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.

Employers may get a reprieve from a deadline that will require them to install additional safety systems on certain ladders on their worksites within 10 years. A new ...

Shrader Homes Inc. was cited after inspectors found workers exposed to multiple hazards at a White City framing site, including unprotected heights, damaged ladders and missing eye protection, marking ...

Reduce time at elevation by planning tasks and preparing tools and materials on the ground to minimize ascents and descents. Always inspect equipment like ladders, lifts, and scaffolding before use, ...

ITASCA, IL — WERNER®, a manufacturer of ladders, climbing equipment and fall protection systems, announced its participation in OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, ...

Most folks use ladders in their day-to-day lives, either professionally or personally. That's why training on safe ladder usage so important—and so difficult, says Mike Van Bree, president of the ...