... related to issues with greater orders of magnitude (i.e., life and death) (Tversky & Kahneman, 1974). create better system intermediate anchorage fall protection prevention neural network social influence health & medicine safety fall protection equipment fall protection issue...

... Introduction Fall protection equipment is the most visible aspect of a fall protection program, and it can be the most costly as well. Unfortunately, these investments can be nullified - or even magnified - due to equipment misuse or "cheating." This paper covers 10 of the most common fall...

... is probably the best resource to use in the development of an employer's fall protection program or can serve as a valuable tool in the review and improvement of an existing employer's program. regulation suspension trauma construction industry fall protection program fall protection equipment...

... industry. If the experiences of other industries repeat, then a focus on utilizing personal fall protection equipment to abate the hazards will result. However, harnesses and lanyards alone aren't the answer to creating a safer workplace. The NIOSH Oil and Gas Extraction Safety and Health Program has...

.... Therefore, it is of paramount importance that efforts are focused on educating users in the proper usage, maintenance and selection of fall protection equipment, in order to promote the attitude and understanding necessary to ensure workplace safety and moreover, reduce fatalities in elevated environments...

.... The overhead crane and overhead fall protection must work in the same space. The interplay between the crane and fall protection equipment can become problematic, as the crane may be able to easily contact the fall protection equipment and vice versa. Historically, crane operations have been defined in OSHA...

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..., fall restraint and fall arrest systems should be secondary options, since they are the least effective and most defeatable forms of fall protection (see Exhibit 1). Still, the prevalence of fall protection equipment on the market and perceived ease of use and relatively low cost often leads...

... Introduction Fall protection equipment and components are becoming more and more commonplace throughout industry. As a result, fatalities due to falls from height have been dramatically reduced over the past few decades. Now that industries are in the habit of using fall protection to save...

... to filter in. While waiting I started to play 20 questions on what could have happened. Did the employee have on his fall protection equipment? Had he anchored off correctly? Had he followed our safety procedures? Was he familiar with the tower and its hazards? The answer to these and many others were all...

... A worker is fifteen feet above the ground in a factory one afternoon, changing a filter on a machine. As there are no guardrails on the machine, and because his employer wants to be sure he is following OSHA s fall protection regulations, he wears fall protection equipment when working at heights...

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... specialty contractor fall protection equipment worksite contractor multi-employer site guardrail employer hazard fall protection Session No. 519 Fall Protection: Legal Issues for Multi-Employer Sites and Their Specialty Contractors Michael C. Wright, PE, CSP, CPE President Safety through...

... for using a MFPP - statistics and implementation. Falls remain the number one killer of workers in the construction industry and the number two killer of workers in private industry (Bureau of Labor Statistics). Given the numerous fall protection equipment manufacturers and consultants, fall hazards should...

... as the number-one cause of on-site, occupational fatalities in the United States. Recognizing this fact, ASSE led a concerted effort in the 1980's to develop a national standard for fall protection equipment. This standard, entitled ANSI Z359.1-1992 (R1999) "Safety Requirements for Personal Fall Arrest Systems...