Fall Protection Training: Now’s the Time ... This can include education around standardized signage warning employees of possible tripping hazards when it gets icy or establishing a system to ...

A partnership of standards, ANSI/ASSE Z359-2007 Fall Arrest Code, which takes effect this month, provides general industry with knowledgeable, practical norms and guidelines essential to a proactive ...

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 ...

1 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Marc Ipsen, a 3M Company fall protection specialist, uses a “drop truck” to demonstrate the devastating impact of falling from short distances during a U ...

Wearing a fall protection harness ensures that the victim’s body is reoriented in an upright position, which provides two benefits: (1) ...

While addressing your fall protection program with an eye toward preventing violations is good, it’s even better to take actions that will improve fall protection immediately. For employers, consider ...

While engineered fall protection systems are effective, OSHA-compliant edge protection is attainable for small contractors and small projects—if there is a commitment.

Fall protection harnesses are designed to fit tight and ensure the body remains as stationary as possible during a fall incident. This allows the harness to absorb as much force of the fall as ...