Historically, fall harnesses were not known for their comfort or fit. For example, the best-in-class gear until the mid-20th century was a simple body belt. The problem, however, was that the body ...

Since its creation in 1971, OSHA has made a huge difference in worker safety but not directly. OSHA doesn’t come on site and show people how to work safely. So, what does OSHA do? Among other things, ...

Pure Safety Group (PSG) has unveiled two new products to complete its Series line-up of three Guardian Fall Protection safety harnesses and keep workers at height safe in many real-life work scenarios ...

At the height of the construction boom, the residential building community explained to OSHA that it needed more "compliance flexibility" than the Fall Protection Standard (1926.500) permitted.

HOUSTON – The new Bella Palazzo apartments rise four stories above Westheimer Road, not far from Wayne Morris’ house. Morris is a retired safety inspector with 30 years of experience. He says he ...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Capital Safety, a global leader in fall protection for construction and other high-risk fields, today announced the kick-off of a national, 10-day fall protection ...

The residential construction firm T. Scott Dillman Enterprises has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for failing to provide roof and scaffolding fall protection for its ...

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has rescinded its January 2009 letter of interpretation #20070823-7896 on the use of shock-absorbing lanyards in aerial work platforms ...

Despite his request for a safety harness, a temporary employee working on a roof without fall protection later fell 12 feet through the roof. His fall resulted in his hospitalization with fractured ...