A Restoration Technician never really gets to a height where fall protection is needed, right? Maybe you go up on a roof or two over the course of a year to put a tarp over it. Maybe you go up some stairs without railings in the occasional new construction home that has a mold problem. But it’s nothing like the exposure a construction company has, so it’s really no big deal, right?
Well actually no – it is a big deal. One slip, one stumble, one loss of balance and the consequences are deadly. The construction guys are exposed frequently, but most of them rarely take the risk of not having fall protection. And for good reason. Falls are the number one killer in construction. (1) The construction industry knows that and most companies don’t allow a chance for tragedy to strike. And restoration companies shouldn’t either!