🧰 "The history borders on get the job done. And very few protections [were] provided by the employer in terms of training, and [there was] very little legislation in terms of codes and standards by states or at the federal level."

🛠 "And if you needed a job, you did what you were required to do to get the job done without emphasis on personal safety"

👷🏽‍♂️ "There was a need to stop the slaughter of construction workers. Our values changed in the 60s and that caused an increase in rules and regulations... in the mid-70s, fall protection was a very hot issue nationally"

🏗 "Fall protection has come a long way and became mandatory to the states."

🎥 Check out this 4-minute video for a peak into how and why fall protection emerged, and a few of the key learnings along the way to becoming standard safety gear. #safetytech #safetyinnovations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCx5wnVJuLM