A fall incident can be a confusing and frightening event on a job site, so it is wise to have a rescue response plan carefully constructed in a clearheaded moment beforehand. Fatalities caused by ...

But while experts credit employers for making strides in their commitment to fall safety in recent years, they say many firms' rescue plans are in need of rescue if they have a rescue plan at all.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cat who survived a nearly 400-foot fall will live the rest of her nine lives with the woman who came to her rescue. As rescue ...

A new training video focuses on techniques for preventing falls on construction projects, which account for roughly 1,200 annual fatalities. Produced for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) by ...

A partnership of standards, ANSI/ASSE Z359-2007 Fall Arrest Code, which takes effect this month, provides general industry with knowledgeable, practical norms and guidelines essential to a proactive ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A hiker had to be rescued after falling nearly 200 feet on rocks, injuring their head and back, all while enduring near-freezing temperatures during an approximate 11-hour rescue, ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The annual fall rescue of thousands of fish stranded in a side channel of the Deschutes River was to begin next Monday, but has been moved up to this weekend after event planners ...

ELY, Minn. — Rescue teams staged a successful operation in the Boundary Waters Sunday after a visitor fell and suffered a serious injury. The St. Louis County Rescue Team posted about the incident on ...