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PPE: FALL PROTECTION
Is Your Lanyard Legit?
Five Must-Haves for Every ANSI-Compliant Tool Lanyard
You should be checking your tool lanyards to ensure they meet the requirements of ANSI/ISEA 121-2018.
BY NATE BOHMBACH
In 2017, there were 44,000 workers injured by dropped objects. Then, in 2018, an additional 8,000 workers were injured by the same hazard, bringing the total to 50,000. You do not have to do the math to know we have a problem on our hands. We
must work harder to ensure that objects being dropped from heights do not continue to harm workers year over year.
Due to the escalation in injuries involving dropped objects, the American National Standards Institute and the International Safety Equipment Association introduced ANSI/ISEA 121-2018 which established minimum design, performance, labeling and testing requirements for solutions that prevent falling objects while working at height. However, with incident numbers still
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