The difference between worksite risk and reliability lies in rigorous inspection, clear accountability, and the shift toward digital safety tracking.

In Part 7, we look at the fall protection requirements for scaffolding users [29 CFR 1926.451(g)]. At what point does OSHA require fall protection for scaffolding users? If the level the employee is ...

In keeping with tradition, OSHA was on hand to reveal its Top 10 Most Cited Standards at the 2024 National Safety Council Safety Congress & Expo. At the event, Scott Ketcham, director of the ...

Scaffolds are common temporary structures used on construction sites to provide workers access to places at height. However, ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires fall protection at elevations of six feet or more. Regulations include requirements for guardrails, personal fall arrest systems, ...

OSHA conducted a comprehensive safety inspection in July 2009 following the fatality of a worker who fell approximately 37 feet after the scaffolding he and two other workers were on collapsed. The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — An ironworker and a technical ...

Citations for violating scaffolding requirements consistently make it onto OSHA’s annual Top 10 list. The requirements are found in 29 CFR 1926.451(a) through (h). All of these are under the subhead ...