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Access lifts on the rise

Access lifts on the rise

Chad Kritzman
July 14, 2020
The history of human innovation for working at height dates back centuries. Scaffolding – first depicted in drawings from ancient Greece in the 5th century BC – was fashioned from wood secured by rope knots.
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Scissor lifts often put ladders in their place

Scissor lifts often put ladders in their place

Justin Kissinger
July 14, 2020
Ladders are one of those standard, time-tested pieces of equipment that would presumably need no training, yet according to OSHA, falls remain the No. 1 cause of death in the construction industry.
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Training is key when working at height

Training is key when working at height

Shortcuts don’t pay
Lisa Alsdorf
March 2, 2020

No fall protection equipment — regardless of how effective — can save an employee who is not properly trained in its use. Therefore, to maintain a safe and productive environment for workers at height, proper fall protection training is the first and most important step in your fall protection program. 


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ANSI/ISEA 121- Dropped Object Prevention Solutions
2020 Top Standards: ANSI/ISEA

ANSI/ISEA 121- Dropped Object Prevention Solutions

December 20, 2019

ANSI/ISEA 121-2018 is a standard that consists of design, testing, performance and labeling requirements for tool tethering systems and containers used to transport and secure tools and equipment at heights.


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NIOSH fall prevention

Leading Edge: Helping You Stay Safe While Working at Height

September 27, 2019

Imagine working 20 feet above the ground. Now imagine working on top of a roof over 50 feet off the ground. And now think about being 50 stories in the air while building a skyscraper. Fall protection equipment is an essential component of your safety.


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VERTICAL LIFELINE- ASAP’s vertical lifeline

VERTICAL LIFELINE- ASAP’s vertical lifeline

November 4, 2018

ASAP vertical lifeline is a temporary vertical lifeline designed for belaying and to protect against falls from height. It contains an ASAP mobile fall arrester, an ASAP'SORBER energy absorber, two OK TRIACT-LOCK carabiners, an ANNEAU open sling, an AXIS 11 mm rope with sewn termination, a weight, and a BUCKET bag. It is available in two lengths.


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OSHA’s new fall protection rules

Update training on OSHA’s new fall protection rules

Focus on walking surfaces and fixed ladders
John Eckel
September 26, 2018
Experienced employers — from industrial safety managers to construction supervisors -- keep a close eye on measures for worker fall protection. Failures in this category have led OSHA’s annual list of top 10 most-cited violations for most of the past decade.
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construction worker safety

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.


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Risk solutions for work at heights & dropped objects

Why allow anything to fall?
Travis Betcher Raymond Mann, QSSP
July 18, 2017

For decades, leading causes of death on construction sites have been “Falls” and “Struck by Object” according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In 2015, OSHA recorded 364 deaths from falls (38.8 percent of the total construction deaths) and 90 from being struck by objects (9.6 percent of the total construction deaths).


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The Harken PowerSeat Ascender

May 1, 2017

The Harken PowerSeat Ascender allows technicians to ascend quickly and stay in position longer while working at height.


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