Aerial safety goes beyond standard fall protection. In the past, objects-at-heights hazard planning has been an afterthought — or not even a thought. Today, regulators and professionals acknowledge the serious, life-threatening risks of falling objects and are instilling rules to ensure proper precautions are followed in the workplace.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2011 there were 219 fatalities from being struck by a falling object or equipment in the United States, which accounted for approximately five percent of all workplace fatalities.