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Just focusing on the top 3 reasons why workers continue to fall on the job is exactly why Height Works is as passionate as we are about Fall Protection!

In the simplest way, we can say that rigid and flexible fall protection systems provide the same objective – at least in theory.  Both types of systems are designed to provide a fall arrest for work-at-height workers.  But to say that they provide the exact same result while their dollar value differs is a completely different conversation. 

Both systems have very huge differences in their overall performance, and there are a couple of key differences that impact their overall performance.

Ever wonder what types of fall protection challenges exist in a commercial bakery?   Well, there’s a few.  Especially when the bread oven being discussed is about 9ft tall and about 60ft wide and requires safe servicing by an expert maintenance team.

An unusual risk is anything that can cause harm or hazard to an employee while they’re working, even if their work is taking place below the specified minimum height requirement by each province as outlined by OH&S.

Rescue planning is essential to have in place for new engineered and existing fall arrest systems, and equally as important to have a rescue plan in place while these fall arrest systems undergo their annual inspections and re-certification services.

Creating a rescue plan for workers that work at heights is one of the most overlooked – and most critical – aspects of any fall protection plan.

Industry In Review:  Roofing Safety

Q. What are the Canadian statistics for working-at-heights on roofs? 
In Canada, workers falling from roofs account for twenty percent of all workplace injuries, and this is usually the highest single category of lost time incidents.  Of the twenty percent, thirty percent are from falls involving falling direct on to a lower roof deck level.

As best practices have evolved over the years, most building owners of aging buildings are choosing to install fall protection systems to ensure that their employees and/or contractors are safe while working-at-heights on their property.