Up until five years ago, linemen could free climb on Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric or Hawaii Electric Light Co. structures and poles. With a shift in the companies’ safety cultures and after seeing ...

The International Lineman's Rodeo Association (ILRA) has always been committed to and has promoted safety as the number one priority during competition. This year, the International Lineman’s Rodeo ...

What comes to mind when you think of fall protection? Is it a harness, keeping a construction worker connected to a building? Or is it a device that alerts an emergency if a worker has fallen and is ...

What is the first thing that you think about when you see the words “fall protection?” Do you think of a harness? Guard rails? Or perhaps you think of OSHA violations and worker’s compensation cases.

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Fall protection can be defined as a system or means to prevent or reduce the severity of injuries from a fall. Often, when we think of fall protection, we think of someone ...