It’s the same thing year after year after year. For anyone in the fall protection industry it’s frustrating and maddening. I look up to see that injuries and deaths from falls are among the highest among reported accidents in the U.S. workplace. At the same time OSHA continues to report more violations of the general requirements for fall protection than almost any other standard.
It appears that the American worker prefers to risk his life than pay attention to some simple procedures. I don’t believe ignorance of the high risk is the problem. Most of these workers have been issued appropriate equipment and have been trained to use it.