Contractors, take note: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is currently stepping up its vigilance with new regulations and a new national safety campaign to prevent jobsite falls ...

Before initiating inspections under the new program, OSHA area and regional offices will be required to develop "a comprehensive fall protection awareness outreach program" for 90 days, OSHA said ...

Most employers know the law requires workers to perform pre-use inspections on fall protection harnesses and lanyards. But what, exactly, is a "pre-use inspection?" How exhaustive is it? What are the ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has created a new program to protect workers from falls.

OSHA sets the baseline for fall protection—but is that really enough? As fall-related fatalities continue to rise, safety leaders must rethink their approach, with or without regulatory oversight.

In 1994, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued Subpart M for construction, which required fall protection for workers exposed to falls on construction sites. Since then ...

This course covers the OSHA Fall Protection Standard for construction and an overview of fall protection methods. Course topics include principles of fall protection, components and limitations of ...

The program establishes guidance for locating and inspecting fall hazards and allows OSHA compliance safety and health officers to open inspections whenever they observe someone working at heights. An ...

OSHA’s requirements for fall protection have no high hurdles for compliance.

To protect workers and businesses, and to create a culture of safety that saves lives, employers should maintain detailed records of all inspection activities. While this is only one of many ...