Let’s be honest: scaffold work looks simple from the ground. You climb up, you start working, and that’s that. But anyone who’s spent time on a jobsite knows scaffolds can get sketchy real fast. And the biggest thing that trips people up—besides loose planks—are the fall protection rules. I’ve seen everything: guys walking on a

Let me be honest with you right from the start:If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me, “Do I really need fall protection in this lift?” — I could probably retire early. Aerial lifts confuse a lot of people because the rules aren’t the same for every type of lift. Boom lifts

Let me tell you something I’ve learned from years of working in warehouses, construction sites, and pretty much anywhere you can park a forklift: the question of fall protection always comes up. Almost every new operator has asked me the same thing at some point: “Do I need to wear a harness while driving a

Let’s be honest — scissor lift fall protection is one of those topics that always starts an argument on the jobsite. Ask ten guys whether you need a harness on a scissor lift and you’ll get ten different answers. Some will swear up and down that it’s required. Others will tell you they’ve never worn

Let’s be honest: most people don’t think twice about where they clip their harness. I’ve seen workers snap onto anything that’s chest-high, convenient, or “looks strong enough.” Pipes, scaffolding rails, rebars, forklift masts—you name it, I’ve seen someone clip to it. And every time, I cringe a little. Because here’s the truth most folks don’t

If you’ve ever picked up your safety harness, looked at the frayed webbing or faded label, and asked yourself, “Is this thing still safe to use?” — you’re not alone. I’ve worked around fall protection long enough to know that almost everyone has the same question, but nobody gets a straight answer. Some guys say

Let’s be honest for a second.If you’ve worked in construction, maintenance, telecom, steelwork — anywhere people climb or work at height — you’ve seen harnesses being shared all the time. Sometimes it’s one lonely harness hanging on the job trailer wall, and ten guys are expected to take turns with it. Sometimes it’s a random

Let’s be honest—if you’ve used your fall protection harness for more than two shifts in a row, you already know it gets dirty fast. Sweat, cement dust, grease, mud, grime, that random sticky stuff nobody wants to identify… it all ends up on your straps. I’ve picked up harnesses that felt like a stale tortilla

Let me tell you something I’ve seen more times than I can count: a worker opens a brand-new, still-crisp fall protection harness… and before even adjusting the chest strap, he whips out a fat black marker and writes his name in giant letters across the shoulder strap. And then everybody on site starts asking the