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While the construction and engineering industry does come with a certain amount of inherent risk, contractors can be proactive about safety on projects. OSHA sets strict guidelines regarding fall protection measures because falls are commonly responsible for serious workplace-related injuries and...

An inside look at why fall protection anchors must be tested Fall protection! When you put on your harness, tie off to a fall protection system, and step to the edge of the roof on a 20 foot tall building, do you know that you are truly safe? Or is this maybe just a false sense of security that you...

Life is good when we get the quick fix! As children, our restless minds never want to work out the solution; just tell us the answer. Never mind how to get that answer. As adults, I’m not convinced our attitudes have changed much. Only the stakes have changed. We still strive for those easy...

Fall protection is a hot issue. Let’s face it – who wants to fall? The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) clearly expects scaffold users to have some form of fall protection when on a scaffold platform above ten feet. Usually that protection is a guardrail system on...