FallTech has introduced the FT-R® SRL-R and FT-R® Arc Flash SRL-R, a new generation of self-retracting lifelines designed to improve safety and response time during confined-space operations. The ...

What is the first thing that you think about when you see the words “fall protection?” Do you think of a harness? Guard rails? Or perhaps you think of OSHA violations and worker’s compensation cases.

In Part 7, we look at the fall protection requirements for scaffolding users [29 CFR 1926.451(g)]. At what point does OSHA require fall protection for scaffolding users? If the level the employee is ...

New FallTech white paper explains why Class 1 and 2 SRL distinctions affect electric utility work conditions. Updates to the American National Standards Institute's self-retracting lifeline (SRL) ...

Twenty-seven years ago in Alberta, Canada, a lineman fell off a wooden transmission structure and died from his injuries. He was wearing the traditional lineman belt with a single pole strap. Alberta ...

A partnership of standards, ANSI/ASSE Z359-2007 Fall Arrest Code, which takes effect this month, provides general industry with knowledgeable, practical norms and guidelines essential to a proactive ...

The worker safety company 3M is asking customers to immediately stop using two devices designed for fall protection after the corporation discovered major issues that “could expose the worker to ...

With cooler temperatures comes earlier sunsets, and an array of stunning colors across the country. However, it's also the beginning of various new challenges for businesses. Fall brings on cold and ...