Three key components of a Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS) must be properly in place to provide maximum worker protection. None may be able to do the job alone. However, in combination, they form ...

On construction sites, the fall protection equipment provided to crews is among the most important personal protective ...

Today’s fall protection equipment user understands the need to use a full body harness and has since ditched the body belt in fall arrest scenarios, yet this worker seems to have an unquenchable ...

When it comes to personal protective equipment (PPE), most pieces of equipment are designed to protect a worker right out of the packaging. When a worker faces potential hand injuries, simply ...

MSA’s guided type fall arrest sytem has achieved EU type approval under PPE Regulations. The new Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2016/425 came into force on 21 April 2018 and, combined with ...

What happens after a worker falls and is saved by their personal fall arrest system? Hanging in a harness too long can lead to orthostatic intolerance and suspension trauma. Since there isn't always ...

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding fall protection at Bates College. We follow OSHA General Industry guidelines per 29 CFR 1910.30. Fall protection (guardrail or fall arrest system) ...

JLG Industries, Inc. has debuted a feature that allows a mobile elevating work platform occupant to exit the platform at height and step onto adjacent structures while being tied off to an approved ...

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