establish whether or not their employees will need to use some sort of fall protection system. OSHA 1910 requires fall protection in general industry for people who are working at heights…

Rescue planning can be a very tricky part of implementing a comprehensive fall protection program in the workplace. The biggest reason that system rescue is so difficult is because there are an almost endless number of circumstances that can happen in any workplace. A competent or qualified person is responsible…

When anyone managing a building hears any discussion about fall protection, the first thing that pops into their mind is the cost. This is understandable. The goal of any company is to make money, not to spend it. But, all businesses have unavoidable costs (i.e. overhead) that help them operate…