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Every organization strives to have a cohesive safety culture that is understood by employees, effective in keeping employees safe from hazards, and agile enough to respond to emergencies. A comprehensive written fall protection program can be one of the cornerstones of building a robust safety culture at your organization. First, it is important to know […]
On May 1, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched a National Emphasis Program (NEP) of outreach and enforcement for falls from height across all industries. OSHA’s construction industry fall protection standard (29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §1926.501) remains the agency’s most frequently cited standard, cited 5,260 times in fiscal year (FY) 2022. […]
Have you become complacent about safety hazards like falls while focusing on the health hazards of the COVID-19 pandemic? The consequences may be tragic—falls from height are one of the “Fatal Four” safety hazards, along with caught-in or -between, electrocution, and struck-by hazards—and failure to comply with fall protection regulations can result in citations and […]
As part of its Fall Prevention Campaign, OSHA has ventured into a new area: ebook publishing. What, you might ask, do ebooks that can be read on computers and other electronic devices have to do with fall prevention? OSHA is hoping that its new 16-page booklet, Falling Off Ladders Can Kill: Use Them Safely, will […]