ANSI/ASSP A10.32-2023: Construction Fall Protection Systems
Falls are the leading cause of death among construction workers. Each year, roughly 300–400 construction workers fall to their deaths, most often while working at […]
Fall Protection
What Is the National Safety Stand-Down?
The National Safety Stand-Down is a voluntary event for employers to talk directly to employees about safety. It was originally conceived by OSHA in 2014 as […]
NFSI B101.3-2022: Testing Wet DCOF Of Hard Surface Walkways
Around 67% of falls on the walking level occur because of slips and trips from wet and oily surfaces, extra tile glazing, weather hazards, traction […]
ASME HST-3-2022: Performance Standard for Lever Hoists
Lever hoists are designed so that an operator can exert a force, via a lever pull, to lift or pull a rated load and apply […]
ANSI/ASSP A1264.2-2022: Reducing Slip Missteps
What is the leading cause of workplace deaths in the United States? Falls. According to OSHA, falls account for 36.5% of all workplace deaths. ANSI/ASSP […]
CSA Z259.15-2022: Anchorage Connectors
The Guinness World Record maintains that the tallest scaffolding in the world was for the Manhattan Municipal Building, which was erected 1988-1992, and its total […]
ASME B30.23-2022: Personnel Lifting Systems
Some worksites require personnel to operate at heights unreachable by their natural limitations. Technology providing this accessibility hasn’t always assured the safety of its users. […]
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 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 […]