ANSI/ASSP Z117.1-2022: Entering Confined Spaces
About 12.5% of all people have claustrophobia, and this fear of tight spaces can be triggered in a variety of environments. In industry, it’s more […]
Occupational Health and Safety
ASME B30.5-2021: Mobile and Locomotive Cranes
If you examine many devices actively utilized in construction operations, you will see, while perfected with centuries of innovation and a comprehension of modern physics, […]
ASME B30.20-21: Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices, Changes
A volume of the overall safety standard for cableways, cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings, ASME B30.20-2021: Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices, has been released. Revising […]
ANSI/ASSP Z590.3-2021: Prevention through Design Guidelines
Sentient beings seek pleasure and avoid pain. The latter characteristic, at least in animals with a nervous system, manifests in reflexes. Involuntary movements act as […]
ANSI/ASSP Z359.14-2021: Self-Retracting Devices Safety Requirements
Year after year, fall protection tops OSHA’s top 10 most frequently cited violations. This threat is more than a workplace blunder, however, as falls comprise […]
ASME BTH-1-2020: Design of Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices
The ASME BTH-1 standard for the design of below-the-hook lifting devices has been revised. The new edition, released as ASME BTH-1-2020 Design of Below-the-Hook Lifting […]
ASTM F1637-21: Standard Practice For Safe Walking Surfaces
Trips and falls can happen anywhere. In 2019, there were 244,000 workplace injuries from falls, slips, and trips, according to the National Safety Council. Uneven […]
OSHA Top 10 Violations of 2020
Often, workplace hazards are articulated through dismal statistics that demonstrate their threats after it is too late. For instance, 5,333 workers died on the job […]
ANSI/ASSP Z359.11-2021: Full Body Harnesses Safety Requirements
Over one century ago, a group of workers fought epochs of erosion with 44-pound jackhammers and dynamite. Their job: to free loose rock from the […]
ANSI/ASSP A10.34-2021: Protecting Public Near Construction Sites
A clanging jackhammer that screams throughout the earliest morning hours. A work platform obstructing a renowned century-old façade. A crane blocking your skyline. Construction sites […]