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Changing negative attitudes to safety
Date: 23 July 2023
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8 Fall hazards safety managers should know – part 2
Date: 23 July 2023
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8 Fall hazards safety managers should know – part 1
Date: 23 July 2023
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Preventing accidents with near miss reporting
Date: 22 July 2023
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The role of the safety manager in fall prevention
Date: 22 July 2023
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Safety at work is everybody’s business
Date: 22 July 2023
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Safety Cultures pay off
Date: 22 July 2023
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How to create active involvement among your staff
Date: 22 July 2023
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Improve your safety efforts with leading indicators
Date: 22 July 2023
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The 4 rules of a positive safety culture
Date: 22 July 2023
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Falls from height are still a major cause of death in construction in the US
Date: 2 July 2023
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Fall protection on sea- or shipping containers
Date: 2 July 2023
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Swing falls, risky business
Date: 2 July 2023
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What is the fall protection hierarchy and how does it work?
Date: 2 July 2023
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Controversy: Is Harness Suspension Trauma (HST) still a thing?
Date: 2 July 2023
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Designing engineered horizontal lifelines with the ODIN tool
Date: 2 July 2023
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Roof inspection after a hurricane, a short guide
Date: 2 July 2023
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What are the costs of a fall accident?
Date: 2 July 2023
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ANSI 121-2018 The new standard for fall protection for tools
Date: 30 June 2023
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Leading edge fall protection
Date: 29 June 2023
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Work at height near power lines
Date: 29 June 2023
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Overlooked Fall Hazards
Date: 29 June 2023
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Why do you need to protect skylights on a roof?
Date: 12 June 2023
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How to prevent falls through a skylight
Date: 24 January 2023
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Fall protection tips for 2023
Date: 30 December 2022
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Risks and safety precautions on roofs at high temperatures
Date: 18 August 2022
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OSHA fall protection violations 2020
Date: 2 March 2021
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Prevent scaffolding accidents from happening
Date: 17 January 2021
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Preventing falls after a storm
Date: 4 December 2020
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Workplace inspection for fall hazards
Date: 11 August 2020
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Steel vs. aluminum scaffolding, a comparison
Date: 17 March 2020
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Sharp edge protection for lanyards
Date: 20 January 2020
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Safely walking at height this winter
Date: 4 November 2019
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Fall protection for green roofs
Date: 30 October 2019
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Fall protection installation on roofs
Date: 23 September 2019
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Safety and Health at Work Day
Date: 23 July 2019
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Fall protection on shipping containers
Date: 23 July 2019
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The importance of fall protection
Date: 15 July 2019
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The self-retracting lifeline explained
Date: 1 July 2019
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Parapet anchor for temporary anchorage on a roof
Date: 17 June 2019
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Fall protection on steel beams
Date: 3 June 2019
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Harmonizing fall protection and aesthetics
Date: 27 May 2019
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Debunking fall protection myths part 2
Date: 3 May 2019
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Debunking fall protection myths part 1
Date: 3 May 2019
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Working safely at height on fragile surfaces
Date: 23 April 2019
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Temporary fall protection during construction
Date: 2 April 2019
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When are parapets suitable fall protection?
Date: 29 March 2019
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8 Things to do and not to do with fall protection PPE
Date: 26 February 2019
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A dive into OSHA’s most cited violations of 2018
Date: 2 February 2019
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Fall protection installation on warm and cold roof constructions
Date: 16 January 2019
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Safety helmet for working at height
Date: 11 January 2019
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Choosing a fall protection system – single anchor point vs horizontal lifeline
Date: 7 January 2019
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Anatomy of a horizontal lifeline system
Date: 3 January 2019
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Safety at height with fall protection training
Date: 10 December 2018
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5 Tips in reducing incidents and preventing accidents
Date: 28 November 2018
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Business case: Heerema Fabrication Group
Date: 23 November 2018
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OSHA standard Adjustment: cages no longer appropriate on fixed ladders
Date: 2 November 2018
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A boom lift is not a crane
Date: 29 October 2018
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How a calculation tool helps designing horizontal lifeline systems
Date: 4 October 2018
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Fall protection for beginners
Date: 1 October 2018
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Prevent tool drops, tether safely
Date: 24 September 2018
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First aid after a fall arrest
Date: 17 September 2018
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Fall protection for the prestigious Doha Metro
Date: 3 September 2018
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Don’t skip wearing fall protection PPE!
Date: 27 August 2018
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Hidden dangers: falling tools can be fatal
Date: 12 June 2018
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What are the contents of a fall protection program?
Date: 29 May 2018
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Provide safety, make a fall protection plan
Date: 29 May 2018
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Workplace Safety: The Truth Behind The ‘Myths’
Date: 8 May 2018
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What to wear when working at height?
Date: 8 May 2018
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Preventing Harness Suspension Trauma via planned rescue
Date: 4 May 2018
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12 Tips for a powerful Safety Stand-Down
Date: 1 May 2018
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What is the new (EU) 2016/425 PPE regulation?
Date: 20 April 2018
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6 Tips for preventing slips, trips and falls on rooftops
Date: 16 April 2018
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Choosing a fall protection system – lifeline or rail system?
Date: 11 April 2018
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The importance of fall protection training (OSHA citations)
Date: 5 April 2018
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Five safety tips on how to act when working on a roof
Date: 22 March 2018
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The top 5 fall protection (OSHA) violations in 2017
Date: 28 February 2018
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How to treat your full body safety harness?
Date: 15 February 2018
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When to replace a lanyard?
Date: 19 January 2018
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Adding roof safety guardrails to your 3D or BIM model
Date: 5 January 2018
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The efficiency of solar panels in combination with guardrail systems
Date: 5 January 2018
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When to Replace a Fall Arrest Device?
Date: 30 November 2017
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Underestimating risks and habituation can be deadly when working on height
Date: 17 November 2017
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Striking newcomer in OSHA’s top-10 citations 2017
Date: 9 November 2017
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Fall protection in aerial lifts – What are the requirements?
Date: 25 October 2017
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How does the weather affect a person who is working at height?
Date: 25 September 2017
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How do weather conditions influence fall protection systems?
Date: 18 September 2017
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The challenges of fall protection on sloping roofs
Date: 10 September 2017
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When to Replace a Full Body Safety Harness?
Date: 5 September 2017
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Fall Protection in Suspended Platforms – What are the Requirements?
Date: 11 August 2017
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Calculating the Fall Clearance for a Fall Protection System
Date: 19 July 2017
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Wise choices for safely painting at height
Date: 17 July 2017
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Preventing fall accidents among temporary workers
Date: 23 June 2017
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Eliminating Fall Hazards with BIM Planning
Date: 21 June 2017
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Fall Protection System for One of The World’s Largest Metro Stations
Date: 7 June 2017
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The Role of Fall Factor in Choosing a Fall Protection System
Date: 7 June 2017
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Measures to reduce OSHA fall protection standard violations (recap)
Date: 23 May 2017
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OSHA’s Top 5 Fall Protection Violations – Part 5
Date: 25 April 2017
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XSPlatforms is once again selected to provide fall protection for world’s biggest cruise ship
Date: 13 April 2017
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OSHA’s Top 5 Fall Protection Violations – Part 4
Date: 11 April 2017
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Ladders vs Scaffolds: Fall Accidents compared – Part 2
Date: 4 April 2017
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Horizontal Lifeline Calculation
Date: 29 March 2017
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OSHA’s Top 5 Fall Protection Violations – Part 3
Date: 17 March 2017
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Ladders vs Scaffolds: Fall Accidents compared – Part 1
Date: 3 March 2017
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OSHA’s Top 5 Fall Protection Violations – Part 2
Date: 1 March 2017
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OSHA’s Top 5 Fall Protection Violations – Part 1
Date: 15 February 2017
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A boom lift is not a crane
Date: 30 January 2017
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The importance of using a Personal Energy Absorber
Date: 26 January 2017
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OSHA’s Final Rule for the General Industry – What are the implications?
Date: 17 January 2017
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Two innovative XSPlatforms solutions for a unique design
Date: 13 January 2017
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The why and how of a roof access policy
Date: 3 January 2017
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Work on roofs: retractable fall arrester or rope grab?
Date: 17 November 2016
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3 instructions to prevent HST after a fall arrest
Date: 12 October 2016
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Safety is NOT a judgment call
Date: 12 September 2016
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What’s the best fall protection solution for roofs with solar panels?
Date: 18 August 2016
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Fall protection in a cherry picker?
Date: 3 August 2016
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Fall protection: essential to green roof maintenance
Date: 22 July 2016
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3 types of anchor points for work on a sloping roof
Date: 19 July 2016
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Using a throwing line for work on sloping roofs
Date: 12 July 2016
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Fall accidents in Spain: circumstances, fatalities, cost
Date: 29 June 2016
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How safety standards emerge
Date: 28 June 2016
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The world’s biggest cruise ship has XSPlatforms fall protection
Date: 31 May 2016
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A closer look at fall accidents in the UK
Date: 20 May 2016
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Fall accidents in France: the hard facts
Date: 20 May 2016
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XSMD & XTrusion: The next-generation roof base plates
Date: 19 May 2016
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How XTrusion was installed on Armada C2 (DEMO VIDEO)
Date: 13 May 2016
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Anti-pendulum anchors explained (VIDEO)
Date: 13 May 2016
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Fall Arrest or Fall Restraint?
Date: 18 November 2015
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Fall Accidents in North America: the numbers
Date: 26 October 2015
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Working safely in confined spaces? Work with mobile fall protection!
Date: 21 July 2015
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How to choose the correct number of attachment points for your harness
Date: 17 July 2015
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How to select the right harness?
Date: 20 February 2015
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Five things you need to know about working at height safely
Date: 15 December 2014
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Fall protection for beginners
Date: 2 November 2013
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