Tag: fall protection

Safety

Wash. subcontractor fined $126,400 after trench violations on bridge project

Colf Construction of Vancouver, Washington, has been fined $126,400 in safety citations by L&I's Division of Occupational Safety and Health. Learn more here.

October 17, 2018

Safety

This guy being catapulted by a boom lift is why you should always wear a harness

No. 4 Video in 2014 « NO. 5 NO. 3 »   There’s a reason things like safety guidelines, personal protective equipment and harnesses exist: even mundane tasks like moving a boom lift one hundred feet or so can result in a serious injury. This guy has opted to forego wearing a harness to move […]

June 9, 2014

Safety

OSHA postpones new fall protection rules

In a memo released last week, OSHA announced that it has decided to postpone the implementation of its new stricter Fall Protection rules. The rules were set to go into effect December 15, but according to a report from Builder, have been postponed until March 15, 2013. Until that date, OSHA will keep in place […]

December 17, 2012

Safety

New fall protection rules, some of OSHA’s best

Cinch up your britches, boys and girls, OSHA’s new fall protection rules take effect December 15. In a nutshell, the new rules stipulate that for residential roofs sloped 4 on 12 or greater, contractors must use “acceptable” fall protection equipment such as guardrails, safety nets or fall arrests systems with body harnesses and deceleration devices. […]

December 4, 2012