A well-designed full body harness will disperse any remaining energy in a safe manner to the strong and durable areas of the body. Today’s fall protection equipment user understands the need to use a ...

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 ...

Despite alarming statistics that indicate falls from height remain the number one cause of death in the construction industry—accounting for more than 36 percent of all work-related deaths in 2013, ...

Pure Safety Group (PSG) has unveiled two new products to complete its Series line-up of three Guardian Fall Protection safety harnesses and keep workers at height safe in many real-life work scenarios ...

Use these areas of a fall protection safety program to make intelligent decisions about fall protection based on risk analysis and not guesswork. This summer, OSHA launched a week-long campaign called ...

HOUSTON — Pure Safety Group (PSG), the largest company dedicated solely to fall protection, has unveiled its Guardian Fall Protection S1 safety harness. The S1 is the first in a series of innovative ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Fall protection can be defined as a system or means to prevent or reduce the severity of injuries from a fall. Often, when we think of fall protection, we think of someone ...

Falls remain one of OSHA’s most frequently cited violations — and with good reason. They continue to be the leading cause of serious injuries and fatalities in construction and facility maintenance.

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. New lightweight safety harness uses titanium hardware and advanced ventilation to improve worker comfort, mobility, ...

With cooler temperatures comes earlier sunsets, and an array of stunning colors across the country. However, it's also the beginning of various new challenges for businesses. Fall brings on cold and ...

At project sites in Dallas, Houston and Atlanta, 27 McCarthy Building Co. women employees are testing a harness better suited to fit a diversity of body types than the more ubiquitous harnesses ...

While fall protection planning may be routinely considered in the wind tower industry, what role does rescue play in these plans? Many times, it isn't a fall that necessitates a rescue. Workers can ...