FrenchCreek Blog
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Horizontal Lifeline Systems: The Complete Product Guide for Safety Distributors
When a customer needs to protect workers moving across a span like walking a catwalk, working along a steel beam, or servicing equipment on a flat roof, a horizontal lifeline system is often the right answer. But “horizontal lifeline” covers more ground than most buyers realize, and recommending the wrong type can mean an incompatible
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How To Calculate Fall Clearance Like A Pro: Distances, Formulas & More
Picture this: you’re twenty-five feet in the air standing on a steel beam completely exposed to the elements. The only thing keeping you safe from taking a fall is a full-body harness and properly tied-off lanyard. Good thing you were trained correctly on your fall protection system. Surely, if you took a fall from this
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Aerial Lift Fall Protection Requirements: The Complete OSHA Guide
When it comes to working at heights, ensuring proper fall protection is crucial for the safety of workers. Whether you’re operating a boom lift or a scissor lift, understanding aerial lift fall protection requirements is essential to keep yourself and your team safe. In this guide, we’ll cover OSHA’s requirements for both aerial lifts and
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Confined Space Tripod Requirements: OSHA Standards & Equipment Guide
Confined space tripods are a critical piece of safety equipment for workers entering manholes, tanks, vaults, and other permit-required confined spaces. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has established specific requirements for confined space tripods and retrieval systems to protect workers during entry, descent, and emergency rescue. As a manufacturer of fall protection equipment,
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Fall Prevention vs. Fall Protection
Fall prevention and fall protection are often used interchangeably, but they are very different in how they protect workers. The first of these, fall prevention, is the process of preventing falls from occurring by eliminating or minimizing the potential of fall hazards. This can be achieved through systems, such as guardrails, covers, or nets. Fall
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Fall Protection Equipment Essentials: The Gear Every Worker Should Have
The importance of fall protection equipment Falls remain the leading cause of death in the construction industry — and the most preventable. According to OSHA, there were 421 fatal falls in 2023, accounting for nearly 40% of all construction fatalities. These tragedies often occur from roofs, ladders, or scaffolds — situations that could have been
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Safety Meets Comfort: The Stratos 22AL Series Lightweight Full Body Harness
Every worker at height knows the feeling: long days strapped into a harness that’s heavy, bulky, and tough on the body. Safety is non-negotiable, but when comfort is sacrificed, the workday becomes harder than it needs to be. At FrenchCreek, we set out to solve that challenge. The result is the Stratos 22AL Series lightweight
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The Retractable Ladder Anchor Post
What is the Retractable Ladder Anchor Post Looking to improve transitions from ladders to workspace locations? The latest addition to our ladder safety product line is here: The Retractable Ladder Anchor Post. A spring-assisted extending anchor post, it is designed to allow users to remain tied off while transitioning from their ladder to their next
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National Safety Stand-Down Week 2025: Free Training & Resources
Join FCFS and thousands of companies nationwide in building safer job sites through practical, hands-on safety education — during OSHA’s Safety Stand-Down Week, May 6–10, 2025. Why Safety Stand-Down Week Is Important — And How to Make It Count Falls remain the #1 cause of workplace fatalities, according to OSHA. Yet every year, companies struggle