Weekly Safety Minute Every day there are 2000 accidents involving ladders of those 2000, 100 people are hospitalized and of that 100, one is fatally injured. Over the last 10 years the amount of ladder-related injuries has increased 50%. There are four basic factors...
What Can Hurt Me Today? Every day before our work begins, we should go through some type of process to evaluate the work for the day as well as the associated hazards. This process can include a self-check as well as a work area inspection and inspection of tools or...
Weakest Link Safety Have you ever heard of the saying, “you are only as strong as your weakest link”? The weakest link on a team can be a variety of people on any given day. Traditionally, the weakest link is usually considered the lazy guy or the new guy. No matter...
Passive Fall Protection Systems: Passive Fall Protection Systems – A “passive” fall protection system refers to a system that is non-dynamic, stationary, and does not move, adapt, or change when used. Passive systems don’t require the use of personal fall...
This week I thought we would discuss active fall protection systems. But first, did you know that more than 200 construction workers are killed and over 10,000 are seriously injured by falls each year per OSHA website. With numbers like that you can see why fall...
