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Fall Protection – Preventing Slips, trips, and falls in the Workplace Diligence in identifying and avoiding hazards is the key to avoiding falls. Here are a few things we can do to eliminate, or at least, minimize slips, trips, and falls in the workplace. · ...

Fall Prevention – Fall Arrest Full Body Harnesses – Do’s and Don’ts   Falls from one level to another are among the leading causes of severe injuries and death among workers in the United States. Many workers who were injured or killed were wearing a full bo...

Fall Protection Systems - Anchor Points for Fall Arrest Systems You’ve got your full body harness on and properly adjusted, and you’ve attached the proper end of your lanyard to the back D-ring on your harness. The next step is to attach the other end of your...

Fall Prevention – Avoiding Falls While Working on Scaffolding Here are some tips to help avoid falls when working with various types of scaffolding: ·       Guardrails or another suitable form of fall protection, such as a personal fall arrest system or trav...

Fall Prevention – Avoiding Falls While Using Portable Ladders Here are some tips to help you avoid falling while using portable ladders at work, as well as at home: • Use the right length of portable ladder for the job. If your ladder is too short to allow y...

OSHA’s Lockout/Tagout Standards – Why They Affect Everyone OSHA published their “control of hazardous energy” standard, also known as “Lockout/Tagout”, way back in 1989. This new standard required employers to develop and implement a program that effectively ...

OSHA’s Lockout/Tagout Standard – Forms of Hazardous Energy The OSHA Lockout/Tagout standard applies when we perform servicing or maintenance on certain pieces of equipment or machinery. Most of us recognize that electricity is the primary source of hazardous ...