Common Fall Protection Dangers Equipment Misuses
It’s always important to provide fall protection for people working at heights. 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 must be used correctly, and…
Read MoreWhat Is Fall Protection and Why Is It Important in the Construction Industry?
The United States construction industry was responsible for more than one in five workplace fatalities in 2020. Over one-third of these incidents resulted from slips, trips, and falls. Nearly all of them involved falls to a lower level. To protect construction workers from falls and other workplace accidents, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforces…
Read MoreGRIFFIN MOBILE SYSTEM PROVIDES FALL PROTECTION FOR A CEMENT PLANT
There are many times that a worker in an industrial or construction job can be exposed to a dangerous height. However, a frequently overlooked location is industrial or construction vehicles. Those vehicles can present dangerous heights in a variety of indoor and outdoor locations. But, many workers do not consistently use fall protection because they…
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