--- title: The Window Blog | fall description: fall | Latest company news and information about Fall Protection, Window Washing & Employee Safety. --- [![GSS_LOGO_white-1](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/hs-fs/hubfs/GSS_LOGO_white-1.png?width=125&name=GSS_LOGO_white-1.png "GSS_LOGO_white-1")](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/tag/generalsafetyservices.com) - Services - [Blog](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog) - Contact ![window_washing](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/hs-fs/hubfs/window_washing.jpg?width=1701&name=window_washing.jpg "window_washing") ## The Window Chick Blog [![20140912_124851](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/hubfs/20140912_124851.jpg)](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/railing-rentals-7-things-you-need-to-know) ## [Railing Rentals for Fall Protection](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/railing-rentals-7-things-you-need-to-know) Posted by [Nardine Bellew](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/author/nardine-bellew) Apr 16, 2018 2:29:53 PM **Deaths by Falling Are More Common Than You Might Think** According to OSHA, falls are one of the most common causes of work related injuries and deaths. In fact, 90% of fatal falls occur when no fall protection is in place. As a building owner you're required by law to provide a safe workplace that's designed to prevent workers from falling off of roofs and overhead platforms, or into holes or skylights on the roof surface. [Read More](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/railing-rentals-7-things-you-need-to-know) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/railing-rentals-7-things-you-need-to-know#comments-listing) Topics: [safety](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/tag/safety), [Services](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/tag/services), [fall](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/tag/fall), [fall protection](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/tag/fall-protection), [OSHA](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/tag/osha), [personal fall protection](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/tag/personal-fall-protection), [protection](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/tag/protection), [roof](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/tag/roof), [railing rental](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/tag/railing-rental), [guard rails](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/tag/guard-rails) ## [Skylight Regulations Require Fall Protection Equipment](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/skylight-fall-protection) Posted by [admin](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/author/admin) Dec 9, 2016 1:30:22 PM Many homeowners enjoy the additional sunshine that a skylight can bring. However, installing a skylight can be quite dangerous for construction personnel. In fact, occupational fatalities caused by falls remain a serious public health problem throughout the United States. Data collected by the [Bureau of Labor Statistics](http://www.bls.gov/data/) (BLS) Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries indicate that falls are one of the leading causes of traumatic injury death in the workplace, accounting for 13.7% of such deaths (808 of 5,900) in 2001. During that year, 23 workers died in falls through skylights, 11 died in falls through existing roof openings, and 24 died in falls through existing oor openings. Most of these deaths occurred in the construction industry \[BLS 2002(a)\]. [Read More](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/skylight-fall-protection) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/skylight-fall-protection#comments-listing) Topics: [Construction](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/tag/construction), [fall](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/tag/fall), [industry](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/tag/industry), [News](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/tag/news), [protection](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/tag/protection), [roof](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/tag/roof), [skyilght](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/tag/skyilght) [All posts](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/all) ### Join our Monthly Email Newsletter [![gss-logo](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/hs-fs/hubfs/gss-logo.png?width=125&name=gss-logo.png "gss-logo")](https://content.bostonwindow.biz/blog/tag/generalsafetyservices.com) # Location 80 Hudson Road #100 Canton, MA 02021 Ph. (781) 381-2835 # Email Newsletter # Follow Us