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Should I report this to OSHA?

I work for a company that is contracted by utility companies to inspect the lines. We are required to wear reflective clothing and hard hats, my company is very safety conscious. The people that work for the company that hired my company don't. Long story short, I was expected to walk down a very steep hill, close to mountainous, it was so steep I couldn't stay on my feet and ended up sitting and sliding because I thought it was safer. Anyway, I think that I should have had a safety harness. I sent a picture of the area to my immediate boss informing him that I would require a safety harness from now on. Should I report to OSHA if I'm refused safety equipment?

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When a fire crew turn up they can look at the fire panel of the alarm system and find out what zone has made the system go in to fire or if it has a fault on it, fire normally has a red light, fault normally is indicated by an orange light. They can then go to that zone and then either find the smoke and flames which would be immediately obvious or look for the trigger device that sounded the alarm. The trigger device could be a call point or a heat or smoke detector. The trigger device would be flashing a small red LED to indicate that it was the trigger of the alarm. With reference to false alarms, these can take many forms. The alarm could of been set off by accident, ie someone making toast or making dust from drilling etc. in cases like these the fire alarm company need to be made aware of this so suitable steps can be taken to prevent false alarms.
i worked for macys security. sometimes someone is smoking in the bathroom(it sets off the alarm). we check before they get here
They usually can't until they get there, which is why they usually come in forcejust in case. If they leave right away, they may have found out on the way that it's a false alarm, or whoever called it in tells them it's out.
if the alarm was called in by an alarm company, they will try to call to disregard, if they find it is false. The trucks still have to run, just to be on the safe side. If they don't see signs of fire (smoke) they can pretty well tell anyway, since it takes time from the 1st call, to get on scene.
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