Permanent truss and wall anchors combine to create a complete rooftop system
August 18, 2014
FallTech, a leading manufacturer of fall protection products built for all industries where workers are exposed to falls from elevation, today announced the release of two new specialty permanent anchors for wood frame construction – The Permanent Truss and Wall Anchor.
"Employers and cell tower owners and operators must make sure workers are properly trained and protected, said OSHA chief Dr. David Michaels in issuing a directive to keep communication tower workers safe. The directive follows an alarming increase in preventable injuries and fatalities at communication tower work sites, according to OSHA.
Capital Safety™, home of the DBI-SALA® and PROTECTA® brands, today announced that it has acquired Fall Protection Group Inc., a Calgary, Alberta based company committed to industry leading training for at-height workers. Capital Safety is a global leader in fall protection and height safety.
Third-party tested, and compliant with ANSI Z359.14, the DuraTech 10’ Web SRD features a glass-reinforced polycarbonate housing; premium abrasion-resistant webbing and fast activating inertial brake system.
Communication towers are on the agency's regulatory agenda
July 29, 2014
OSHA has updated its Communications Tower directive regarding the use of hoist systems used to move workers to and from workstations on communication towers. This follows an alarming increase in preventable injuries and fatalities at communication tower work sites.
Hailstorm damage causes uptick in Montana roof repairs
July 28, 2014
Following a major hailstorm on May 18 and a resulting increase in construction, OSHA is extending enforcement activity and asks for Billings-area employers, workers and consumers to protect roofing and construction workers against fall hazards.
MSA Safety, Inc. introduces the EVOTECH® and Workman® Arc Flash Full Body Harnesses designed to self-extinguish quickly to prevent melting or dripping in the event of an arc flash. These innovative harnesses help to keep workers safe around electrical hazards at heights.
Employees at Brooklyn demolition site faced potentially fatal falls
July 17, 2014
Workers demolishing a three-unit, three-story residential building in Brooklyn's Prospect-Lefferts Gardens section were exposed to potentially fatal falls due to their employer's failure to provide and ensure the use of lifesaving fall protection. As a result, OSHA has proposed $45,200 in penalties against Brooklyn contractor US Demco of Brooklyn Inc. for one willful and seven serious violations of workplace safety standards.
The employer of two workers who died while working on a freeway overpass has been cited by OSHA for four safety violations. R.R. Dawson Bridge Co. LLC exposed workers to fall hazards, failed to provide employees working near the bridge's edge with required fall protection and failed to inspect employee fall arrest systems before use, according to OSHA investigators.
Fall protection (1926.501) was the most frequently-cited OSHA standard in fiscal year 2013 – specially the period October 2012 through September 2013. OSHA conducted 7,900 inspections involving the fall protection standards, a very high number compared to almost any other agency rule, and due to the fact OSHA devotes about half of its inspections to construction sites.