ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- The Target Zero monthly safety focus topic at the depot for June is fall prevention and ladders. The two subjects go hand in hand, as the proper use and maintenance of a ...

Every day in the United States of America, two thousand people are injured while using a ladder. One hundred of those people will experience a long-term or permanent disability from that injury. And ...

A growing awareness of health and safety is not only requiring contractors to implement more sophisticated forms of on-site practice but is also attracting a wealth of interest and experience from ...

Most folks use ladders in their day-to-day lives, either professionally or personally. That's why training on safe ladder usage so important—and so difficult, says Mike Van Bree, president of the ...

Falls from heights remain among the leading causes of workplace injuries and fatalities, and fall protection violations are the most commonly cited by OSHA across all industries. Although many people ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Fall protection can be defined as a system or means to prevent or reduce the severity of injuries from a fall. Often, when we think of fall protection, we think of someone ...

The first quarter of 2011 saw more than 1,100MW of wind power capacity installed — more than double the capacity installed in the first quarter of 2010, according to the American Wind Energy ...

OSHA requires that fall protection be provided at elevations of four feet in general industry workplaces, five feet in shipyards, six feet in the construction industry and eight feet in longshoring ...

ProForm F3 Harnesses feature a patented relief cord system, which allows the user to relieve possible deadly pressure on femoral arteries and pressure on the clavicle, typically caused by harness ...

It has been said that you don’t know what you don’t know. My goal with this article is to show you something you “didn’t know you didn’t know” about fall protection for firefighters. Before you turn ...