Fall Protection Articles

Our articles are updated regularly to keep you informed on the latest resources and best safety practices to help protect workers when performing tasks at height.

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New and Revised Standards Help Employers Better Protect Workers

Nov 02, 2021
- Risk Assessment & Management
- Press Release
- Standards
- Construction
- Fall Protection
As a global leader in the development of workplace safety and health standards, ASSP has published several new and revised voluntary national consensus standards that help employers minimize on-the-job risks to better protect their workers.
This Is Why OSHA’s No. 1 Violation Never Changes

Oct 13, 2021
- Standards
- Construction
- Risk Assessment & Management
- OSHA/Law
- Fall Protection
Fall protection has been No. 1 on OSHA’s top 10 list of violations since 2011. Why is that and how should you respond? Expert Thom Kramer, P.E., CSP, explains.
What the Updated Z359.11 Standard Means for Full Body Harnesses

Jun 14, 2021
- Fall Protection
- Standards
- Education
The recently updated ANSI/ASSP Z359.11-2021 standard establishes requirements for the performance, design, marking, qualification, instruction, training, test methods, inspection use, maintenance and removal from service of full body harnesses.