AF Occupational Safety sponsors Fall Protection Focus weeks

Senior Airman Phillip Wise, 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels system maintenance technician, waits as Staff Sgt. Steven Strand, 92nd CES water and fuels system maintenance technician, adjusts cables before being hoisted down a fuel tank May 4, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Air Force Occupational Safety sponsored Fall Protection Focus weeks during the month of May to draw attention to avoidable mishaps due to falls. During calendar years 2011-2015, falls were responsible for 6,724 Air Force injuries that resulted in 42,539 lost work days and a cost of nearly $65 million. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)

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