Fall Protection

What are some commonly overlooked dangers of fixed ladders?

How can employers transform fall detection for workers using AI?

In Episode 51, the S+H team examines content from the May issue, including a feature story on five reasons why falls in construction have remained persistent, and what to do about it. Also, National Safety Council senior consultant Richard Flynt joins the podcast to discuss the four weekly themes of National Safety Month – coming in June.

Washington — The National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction kicks off May 6.

East Lansing, MI — Falls involving portable ladders caused 84 on-the-job deaths from 2001 to 2021 in Michigan, prompting a new hazard alert from Michigan State University.

“It’s definitely a difficult issue,” the associate director of the NIOSH Office of Construction Safety and Health says.