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November 20, 2018

Improving Safety Committee Effectiveness

An effective safety committee is an important part of developing and maintaining a successful safety program. Unfortunately, companies sometimes have disorganized or unfocused safety committees, which can lead to poor safety results. So what can safety professionals do to fix an ineffective committee? The Problem The first thing to do…

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October 22, 2018

Five Reasons People Don’t Use Fall Protection

OSHA requires workers to use fall protection when working at a height of four feet or higher for general industry. This requirement is intended to protect workers in the event of a fall, but many people will find reasons to avoid using fall protection. Unfortunately, these reasons often seem valid…

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September 17, 2018

The Cost of a Poor 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…

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August 23, 2018

Common Fall Protection Equipment Misuses and How to Address Them

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…

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June 11, 2018

Incorporated By Reference: Understanding OSHA and National Consensus Standards

The General Duty Clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act [OSH Act §5(a)(1)] requires employers to “furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his…

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May 10, 2018

Choosing the Right SRL for your Fall Protection System and Application

SRLs, or self-retracting lifelines, are a crucial part of any fall protection system….

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January 22, 2018

Condition, Not Time, Determines When to Replace Your Personal Fall Protection Equipment

A common question in the fall protection industry is about life spans for personal fall protection equipment and if the equipment should be replaced every five years. As with many topics, there’s the short answer, and the more accurate, longer one. The short answer is no, you do not have…

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December 19, 2017

Benefits of Dual Track Rigid Rail Systems

The fall protection industry is growing rapidly. Safety mangers throughout the country are recognizing the need for fall protection in many fields, such as aviation, construction, manufacturing, and transportation, to name a few. With so many fall protection products flooding the market, how can you know which fall protection system…

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August 25, 2017

Fall Protection Is Not Just for People

Worker fall protection is a serious issue within the safety industry. In…

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stainless steel vs galvanized steel
July 20, 2017

Stainless Steel vs. Galvanized Steel

This blog was originally posted on 7/20/17 and rewritten on 3/6/24. Whether…

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April 6, 2017

Fall Protection Industry Solutions for Trucking and Transportation

Trucking applications typically require fall protection because of the overall height of…

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March 17, 2017

Visual Literacy in Health and Safety

According to the Campbell Institute at the National Safety Council, at any point we are seeing only ten percent of what we perceive. You may think you are seeing the world accurately, but research shows that we are only capable of seeing approximately ten percent of that reality. Why? Because…

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