The risk of slipping, tripping or falling is prevalent in many facilities and job sites. In fact, falls are the second leading cause of occupational deaths, only surpassed by automobile accidents.

OSHA has begun its 13th annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, running May 4–8, 2026. The nationwide effort calls on employers to pause work for fall-prevention training, ...

Annual fall protection inspections help building owners identify compliance gaps, meet OSHA requirements, and ensure rooftop safety systems continue to protect workers. Falls from height remain one of ...

Werner is launching 750 fall protection training sessions nationwide this month, aiming to reach 75,000 workers during OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down. The program emphasizes harness safety, hazard ...

In our September 2024 blog post, we tracked OSHA’s ambitious proposal to create a first-of-its-kind federal heat standard. That proposal ...

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Use fall protection above 6 ft; lapses kill and trigger willful OSHA penalties. Keep a living safety manual: PPE, fall, ladder, emergency roles; update & share across sites. Use JHAs to tailor ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has confirmed they are investigating a workplace accident that left a subcontractor dead at the Selena Auditorium in November.

FORT HOOD, Texas — Valentine’s Day is about caring for the people who matter most. At Fort Hood, that care is demonstrated every day in a far more practical way by protecting workers from fall hazards ...

MUCH DAMAGE THE FIRE CAUSED. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S WORKPLACE SAFETY WATCHDOG IS FINDING THE COMPANY THAT RAN GABRIEL HOUSE, THE FALL RIVER ASSISTED LIVING HOME THAT WAS THE SITE OF A DEADLY FIRE ...