Falls from height are the leading cause of death in construction, with more than 350 fatalities per year. But fall injuries and deaths are preventable.
ASSP Board member Thom Kramer, P.E., CSP, shares the importance of nationwide efforts to better protect workers at height and explains how to participate in OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction (May 6-10).
Join the event: https://www.osha.gov/stop-falls-stand-down
Learn more about the ANSI/ASSP Z359.2 consensus standard: https://www.assp.org/news-and-articles/q-a-what-the-updated-z359.2-standard-means-for-managed-fall-protection-systems