Low-level access lifts are ready to use when they arrive on site, meaning less setup time is needed to ensure a safe ascent. People are often tempted to make due with available tools and risk bodily ...

OSHA’s rules for scaffolding are in 29CFR1926, Subpart L. This runs a little less than seven pages, and the rules apply to employers. Since as a group employers don’t do so well with compliance ...

Falls from portable ladders (step, straight, combination and extension) are one of the leading causes of workplace injuries and fatalities. Appropriate precautions can reduce the risk significantly.

Falls are the leading cause of death on the job for U.S. construction workers, OSHA reminds us—there were 337 fatal falls in this sector alone in 2014, according to preliminary BLS data—so it makes ...