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MSA V-SHOCK™ mini personal fall limiters (PFLs) now available

November 30, 2017

Announcing the launch of the new V-SHOCK line of Personal Fall Limiters for fall protection, the V-SHOCK Mini PFL is designed with rugged overmold housing to withstand abusive jobsite environments.

Lumber mill worker falls 17 feet to his death

November 17, 2017

An Aberdeen lumber mill has been fined $112,000 for safety violations following the death of a worker last April. Andrew Ward, 41, died when he fell from an elevated platform where he was working to the concrete surface below. An investigation by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has found and cited Sierra Pacific Industries for seven safety violations at the lumber mill where the incident happened.

Wildeck announces full integration of Ladder Industries

Rebranding adds access products to expanding portfolio of Wildeck products provided through a nationwide network of Dealers and Systems Integrators

November 17, 2017

Mezzanine, vertical material lift, and safety guarding products manufacturer, Wildeck, Inc., based in Waukesha, Wisc., has announced the full integration of its Goodyear, Ariz. subsidiary, Ladder Industries.

One fall can be traumatizing- and costly

10,000 construction workers sustain fall injuries annually

Kris Manning

November 8, 2017

Fall prevention and protection is a primary focus of construction industry safety programs. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls are the number one cause of construction-worker fatalities, accounting for one-third of on-the-job injury deaths in the industry.

ISEA develops dropped object prevention standard

November 1, 2017

In 2015 there were 519 fatalities from being struck by an object or equipment in the U.S., according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In response, ISEA and leading safety equipment manufacturers have joined together to protect workers from objects falling from heights.

OSHA's Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations

Here are OSHA’s top 10 violations for 2017

November 1, 2017

OSHA has announced the preliminary Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for fiscal year 2017.

A Confined Space blog post

Just another day in the workplace

Jordan Barab

October 30, 2017

I get a lot of health and safety-related news alerts emailed to be every day. Some days are worse than others. Here is a sample from yesterday. (With a little commentary.) Someone asked me this morning how writing this blog doesn’t throw me into depression. To some extent it’s an outlet, keeping me from kicking the dogs and throwing things at TV. But then there are days like today when it all seems like too much.

Workers and power outages: getting out of the building a concern

October 27, 2017

With extreme weather and its effects increasingly in the headlines, a new survey reveals what worries workers when it comes to power outages. An online poll among 2,072 U.S. adults ages 18 and older commissioned by Cintas Corporation found that more than a third (34 percent) would not feel very confident in their ability to navigate the building safely.

Ala. framing company workers exposed to fall hazards

October 24, 2017

Workers at a Birmingham, Alabama framing company were wearing fall protection harnesses when OSHA inspectors visited the sight, but the harnesses were not tied off to prevent a fall. Structural Subcontractors Service, LLC was cited for exposing workers to fall hazards and faces proposed penalties totaling $102,669.

NJ scaffold put workers “dangerously close to power lines”

Co. owner cited previously for same violations

October 23, 2017

A South Jersey construction company owner with a long history of workplace safety violations was cited by OSHA for exposing workers to serious scaffold hazards at a job site in Philadelphia. The owner, Vyacheslav Leshko faces $191,215 in proposed penalties. OSHA inspectors responded to a complaint of unsafe working conditions at DH Construction LLC., and discovered employees performing masonry and bricklaying while working on a scaffold that was dangerously close to power lines.