Fall protection has been the number one most frequently cited OSHA violation for several years now, which means, worksites simply are not understanding the need to keep employees upright. Employers continue to take significant unnecessary “risk” when it comes to workplace slips, trips and falls by not taking the appropriate measures in evaluating their worksites.
Remember that the definition of “risk” in the safety world is evaluating the probability of something happening versus the severity of the consequence if it does happen. The higher the probability or severity of someone falling in that area, the more protection should be focused in that area.