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If you've ever been near the top of a skyscraper and thought you felt the building move, you probably did. Before you start looking for the stairs, that's usually a good thing. Skyscrapers are designed to move. It sounds completely backward. We spend our careers making structures strong, stable, plumb, and secure. The last thing most people want to hear while standing 70 stories above the ground is, "Don't worry. The building is supposed to be moving." But when you're building hundreds or even t …

When most people think about fall protection, they think about rules. Tie off above a certain height with the right fall protection equipment. Wear your harness. Inspect your lanyard. Use approved anchor points. Those rules are important, but they exist for a reason. Behind every fall protection requirement is a simple reality: physics. Gravity does not care how experienced a worker is. It does not care how long the task will take. It does not care if someone has performed the same job safely a …