Fall Protection Forum

Common sense tells us that even a simple slip and fall can lead to injury. But how serious can these injuries be, and how does a fall to a lower level increase the risk of serious injury, or even death? According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were…

The effectiveness of any fall protection system depends on the proper use…

When working on top of a fire truck, do firefighters need to…

Safety standards and workplace safety measures are important to any safety program….

The holidays are a notoriously busy time for families and businesses alike. Whether a family has ordered gifts online or a business needs a new piece of safety equipment, people in the trucking industry are extremely busy receiving and delivering shipments at the end of the year. Along with a…

Fall protection systems are designed to keep people safer while they work at height. But, if the systems are not used properly, there can be some very deadly consequences. There are a startling number of reports of people who have died while using a fall protection system or some form…

This blog was originally posted on 10/22/2014 and reviewed 3/9/2021. Disclaimer: The staff of Rigid Lifelines are not medical experts. If a worker is experiencing suspension trauma, seek medical assistance immediately. Historically, rescue planning is the part of a fall protection program that most workplaces forget. This forgotten planning usually…

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…

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…

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…

During the quoting process, there are many different questions that need to be answered. In addition to finding out the general work area that needs to be covered with a fall protection system and what type of system will be best suited to meet the needs of the application, fall…

Installing an effective safety system in an industrial setting is a large task that requires careful planning, proper engineering, and a variety of calculations. Because there are so many different steps in the process of preparing a fall protection system, there is a large possibility for something to go wrong….