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U-Bolt properly applied

This U-Bolt has been properly applied because the strongest part is the clear rounded section that holds the dead end of the cable, which poses the gr...

Maintenance employee at risk of falling

An obvious lack of fall protection while a maintenance employee is conversing with another worker three floors below him...

Protective barrier at top of job-built ladder

This barrier at the top of a large job-built ladder on this project prevented workers from accidentally falling into the large excavation....

Ladder extension

This extension provides two handrails that offer a point of walk through to step on and off a ladder...

Hauling tools by bucket to prevent carrying materials up a ladder.

Hauling tools and materials in a container prevents falls by allowing three points of contact on a ladder....

Dangerous elevated work practice

This photo of elevated work taking place near Cancun, Mexico shows workers without fall protection on a dangerous scaffold at great risk of falling....

Ladder properly staked

Ladders should be firmly secured at the base, like this, to prevent them slipping while being climbed....

3-point contact

Keeping the hands free allows safe 3-points of contact while climbing ladders....

Securing a ladder

Staking and securing the side rails of a ladder prevents falls....

Checking level of ladder

Extension ladders should be checked to ensure they are level before climbing....