Safety Blog | LJB Inc. https://www.ljbinc.com Civil and Structural Engineering | Environmental and Safety Services Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:23:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.ljbinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-LJB-logo-favicon-32x32.png Safety Blog | LJB Inc. https://www.ljbinc.com 32 32 Fall Protection Program Evaluation, Implementation, and Everything In Between https://www.ljbinc.com/safety-blog/fall-protection-program-evaluation-implementation-and-everything-in-between/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fall-protection-program-evaluation-implementation-and-everything-in-between Tue, 11 Mar 2025 17:41:09 +0000 https://www.ljbinc.com/?p=11532

Introduction Fall protection is a critical aspect of workplace safety, especially in industries where employees are exposed to heights. As we wrap up the fall protection program blog series, we’ll look at how you can ensure continuous improvement and smooth operations.   In this post, we’ll cover: Fall Protection Program Implementation and Management Requirements Incident […]

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Fall Hazard Elimination and Control https://www.ljbinc.com/safety-blog/fall-hazard-elimination-and-control/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fall-hazard-elimination-and-control Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:06:16 +0000 https://www.ljbinc.com/?p=10377

As we dive into finding solutions for fall hazards, let’s get a quick refresher from our fall hazard risk assessment blog. Until you know where your risks are, it is difficult to develop an effective strategy to reduce risk. Be sure to evaluate the three main types of hazards: Means of Access Hazards – ramps, stairways, and more Location […]

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Fall Hazard Risk Assessments https://www.ljbinc.com/safety-blog/fall-protection-program-blog-series-fall-hazard-risk-assessment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fall-protection-program-blog-series-fall-hazard-risk-assessment Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:39:51 +0000 https://www.ljbinc.com/?p=9874

Fall Protection Program Blog Series: Fall Hazard Risk Assessment Continuing our fall protection program blog series, we’ll dive into fall hazard risk assessment. If you read our last blog on roles and responsibilities, you have a good grasp on what roles you need to fill in a fall protection program and what those key people need […]

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Fall Protection Program Roles and Responsibilities https://www.ljbinc.com/safety-blog/fall-protection-program-blog-series-fall-protection-program-roles-and-responsibilities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fall-protection-program-blog-series-fall-protection-program-roles-and-responsibilities Tue, 21 May 2024 19:45:04 +0000 https://www.ljbinc.com/?p=9506

If you’re looking to build out and manage a fall protection program, you’re in the right place! This blog series covers each area of a managed fall protection program. In this blog series, we cover the requirements of a managed fall protection program, according to the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) Z359.2 standards: Employer & Individual […]

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The First Steps of a Managed Fall Protection Program https://www.ljbinc.com/safety-blog/the-first-steps-of-a-managed-fall-protection-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-first-steps-of-a-managed-fall-protection-program Fri, 22 Mar 2024 15:28:56 +0000 https://www.ljbinc.com/?p=9068

As fall fatalities continue to rise nationwide , you’ve decided to prioritize this aspect of safety and fall protection within your organization. This is the year you take a stand and do everything you can to better protect your workers at heights. But where do you start? In this post, we’ll cover: The Challenge of […]

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Fall Protection Training Roadmap https://www.ljbinc.com/safety-blog/your-guide-to-fall-protection-training/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=your-guide-to-fall-protection-training Tue, 16 Jan 2024 14:30:24 +0000 https://www.ljbinc.com/?p=8667

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that fall, slip, and trip fatalities in the United States rose from 850 in 2021 to 865 in 2022. That brings the total amount of fall fatalities in the U.S. to 4,191 in the past five years. This should be reason enough to attend fall protection training. However, […]

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