Falls from height continue to be the leading cause of death for construction employees, accounting for 364 fatalities recorded in 2015, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). To remind and ...

3M’s Capital Safety will host fall protection demonstrations throughout the U.S. May 2-6, 2016, during OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down. Capital Safety has historically been involved in OSHA’s Stand ...

3M™ Fall Protection invented Suspension Trauma Safety Straps and will include them on all mainline ANSI and CSA certified 3M™ DBI-SALA® harnesses by the end of March 2021. ST. PAUL, Minn--(BUSINESS ...

“Purchasing Capital Safety has definitely made 3M a major, major player in fall safety protection,” said Lydia Baugh, spokeswoman for the International Safety Equipment Association. This month, 3M ...

OSHA requires that organizations provide training to all employees exposed to fall hazards. Yet falls consistently remain one of the leading causes of workplace fatalities, which begs the question, ...

Two of the three union ironworkers who died on the job last year had used fall protection equipment that failed because it was not applied correctly, said Eric Dean, general president of the ...

MINNEAPOLIS (TNS) — 3M workers around the world are wowing companies and crowds at conventions by rappelling down buildings, oil rigs and ceilings. It’s all part of the company’s safety-education ...

The Capital Safety purchase increased 3M’s portfolio of hard hats, earplugs, respirators and goggles by 20,000 products, including harnesses and other fall protection. It now is growing the division ...