Question: At what distance from an unprotected side or edge does a worker, performing steel erection activities under 29 CFR 1926 Subpart R with a fall hazard greater than 15 feet, be required to have fall protection?
OSHA has partnered with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) - Construction Sector on this nationwide outreach campaign to raise awareness among workers and employers about common fall hazards in construction, and how falls from ladders, scaffolds and roofs can be prevented and lives can be saved. Here's how:
Devices to help making loading and unloading safer, protect cameras and hands and detect hydrocarbon fires are among the top products of the week as featured on ISHN.com:
Working at heights carries risk. About five American construction workers are killed every week by falls from heights, 251 of them in 2011 alone. New data from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) show you don’t have to fall very far for the fall to be deadly.
Portable, lightweight, 360-degree anchor utilizes vehicle weight to secure unit
July 3, 2013
The unique design of the new Miller SkyORB™ Overhead Rotational Boom Anchor by Honeywell Safety Products utilizes the weight of the vehicle being loaded, unloaded or serviced, as a counterweight to provide a safe overhead anchorage point.
J. J. Keller’s New Ultimate HPC: Forklifts training program teaches important hazard perception skills, then uses interactive learning to show how they can be applied in everyday workplace settings.
Lightweight, patent-pending Miller Twin Turbo™ G2 Connector provides 100% tie-off for the Miller TurboLite™ and Miller Turbo T-BAK™ Personal Fall Limiters (PFLs)
July 1, 2013
Honeywell Safety Products launches the next generation of Miller Twin Turbo™ Systems, now with the new G2 Connector for 100 percent tie-off. The patent-pending design delivers the industry’s lightest weight twin connector, which attaches to harness webbing below the back D-ring and features a Webbing Retainer Clip with a generous slot to accommodate thicker harness webbing designs.
On June 3, 2013, OSHA cited South River, NJ-based Mr. Concrete Corp. with four repeat and five serious safety violations, including scaffold and fall hazards, found at a Maywood, NJ, work site. OSHA's February inspection was initiated in response to imminent fall hazards observed by an OSHA compliance officer.
Last May, 28-year-old Adrien Zamora fell 40 feet from a scaffold while restoring an 11-story building in New York. It was his first day on the job, and he had not been given a fall protection harness or the necessary safety training. He left behind a wife and their two young daughters.