Fall Protection Podcasts

Russell Duren, Lead Safety Specialist - Quality Assurance at Pro Group Management, discusses steps safety professionals can take to prevent falls from height.

From our archive, Matt Jacquel, Vice President, National Construction Risk Control Consultant at McGriff Insurance, shares tips for improving ladder safety.

Violations of the fall protection standard again topped OSHA’s Top 10 list. The agency recorded 7,271 violations in FY 2023. Also making the top five: hazard communication, ladders, scaffolding and forklifts.

Lauren Bauerschmidt, Director of Standards Development at ASSP, shares how to get involved in the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction.

An encore presentation of episodes featuring members of the ANSI/ASSP Z359 Committee on Fall protection and Fall Restraint discussing self-retracting devices and anchorage connectors.

Loui McCurley, CEO of Pigeon Mountain Industries and chair of the ANSI/ASSP Z459.1 subcommittee on Safety Requirements for Rope Access Systems, joins us for a discussion of the new Z459.1 standard and how it can help improve safety for those involved in rope access work.

Rob Willis, Fall Protection Product Group Manager at MSA Safety and chair of the ANSI/ASSP Z359.11 Subcommittee joins us to discuss the safe use of full body harnesses and the latest update of the ANSI/ASSP Z359.11 standard.

Adam Rubin, CSP, Corporate Safety Director at Zachry Group, shares keys to success for fall protection training, and how to make training stick with workers.

Marjory Anderson, CSP, joins us to discuss the steps you can take to help ensure fall protection equipment will keep workers safe when operating at height.

Greg Small of the Z359.18 Subcommittee talks about the important role of fall protection anchorage in protecting workers operating at height and how to select the proper anchorage for different tasks.

Dan Henn of the Z359.14 Subcommittee explains the role of self-retracting devices in fall protection and best practices for using them to protect workers at height.

Thom Kramer of the ANSI/ASSP Z359 Committee discusses the Fall Protection Code and how you can use it to develop a comprehensive fall protection program and keep workers safe while operating at height.

Kevin Denis of the ANSI/ASSP Z359 Committee discusses the ANSI/ASSP Z359.7 standard and the guidance it provides for performance testing of fall protection equipment.

Kevin Denis of the ANSI/ASSP Z359 Committee shares how the Z359 family of standards can help you develop a stronger fall protection program.