Additionally, one system can protect many people, unlike a fall restraint or fall arrest system, which only protects one worker at a time. Travel restraint is the third choice for fall protection.

Restraint typically is the preferred fall protection system when the environment allows, because a fall completely is avoided. However, there are many environments where it’s not optimal. Restraint ...

The goal of the new ANSI Z359.6-2009 standard is to provide uniform guidelines for engineers designing active fall protection systems, including travel restraint and vertical and horizontal fall ...

Falls are the No. 1 cause of injury and death in construction. Discover how industry leaders can develop effective fall ...

Beyond fall protection systems, you can enhance the safety of your workers by using various forms of PPE. The type you use will naturally depend on your facility, your work environment and the ...

Rotterdam-based fastener supplier McNetiq launched a new series of magnetic anchors for fall protection when working at height. The first product in this series, released in July, is the workplace ...

PSG's Guardian Retractable HLL (horizontal lifeline) is for use in either fall arrest or as part of a fall restraint system, ... Latest in Fall Protection. Crane Safety Report Published. April 4 ...

According to Groat, IPAF believes that the primary choice for fall protection should be a restraint system, to stop the fall in the first case. IPAF, in its 2007 technical guidance H1, provides ...

The weld shop designed and built the existing fall-protection system in-house. All 112 transformers have a 12-inch-tall mount welded on the top and in the middle or edge of all transformers where the ...

Diversified Fall Protection, which is backed by North Branch Capital, has acquired Hazelwood, Missouri-based Fall Protection Systems, a provider of engineered fall protection systems and related ...