The introduction of ANSI Z359.18-2017 Safety Requirements for Anchorage Connectors for Active Fall Protection Systems marked a watershed moment for fall protection equipment manufacturers. Prior to ...

Fall Protection continues to top OSHA’s list of the top 10 most frequently cited workplace standards, coming in at number one in 2023 for the 13th year in a row. OSHA 1926.501 addresses Fall ...

In 2016, OSHA passed a final rule expanding the scope of the existing walking and working surface standard for general industry and adding a fall protection standard for general industry; ...

The numbers don’t lie. Falls are the No. 1 killer of construction workers and the second-leading cause of occupational death for general-industry workers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ ...

29CFR 1926 Subpart M, which provides the requirements fall protection, begins with 1926.500. This subpart provides the “scope and applications” [1926.500(a)] and definitions [1926.500(b)]. It’s about ...

With linemen no longer able to free-climb, electric utilities nationwide have invested in new fall protection equipment for wood poles, modified work practices, and designed and retrofitted towers to ...

Slips, trips and falls account for the majority of accidents in a typical workplace. That’s why the Occupational Safety and Health Administration last year issued updated safety standards it says will ...

In September 2025, Standards Australia released two updated fall protection standards with direct implications for developers ...

Honeywell Miller Rigid Rail Fall Arrest Systems are designed to provide workers with mobility and fall protection while working at heights on or above vehicles or elevated machinery. Three types of ...

Partnership brings UK-Engineered Digital Pull Testers and a Connected Software Platform to American Fall protection, Construction, and Industrial Markets. WESTLAKE, Ohio, April 30 ...

OSHA reports that fall protection (1926.501) was the No. 1 most frequently cited standard in fiscal year 2022. In Part 2, we covered the first two subparagraphs cited under fall protection, and in ...