Fall Protection Forum

Rope grabs provide personal fall arrest or restraint in rugged work environments, such as construction, oil production, and window washing. When combined with a lanyard and body harness, rope grabs should move freely up and down vertical lifelines. Checking that rope grabs function properly is essential for keeping workers who…

It is a serious decision to place a worker in a situation…

In the facility management industry, aerial work platforms and scaffolding are commonly…

How Close Is Too Close? Leading Edge Work and Fall Protection A significant number of fall-related injuries and deaths occur annually due to falls from unprotected roof edges. But how do you assess what type of fall protection best fits the job? Do you assess with your plain eyes or apply relevant…

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires competent person-level fall protection…

Working from heights demands extra safety precautions to reduce the risk of…

A poor health and safety culture can adversely affect your employees, production,…

Personal fall protection systems require strong components to protect workers from fall…

Rigid Lifelines specializes in workplace safety. Our rigid rail enclosed track fall…

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

The Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index identifies the most common and costly workplace injuries to help employers identify safety risks and allocate resources. The index ranks types of serious, nonfatal injuries by their direct costs to U.S. businesses in a year. Serious injuries are considered any work-related injuries and illnesses…

It’s always important to provide fall protection for people working at height. OSHA requires fall protection any time someone is working four feet above the ground or higher for general industry or six feet or higher for construction. But it’s not enough just to have fall protection equipment: that equipment…