A modular safety support system having a modular support structure mounted to a fixed surface and a modular support accessory mountable on the modular support structure. The modular support structure may include a vertical support pole, a support post, or a wall mount and the modular support accessory may include one or more of a plurality of structures configured to provide support means to a user. The support pole has upper and lower ends adapted to abut firmly and releasably against opposed ceiling and floor surfaces respectively. The support post includes a base mountable to the floor and a post extending vertically from the base. The pole and the post may both include a bushing mounted along the length of the pole and the post such that an accessory mounting sleeve may be mountable onto the bushing for mounting the modular support accessories thereon. The wall mount includes a first and second rail mountable to a wall and a first and second mounting member mountable to the first and second rail such that modular support accessories may be mounted thereon.