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BY XSPLATFORMS
  • Fall hazards: Movies vs. reality
    Date: 31 October 2023
  • Changing negative attitudes to safety
    Date: 23 July 2023
  • 8 Fall hazards safety managers should know – part 2
    Date: 23 July 2023
  • 8 Fall hazards safety managers should know – part 1
    Date: 23 July 2023
  • Preventing accidents with near miss reporting
    Date: 22 July 2023
  • The role of the safety manager in fall prevention
    Date: 22 July 2023
  • Safety at work is everybody’s business
    Date: 22 July 2023
  • Safety Cultures pay off
    Date: 22 July 2023
  • How to create active involvement among your staff
    Date: 22 July 2023
  • Improve your safety efforts with leading indicators
    Date: 22 July 2023
  • The 4 rules of a positive safety culture
    Date: 22 July 2023
  • Falls from height are still a major cause of death in construction in the US
    Date: 2 July 2023
  • Fall protection on sea- or shipping containers
    Date: 2 July 2023
  • Swing falls, risky business
    Date: 2 July 2023
  • What is the fall protection hierarchy and how does it work?
    Date: 2 July 2023
  • Controversy: Is Harness Suspension Trauma (HST) still a thing?
    Date: 2 July 2023
  • Designing engineered horizontal lifelines with the ODIN tool
    Date: 2 July 2023
  • Roof inspection after a hurricane, a short guide
    Date: 2 July 2023
  • What are the costs of a fall accident?
    Date: 2 July 2023
  • ANSI 121-2018 The new standard for fall protection for tools
    Date: 30 June 2023
  • Leading edge fall protection
    Date: 29 June 2023
  • Work at height near power lines
    Date: 29 June 2023
  • Overlooked Fall Hazards
    Date: 29 June 2023
  • Why do you need to protect skylights on a roof?
    Date: 12 June 2023
  • How to prevent falls through a skylight
    Date: 24 January 2023
  • Fall protection tips for 2023
    Date: 30 December 2022
  • Risks and safety precautions on roofs at high temperatures
    Date: 18 August 2022
  • OSHA fall protection violations 2020
    Date: 2 March 2021
  • Prevent scaffolding accidents from happening
    Date: 17 January 2021
  • Preventing falls after a storm
    Date: 4 December 2020
  • Workplace inspection for fall hazards
    Date: 11 August 2020
  • Steel vs. aluminum scaffolding, a comparison
    Date: 17 March 2020
  • Sharp edge protection for lanyards
    Date: 20 January 2020
  • Safely walking at height this winter
    Date: 4 November 2019
  • Fall protection for green roofs
    Date: 30 October 2019
  • Fall protection installation on roofs
    Date: 23 September 2019
  • Safety and Health at Work Day
    Date: 23 July 2019
  • Fall protection on shipping containers
    Date: 23 July 2019
  • The importance of fall protection
    Date: 15 July 2019
  • The self-retracting lifeline explained
    Date: 1 July 2019
  • Parapet anchor for temporary anchorage on a roof
    Date: 17 June 2019
  • Fall protection on steel beams
    Date: 3 June 2019
  • Harmonizing fall protection and aesthetics
    Date: 27 May 2019
  • Debunking fall protection myths part 2
    Date: 3 May 2019
  • Debunking fall protection myths part 1
    Date: 3 May 2019
  • Working safely at height on fragile surfaces
    Date: 23 April 2019
  • Temporary fall protection during construction
    Date: 2 April 2019
  • When are parapets suitable fall protection?
    Date: 29 March 2019
  • 8 Things to do and not to do with fall protection PPE
    Date: 26 February 2019
  • A dive into OSHA’s most cited violations of 2018
    Date: 2 February 2019
  • Fall protection installation on warm and cold roof constructions
    Date: 16 January 2019
  • Safety helmet for working at height
    Date: 11 January 2019
  • Choosing a fall protection system – single anchor point vs horizontal lifeline
    Date: 7 January 2019
  • Anatomy of a horizontal lifeline system
    Date: 3 January 2019
  • Safety at height with fall protection training
    Date: 10 December 2018
  • 5 Tips in reducing incidents and preventing accidents
    Date: 28 November 2018
  • Business case: Heerema Fabrication Group
    Date: 23 November 2018
  • OSHA standard Adjustment: cages no longer appropriate on fixed ladders
    Date: 2 November 2018
  • A boom lift is not a crane
    Date: 29 October 2018
  • How a calculation tool helps designing horizontal lifeline systems
    Date: 4 October 2018
  • Fall protection for beginners
    Date: 1 October 2018
  • Prevent tool drops, tether safely
    Date: 24 September 2018
  • First aid after a fall arrest
    Date: 17 September 2018
  • Fall protection for the prestigious Doha Metro
    Date: 3 September 2018
  • Don’t skip wearing fall protection PPE!
    Date: 27 August 2018
  • Hidden dangers: falling tools can be fatal
    Date: 12 June 2018
  • What are the contents of a fall protection program?
    Date: 29 May 2018
  • Provide safety, make a fall protection plan
    Date: 29 May 2018
  • Workplace Safety: The Truth Behind The ‘Myths’
    Date: 8 May 2018
  • What to wear when working at height?
    Date: 8 May 2018
  • Preventing Harness Suspension Trauma via planned rescue
    Date: 4 May 2018
  • 12 Tips for a powerful Safety Stand-Down
    Date: 1 May 2018
  • What is the new (EU) 2016/425 PPE regulation?
    Date: 20 April 2018
  • 6 Tips for preventing slips, trips and falls on rooftops
    Date: 16 April 2018
  • Choosing a fall protection system – lifeline or rail system?
    Date: 11 April 2018
  • The importance of fall protection training (OSHA citations)
    Date: 5 April 2018
  • Five safety tips on how to act when working on a roof
    Date: 22 March 2018
  • The top 5 fall protection (OSHA) violations in 2017
    Date: 28 February 2018
  • How to treat your full body safety harness?
    Date: 15 February 2018
  • When to replace a lanyard?
    Date: 19 January 2018
  • Adding roof safety guardrails to your 3D or BIM model
    Date: 5 January 2018
  • The efficiency of solar panels in combination with guardrail systems
    Date: 5 January 2018
  • When to Replace a Fall Arrest Device?
    Date: 30 November 2017
  • Underestimating risks and habituation can be deadly when working on height
    Date: 17 November 2017
  • Striking newcomer in OSHA’s top-10 citations 2017
    Date: 9 November 2017
  • Fall protection in aerial lifts – What are the requirements?
    Date: 25 October 2017
  • How does the weather affect a person who is working at height?
    Date: 25 September 2017
  • How do weather conditions influence fall protection systems?
    Date: 18 September 2017
  • The challenges of fall protection on sloping roofs
    Date: 10 September 2017
  • When to Replace a Full Body Safety Harness?
    Date: 5 September 2017
  • Fall Protection in Suspended Platforms – What are the Requirements?
    Date: 11 August 2017
  • Calculating the Fall Clearance for a Fall Protection System
    Date: 19 July 2017
  • Wise choices for safely painting at height
    Date: 17 July 2017
  • Preventing fall accidents among temporary workers
    Date: 23 June 2017
  • Eliminating Fall Hazards with BIM Planning
    Date: 21 June 2017
  • Fall Protection System for One of The World’s Largest Metro Stations
    Date: 7 June 2017
  • The Role of Fall Factor in Choosing a Fall Protection System
    Date: 7 June 2017
  • Measures to reduce OSHA fall protection standard violations (recap)
    Date: 23 May 2017
  • OSHA’s Top 5 Fall Protection Violations – Part 5
    Date: 25 April 2017
  • XSPlatforms is once again selected to provide fall protection for world’s biggest cruise ship
    Date: 13 April 2017
  • OSHA’s Top 5 Fall Protection Violations – Part 4
    Date: 11 April 2017
  • Ladders vs Scaffolds: Fall Accidents compared – Part 2
    Date: 4 April 2017
  • Horizontal Lifeline Calculation
    Date: 29 March 2017
  • OSHA’s Top 5 Fall Protection Violations – Part 3
    Date: 17 March 2017
  • Ladders vs Scaffolds: Fall Accidents compared – Part 1
    Date: 3 March 2017
  • OSHA’s Top 5 Fall Protection Violations – Part 2
    Date: 1 March 2017
  • OSHA’s Top 5 Fall Protection Violations – Part 1
    Date: 15 February 2017
  • A boom lift is not a crane
    Date: 30 January 2017
  • The importance of using a Personal Energy Absorber
    Date: 26 January 2017
  • OSHA’s Final Rule for the General Industry – What are the implications?
    Date: 17 January 2017
  • Two innovative XSPlatforms solutions for a unique design
    Date: 13 January 2017
  • The why and how of a roof access policy
    Date: 3 January 2017
  • Work on roofs: retractable fall arrester or rope grab?
    Date: 17 November 2016
  • 3 instructions to prevent HST after a fall arrest
    Date: 12 October 2016
  • Safety is NOT a judgment call
    Date: 12 September 2016
  • What’s the best fall protection solution for roofs with solar panels?
    Date: 18 August 2016
  • Fall protection in a cherry picker?
    Date: 3 August 2016
  • Fall protection: essential to green roof maintenance
    Date: 22 July 2016
  • 3 types of anchor points for work on a sloping roof
    Date: 19 July 2016
  • Using a throwing line for work on sloping roofs
    Date: 12 July 2016
  • Fall accidents in Spain: circumstances, fatalities, cost
    Date: 29 June 2016
  • How safety standards emerge
    Date: 28 June 2016
  • The world’s biggest cruise ship has XSPlatforms fall protection
    Date: 31 May 2016
  • A closer look at fall accidents in the UK
    Date: 20 May 2016
  • Fall accidents in France: the hard facts
    Date: 20 May 2016
  • XSMD & XTrusion: The next-generation roof base plates
    Date: 19 May 2016
  • How XTrusion was installed on Armada C2 (DEMO VIDEO)
    Date: 13 May 2016
  • Anti-pendulum anchors explained (VIDEO)
    Date: 13 May 2016
  • Fall Arrest or Fall Restraint?
    Date: 18 November 2015
  • Fall Accidents in North America: the numbers
    Date: 26 October 2015
  • Working safely in confined spaces? Work with mobile fall protection!
    Date: 21 July 2015
  • How to choose the correct number of attachment points for your harness
    Date: 17 July 2015
  • How to select the right harness?
    Date: 20 February 2015
  • Five things you need to know about working at height safely
    Date: 15 December 2014
  • Fall protection for beginners
    Date: 2 November 2013