Roy, a 47-year-old father of two, was on a caged ladder on a distillation column when he suffered a heart attack. He fell backwards off the ladder, plummeted roughly 30 feet, and died from a ...

Fall protection programs are one of the pillars of most safety programs, especially for construction companies. Falls are the most common cause of injury to occur on the jobsite and account for nearly ...

Seyfarth Synopsis: Federal OSHA has proposed new rulemakings seek to minimize respiratory protection requirements for employers which may require employers to update practices in 2026. In June 2026, ...

A dramatic new video of a Disneyland visitor stepping out of a moving log at the top of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure shows the 13-year-old boy plummeting head first down the 50-foot-tall drop hill in a ...

A third-party contractor working on the construction of a Samsung Electronics chip plant in Taylor was fined nearly $40,000 after one of its employees fell from a raised platform. The U.S.

In June 2026, social media users alleged that video showed U.S. President Donald Trump falling asleep during an hour-plus coal industry announcement in the Oval Office on June 4. Snopes readers ...

The top OSHA jobsite violation in 2025 was for improper fall protection. Improper fall protection was the most commonly cited violation of OSHA jobsite rules throughout 2025. According to the National ...

OSHA is now investigating after a construction work fell from a roof and died in Palatine. GOP blocks Schumer's effort to ground taxpayer funding for Trump's Qatari Air Force One United passenger ...

The National Safety Council is urging employers to take part in the 2026 National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, scheduled for May 4-8. The annual event is held in partnership ...

ITASCA, IL — WERNER®, a manufacturer of ladders, climbing equipment and fall protection systems, announced its participation in OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, ...

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