There are currently over 342,000 active billboards in the United States, and the men and women who attend to them have a list of job responsibilities that involve fall hazards. Some of the duties of a billboard worker include climbing on extension, portable, and fixed ladders, performing duties on working platforms positioned at a height of up to 125’, and utilizing a full range of motion when maintaining or installing signage.

Like any other industry that involves working at heights, billboard workers face risk of suffering injuries or being killed on the job. Billboard workers also must consider weather conditions.

Because of these hazards, employees need to be properly outfitted with a personal fall arrest system which includes a full body harness, self-retracting lifeline or lanyard, and a reliable connection anchor point. Nearly all billboard-related injuries and deaths are a result of inclement weather, faulty equipment, electrocution, or falling.

At Malta Dynamics, the most important thing to us is getting crews home safely from the field. We’ve become the safety experts so that we can share our knowledge and educate companies and their employees on fall protection. Outfitting your crew doesn’t have to be a confusing task, we have done all the work for you and can provide the proper custom products for the billboard industry to keep your workers safe at heights. We have an extensive line of harnesses, lifelines, anchors, and PPE designed to help you.