American Ladder Institute/National Ladder Safety Month promotes planning, training, and innovation to reduce incidents It’s a streak no one should be happy about. For the 13th year in a row, fall protection (general requirements) is OSHA’s No. 1 safety violation. Additionally, ladders came in third, and fall protection (training requirements) was eighth in the agency’s…
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Global height safety specialist Guardian is excited to announce its B7-Comfort Harness has won the 2023 Pro Tool Innovation Award (PTIA) as the most innovative product in the category of Safety -Tethering and Fall Protection. In its eleventh year, the Pro Tool Innovation Awards seek to discover and recognize the most innovative tools, accessories, and…
Read More >>Global height safety specialist, Guardian is delighted to announce the expansion of its partnership with Twiceme, a Swedish tech-ingredient in protective equipment and pioneer in worksite safety solutions. This collaboration builds upon the successful integration of Twiceme’s Help the Helpers (HTH) technology into Guardian’s B7-Comfort Harness, introduced in April. Together, Twiceme and Guardian are taking…
Read More >>Global height safety specialist Guardian is excited to exhibit at this month’s A+A (AplusA) – International Trade Fair and Congress in Düsseldorf, Germany from October 24-27. Guardian specialists will be on hand to demonstrate the company’s global comprehensive range of fall protection, dropped object prevention and foreign material exclusion products as well as to discuss our…
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By: Maureen Paraventi It’s tempting, when a worker is about to begin a shift, for her to don fall protection equipment without carefully scrutinizing it. It’s probably fine. Besides, she wants to get started. Likewise, at the end of a long shift, a worker may toss the fall protection he’s just removed into a locker…
Read More >>Grace Connected Safety® uses the new Grace Cloud ConnectTM Monitoring and Alerting Engine, supporting Grace Lone Worker System, with features including Fall Detection & Suspension Trauma Prevention products. Grace Cloud Connect solves the safety monitoring problem for workers in fixed or remote locations, who are working alone or at heights. Using cloud connectivity via ethernet,…
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By Rick Pedley, Contributor Trips and falls are one of the most common workplace injuries and can happen on all kinds of job sites, which is why OSHA requires that fall protection is provided to construction workers who are working six feet above the ground. Even the most careful construction workers aren’t immune to accidents.…
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The SHK-1 Full-Brim Safety Helmet Offers Improved Head Protection for Those Working in Outdoor Environments In pursuit of creating the safest and most technologically advanced industrial safety helmet, North American safety helmet innovator STUDSON announced its new SHK-1 Full-Brim ANSI Type II Safety Helmet at ASSP Safety 2023. The new full-brim helmet represents the first…
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Enforcement from October 2021-September 2022 Total citations: 1,752 Total inspections: 1,687 Total proposed penalties: $3,503,863 Most Frequently Violated OSHA Standard Ranking – Number 8 Industries most often violating fall protection training requirements in construction standard: Construction: 1,698 violations, 1,637 inspections, $3,391,341 in proposed penalties Wholesale Trade: 15, 14, $26,916 Administrative and Support and Waste Management…
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Enforcement from October 2021 through September 2022: Total citations: 5,834 Total inspections: 5,675 Total proposed penalties: $35,423,443 Most Frequently Violated OSHA Standard Ranking – Number 1 Most-cited Industries: Construction ($34,361,482 in proposed penalties; 5,834 citations; 5,675 inspections) Wholesale Trade ($390,898; 36; 33) Manufacturing ($192,446; 33; 32) Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services…
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