Regulatory compliance or short-term thinking alone is clearly not enough to truly ensure workers are kept safe and to avoid serious accidents. Fall-related violations continue to dominate OSHA's top ...

Falls are the leading cause of death and injury in construction. Of the 828 workplace deaths in private construction during 2013, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that 36 percent were ...

Fire incidents linked to work at height often start with small ignition sources that go unnoticed. Elevated platforms, mobile ...

Grab your harness and attach your lanyard - a brand-new access equipment and rental business event from ALH and IPAF is set for this November – and it’s one you won’t want to miss. The Working at ...

This Guide assists those planning, conducting or managing others who work at height. This Guide assists those planning, conducting or managing others who work at height. It is a general introduction ...

Mezzanines are a great way to increase the storage capacity and amount of usable floor space of any office, warehouse, manufacturing or retail facility. With these benefits come new risks, in the form ...

This Guideline covers the equipment and techniques required to protect those working at or near exposed drops. This Guideline covers the equipment and techniques required to protect those working at ...

In the UK, new Work at Height Regulations were introduced on 6 April this year. These require employers to undertake risk assessments before working at height and establish a hierarchy of safety ...

The construction industry in the US, Canada and beyond has been demanding the use of aerial work platforms to access work at height – outside the platform. The construction industry in the US, Canada ...

A construction company based in the Northwest of England, has been fined £60,000 after a wall collapsed, knocking an employee through an open stairwell onto a concrete floor below. Ace Infra Ltd ...