Job site safety is an ever-present issue that is a constant threat in any environment and any walk of life.

While it seems easy enough to put a person, in the construction industry, over six feet off the ground (excluding iron work) in a harness, do you really understand fall prevention? Are you aware of other contributing factors that can cause an employee to fall? Do you have a fall protection plan in place?

Falls happen fast. One step could cause a fall leading to injury or fatality. Good news: Falls can easily be prevented and National Safety Stand-Down provides the opportunity to discuss how.

A Florida framing contractor was cited for exposing employees to unsafe working conditions by permitting work without the use of fall protection.

Workplace accidents, incidents, and injuries almost always relate back to one common root cause: lack of proper safety training.

Scaffolding is a common task in construction, and it is a dangerous task if done improperly.

The “corridor of death” refers to the dangerous, often narrow passageway where stairs lead to another room opening.