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Articles Tagged with ''Fall Protection''

ASSE urges participation in National Fall Prevention Events

Goal: Ending worker deaths from falls
May 2, 2016
The risks of working at heights can be deceiving. In workplaces, no matter the height, the risks are too often discounted – until someone falls.
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Roofing associations offer National Stand-Down resources

May 2, 2016

The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) and the United Union of Roofers (UUR) are among those supporting OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction this week.


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Three keys for making the most of OSHA’s Stand Down Week

May 2, 2016
GET REAL. Start with research. If you’re not comfortable with the statistics, facts, and requirements regard falls, you’re not going to be able to deliver them in a convincing manner. If you’re not comfortable delivering the information, find somebody who is. This doesn’t have to be a one-man show.
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MSA Latchways Mini Personal Fall Limiter compact solution for close anchorage

April 29, 2016
The Latchways Mini Personal Fall Limiter is the most compact, lightweight self-retracting lanyard ever developed. This PFL uses multiple spring radial energy-absorbing technology to eliminate the need for an external energy-absorber outside of the housing, making it the smallest SRL available.
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MSA Safety at HeightsSM Training Program adds new Competent Tower climbing course

April 29, 2016
Safety at Heights Tower, MSA's new Competent Tower Climber course, is the latest addition to MSA’s Safety at Heights Fall Protection Training Program.
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Don’t take a fall – here’s how to protect yourself

April 29, 2016
Every day on the job a construction worker is killed by a fall and about 40 are seriously injured. You could easily be one of them. All it takes is a slip or trip and down you go.
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What you should know about protective fall equipment

April 29, 2016
Inspect your equipment before each use. Replace defective equipment. If there is any doubt about the safety of the equipment, do not use it and refer questionable defects to your supervisor. Replace any equipment, including ropes, involved in a fall. Refer any questionable defects to your supervisor or check with the manufacturer.
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What can be done to reduce falls?

April 29, 2016
Employers must set up the work place to prevent employees from falling off of overhead platforms, elevated work stations or into holes in the floor and walls. OSHA requires that fall protection be provided at elevations of four feet in general industry workplaces, five feet in shipyards, six feet in the construction industry and eight feet in longshoring operations.
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OSHA suggestions to prepare for a successful stand-down

April 28, 2016
Try to start early. Designate a coordinator to organize the stand-down. If you have multiple work sites, identify the team that will lead the stand-down at each site. Think about asking your subcontractors, owner, architects, engineers, or others associated with your project to participate in the stand-down.
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National Safety Stand-Down aimed at preventing construction falls

Takes place May 2-6, 2016
April 28, 2016
Fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death for construction workers, accounting for 337 of the 874 construction fatalities recorded in 2014 (BLS preliminary data). Those deaths were preventable. Fall prevention safety standards were among the top 10 most frequently cited OSHA standards, during fiscal year 2014.
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