Articles Tagged with ''fall prevention''

The families and friends of fallen workers and organizations will observe April 28 as Workers Memorial Day.

OSHA inspectors found crews working at tall heights with inadequate fall protection at two separate job sites within 10 days of each other.

OSHA found the contractor failed to provide fall protection equipment to workers on November, about six months after the contractor’s last citations.

Every Tuesday throughout the month beginning March 8, Werner has partnered with the ALI to present a Ladder Safety Webinar Series focused on key topics.

The roofing contractor reportedly failed to provide fall protection equipment to workers and train them on its use, according to OSHA.

Diversified Fall Protection has acquired Versatile Systems Inc. and Rooftop Anchor, Inc. for further its goal of creating safer work environment for contractors.

This incident was the fourth time this Oregon-based roofing contractor has violated the fall protection standard since February 2020.

Three Washington roofing companies received more than a combined $768,000 for allowing roofers to work without using fall protection.

Since 2017, the Florida contractor's companies have been the subject of 10 inspections, resulting in 21 willful, eight repeat, and one serious citations.

RC takes a look back at the most-read stories of 2021 to see which issues mattered most to readers in this tough year.