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Is water soft or deadly in a fall, the science behind why it can feel like concrete

While water may not truly feel like concrete, a fall from extreme heights can still cause significant injuries. The ...
Construction Equipment

Survey Reveals Root Causes of Workplace Falls from Height

A survey conducted last year by The Center for Construction Research and Training, supported by the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) reveals six key findings regarding root causes of ...
Electrical Construction & Maintenance

Debate Over New York's Scaffold Law: Safety, Costs, and Legal Reform

The Scaffold Law (Labor Law 240) makes contractors and property owners strictly liable for gravity-related injuries, aiming to improve worker safety on construction sites. Opponents argue the law is ...
Scoop

Height Safety Basics Missed In Preventable Fall From Pole

WorkSafe is cautioning all businesses that work at height to review their safety systems, following sentencing for a fall that nearly killed a KiwiRail employee. The man fell 10 metres while ...
For Construction Pros

Q&A On Fall Protection For Concrete Contractors

Largely, the standards most applicable for fall protection in the U.S. have had minimal performance changes over the past 5 years. The most current is the new ANSI/ASSP Z359.14-2021 document that ...