Protective guardrails where wire ropes serve as the top and intermediate horizontal elements meet OSHA fall-protection regulations—as long as the cables are tautly secured to the vertical ...

A fall protection system with 55 feet of slack in the line failed to stop a welder from plummeting 42 feet to his death while working at a Northwest Portland fuel terminal, a recently filed ...

WIESBADEN, Germany – Falls continue to be the leading cause of death in the construction industry across both the United States and Europe. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

It says it also issued more than $1 million in fines for 152 administrative penalties against employers for inadequate fall protection after accidents. The workers' safety and compensation agency ...