Fall Protection Articles

Your Door Jamb and You
One of the most popular anchors we carry is the door jamb anchor from French Creek. So I thought I'd give you a little overview of this handy anchor point and a couple of his cousins.

You Shall Be Saved: Rescue Equipment
Rescue equipment has really been making waves in the fall protection world in the last year or so. Which has lead to a fair amount of rescue gear confusion. Like... "Do I have to rescue someone if they're a dick." "What if he slept with my wife?" Um, let's clear up some of the confusion.

Great Roof Anchors For Existing Construction
Roof anchors are divided into two camps... anchors that are great for new construction and those that are awesome for existing construction. Today, we'll be discussing the latter because quite frankly it can be pretty difficult to find a decent anchor for existing roofs.

Snap Hooks and OSHA
Hey, let's jump back on the OSHA bandwagon and see what those crazy guys have to say about snap hooks. Sure, most of us take them for granted, but there are some very important tidbits to learn.

December OSHA Fines
One of the things I don't really cover on this blog is the day to day distribution of OSHA fines. It feels too much like the paparazzi for me, but I still think we can learn a few things from them. The fines, not the paparazzi.

Construction Awesomeness
It's officially the first Monday of the new year, and I thought a couple of videos would help us start the year off right.

Festivus and Fall Protection
Among other things, I am a huge fan of Seinfeld. That would be the TV Show, not hillbilly speak for a fallen sign. As Christmas approaches, I'm reminded of the non-denominational celebration of Festivus. Therefore I'd like to air a couple of my fall protection grievances.

Humbug Day - A Positive Attitude and Safety
Today is Humbug Day. Based strongly on the Charles Dickens classic, a Christmas Carol, the "Humbug" attitude rears its ugly head around this time of year. It got me thinking. Can the humbug attitude kill people?

OSHA and the Duty to Have Fall Protection - Part 1
Well, my wife would laugh at the term "duty" because she is a sucker for potty jokes. But the duty to have fall protection is a serious business to OSHA. What does OSHA have to say about this? How about we give you the cliff notes!

Fall Protection and the Boston Tea Party
On this date in history, American colonists tossed three shiploads... I said shiploads not... nevermind. Three shiploads into Boston Harbor in protest. What can this teach us about fall protection? Shiploads.

Can Fall Protection Be Sexy?
Is there really such a thing as a sexy harness? Well yeah! For me, it goes right along with that “man in a uniform” idea.

Basic Fall Protection Definitions According to OSHA
Did you know that OSHA has definitions for fall protection? Well, they do. And actually, they 're really the definitive definitions. If that makes sense. So, we thought we'd start you off by introducing you to some basic terminology...