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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will offer a three-day training event Aug. 8-10 in Arlington Heights, Illinois, for federal workers responsible for their agencies’ workplace safety and health.

In support of OSHA’s annual safety initiative, Werner plans to train 50,000 people nationwide and host 300 safety training events.

The American Ladder Institute spent last month marking National Ladder Safety Month, spreading the word about safe ladder practices, training opportunities and more. Because safety never takes a break, now is the time to take the lessons learned in March and carry them forward all year long.

One of the aims of Ladder Safety Month is to increase the number of people taking Ladder Safety Training from the American Ladder Institute. That, of course, is an effort that is not confined to a single month; it continues all year long, every year.

AD announced on Feb. 17 the launch of the Center for Independent Distributor Leadership, a development program designed to prepare the current and future leaders of independent distribution with the competencies and experiences to build long-term, sustainable success for their companies.

Each year, there are approximately 22,000 workplace injuries related to ladder misuse and hundreds of fatalities. National Ladder Safety Month, held every March, was created to raise awareness about this issue and to encourage employers and their workers to engage in annual ladder safety training.

RHEINZINK America, Inc. supports metal fabricators, installers, roofers, architects and other building team professionals with a choice of on-demand, online educational content.

The International Fire Code requires annual visual inspection of all fire-resistance-rated assemblies and the protection features – firestopping included. Fire doors can be the entry to building owners to help them satisfy the annual visual inspection requirement in NFPA 80 and the International Fire Code.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ladder deaths accounted for 161 on-the-job fatalities in 2020, the most recent year for which statistics are available. That same year, there were 22,710 ladder-related workplace injuries, an injury stat that has remained relatively constant over the previous several years.