By W. Jon Wallace, CSP, MBA – Workplace Safety, Inc. Robin Barfield, SMS, Director, Safety and Risk Management Human Resources Division NC Department of Transportation (DOT) hosted the May 2024 North Carolina ASSP Chapter meeting. In an effort to reduce slips, trips,...
OSHA Subpart D (Walking-Working Surfaces) standard is phasing out the use of cages for fall protection on fixed ladders extending more than 24 feet above a lower level. The phase out of ladder wells and cages over the next 20 years per OSHA 1910.28 (b)(9)(i). ...
I was interviewed on July 8, 2011, on ESPN - Outside the Lines concerning this incident: July 7, 2011: A fan died at a Texas Ranger game after leaning over the railing to catch a ball and falling 20 feet. At first glance, it appears the railing is not high enough to...