Category: Safety

Falls are the second most common cause of injuries in the workplace.

When working at height, there’s nothing more important than having proper fall protection equipment. There’s a chance that it could save your life at some point.

There are many safety measures in the construction industry that are basic and obvious enough that you likely don’t need to be made aware of them. Hard hats to avoid head trauma and safety glasses to protect your eyes, for example. However, when you’re on the job, there’s a good…

Personal Fall Protection is for YOU, Fall Protection for Tools is for EVERYONE. Working at height poses unique risks and hazards that you typically wouldn’t come across while working at ground level. Most workers think when they work at heights that all they need is their personal fall protection equipment…

On any job site, safety should be a top priority. There are all kinds of different regulations in place to keep job sites as safe as possible, from policies on using power tools to handling chemicals safely.

Working at height is stressful enough as it is. The added pressure of potential safety hazards caused by dropped tools certainly doesn’t help.

Fall protection for tools is a crucial component of any job site safety program. When working at height, any tool, regardless of weight, can become a safety hazard. Even an object weighing less than a pound when dropped from 90 feet can be lethal to those below. A tool lanyard…

It should be a given that tethering your tools when working at height is a crucial safety precaution. Not only do you prevent injuries or even fatalities, but you also save yourself the cost of repairing broken tools or equipment below. But how do you actually tether your tools? What…

Proper tethering solutions are now a requirement instead of a recommendation after the latest ANSI/ISEA 121-2018 Dropped Objects Standard. This means that it’s now more important than ever to make sure you and your fellow workers have the correct safety equipment while working at heights.

Warning to Outdoor Workers! If your job requires you to work outdoors in cold environments, you may be at the risk of cold stress. Cold stress can be encountered in a number of different work environments if the proper steps are not taken to prevent it. Read on to learn…