This Monday, April 6, 206, OSHA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to eliminate a compliance deadline to install personal fall arrest/ladder safety systems on fixed ladders over 24 feet tall (i.e.

New lightweight self-retracting lifelines combine fall arrest and built-in retrieval capability. Confined spaces such as tanks, vaults, and tunnels present unique safety challenges where rapid rescue ...

OSHA requires fall protection for scaffolding users when working more than 10 ft above a lower level, regardless of the specific height difference. Different types of fall protection systems are ...

The Department of Energy has already cut mentions of the ALARA principle amid a larger push by the White House to change radiation regulations. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will publish a ...

Many utility organizations may be unknowingly operating out of compliance with current fall protection requirements, according to a new FallTech white paper focused on utility, substation and power ...

New FallTech white paper explains why Class 1 and 2 SRL distinctions affect electric utility work conditions. Updates to the American National Standards Institute's self-retracting lifeline (SRL) ...

New FallTech white paper explains why Class 1 and 2 SRL distinctions affect electric utility work conditions. For more than 30 years, FallTech has helped protect workers in demanding environments ...

FALL RIVER, Mass. — OSHA has hit a Fall River assisted living facility with fines after a deadly fire this past summer. Ten residents died after the blaze tore through the Gabriel House in July.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — For the 20th consecutive year, falls from heights remain the most frequently cited serious workplace safety violation by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I).