OSHA Fact Sheets

An aerial lift is any vehicle-mounted device used to elevate personnel, including: Extendable boom platforms Aerial ladders Articulating (jointed)...

The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a directive rescinding the Interim Fall Pr...

OSHA’s Final Rule to Update, Align, and Provide Greater Flexibility in its General Industry Walking Working Surfaces and Fall Protection StandardsB...

Portable Ladder SafetyQUICK CARDFalls from portable ladders (step, straight, combination and extension) are one of the leading causes of occupation...

Who is protected by OSHA’s powered platforms standard?Thousands of window washers and building maintenance workers in the United States, who mostly...

Narrow frame scaffolds, also known as Baker/Perry style scaffolds, are among the most popular pieces of construction equipment. Due to their versat...

Using Aerial Lifts The major causes of injuries and fatalities involving aerial lifts are falls, electrocutions, and collapses or tip-overs. Aeria...

BRIEF INCIDENT DESCRIPTIONA warehouse worker was fatally injured after falling seven feet from a wooden pallet elevated by a forklift. The warehous...