FallTech Trains Thousands on Fall Protection During National Safety Stand-Down Week

May 25, 2017 – With the fourth year of the OSHA Safety Stand-Down completed, FallTech, an innovator and leader in Fall Protection Equipment for workers at heights, mobilized their fleet of mobile training and demonstration trailers across the US to train workers on the importance of using the proper fall protection with the proper donning and adjustment of their fall protection equipment.  “It was an incredible accomplishment with thousands of users and Safety Managers receiving training on fall protection in general and the type of fall protection to use for specific applications” said Jeff Shipley, director of marketing for FallTech. 

“We are so appreciative to all of the many businesses across the country that allowed their employees to attend this training and to see the fall demonstrations” said Shipley.  “Throughout the country, men and women came to the FallTech fall training and demonstration trailers and listen to FallTech team members inform and educate on proper fall protection in an effort to increase safety and decrease the number of fall fatalities” 

What is unfortunate, is that between 2011 and 2015, the annual number of fall fatalities in construction increased by 36%, exceeding the growth in employment and total fatalities in this industry according to the CPWR, First Quarter 2017 Data Report.  Falls from roofs comprised one-third of fall deaths, followed by falls from ladders (24 percent) with roofer roofers having the highest rate of fatalities in construction.  Through education and training, FallTech is committed to reversing the trend of the number of fatalities in the construction industry due to fall. 

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