OSHA Safety Equipment Education Blog

July 26, 2024

Solutions for Fixed Ladder Fall Protection
Fall protection for fixed ladders is of special concern to OSHA. Why? In their words, "Falls from heights and on the same level (a working surface) are among the leading causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths." These injuries and deaths include fixed ladder falls.
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August 11, 2023

What Has Major Safety Done For You Lately?
Crucial to our value to you, our customer, is our size. We are a small, family business. Whether you called on us 25 years ago or called on us today, you would be talking to, literally, the same folks. And we actually answer the telephone.
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October 21, 2022

Fall Protection Rescue Plan
The need for a fall protection rescue plan is an often overlooked aspect of fall protection safety. When working from height, or even in a confined space, a rescue plan is required by OSHA. Falls happen and winches can fail. What is your rescue plan if this happens?
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September 30, 2022

Do You Need Hip D-Rings on Your Fall Protection Harness?
Hip D-Rings, also known as "Side D-Rings" or "Positioning D-Rings" are usually an option on most fall protection safety harnesses. If you've ever purchased a fall protection safety harness, you most likely had to decide if you should purchase a harness with side D-rings.
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September 30, 2022

Certified vs. Non-Certified Fall Protection Anchor Points
One of our vendors, Frenchcreek, often asks at its fall protection training sessions: "what's the difference between a certified and a non-certified fall protection anchor point?" Even amongst experienced safety professionals, the question is often met with silence.
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September 30, 2022

How To Simplify a Fall Protection Harness

Anybody who has worn a fall protection harness knows it presents challenges. Putting on certain harnesses can be difficult. Fitting harnesses to your size and shape can be difficult. Even more so, hooking up a lanyard or self retracting lifeline to a back D-ring presents all sorts difficulties.

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October 28, 2022

Understanding Fall Arrest and Free Fall Distances
We recently received a question concerning the difference between Fall Arrest Distance and Free Fall Distance. A safe fall protection program depends on knowing what both of these are.
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October 28, 2022

Leading Edge SRL - What Is It and Do I Need One?
It is all too common that fall protection applications that require a leading edge self retracting lifeline are using the wrong equipment. In this article, we will show you what a leading edge self retracting lifeline is and identify applications in which they are required.
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