Friday, August 21, 2009

Fall Protection

What is cause of most fatalities in the construction industry? Well, if you have been around long enough as a Safety Professional, you'll know. If not, look at the title of the blog.

Falls to the same or lower levels, from scaffolds, into excavations, as well as, slips and trips, can be avoided with the right preparation and training. Is your training up to speed? Do you just review it in a tool box safety meeting? OSHA has very specific regualtions on how fall protection training must be completed. And not only that, but it also has requirements on documentation of the class.

Most of the classes I teach are three phases: 1) General rule review, 2) Hands on instruction, and 3) watching of fall specific video.

So where are the videos? Well, you can spend an incredible amount of money buying one (or multiple if you have several languages to span) or you can use the link below. It has videos in English, Spanish and French. (French??)

http://www.millerfallprotection.com/fall-protection-products/videos/videos

1 comment:

  1. Can you believe that falls account for nearly 50 percent of all fatalities in the construction industry? Imagine how many lives and injuries could be prevented with fall protection equipment?

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