By rolling the dice when using questionable fall safety equipment, you risk being exposed to up to $13K per violation, up to a maximum of $134,000+ for willful and repeated violations. When combining these costs with the added expense of stoppage, sustained injuries, and legal action, the initial costs have the potential to increase exponentially.
Alternatively, one can proactively avoid most of what was mentioned above through a rigorous
inspection and by setting the appropriate expectations of one’s workers’ Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS).
I recently provided education at a Manhattan job site about the proper use & installation of reusable anchor points. I subsequently spent time at a General Contractor’s office helping to identify the harnesses and SRLs that would violate and fail OSHA requirements. The cost for the GC doing this is a small fraction of the cost the firm could incur for doing nothing at all.
At Tanner, our safety job site visits, inspections, toolbox talk trainings, and product offerings could put you in the position of saving a fortune with penalties, but more importantly help you save lives.
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