SMC: Fall Protection Standards & Final Rule (Medford)

Fall Protection Standards & Final Rule to Update General Industry Walking-Working Surfaces
Falls from heights and on the same level are among the leading causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths. The authorities over those exposures balances between OHSA and DOT.  OSHA has issued a final rule on Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection Systems to better protect workers from these hazards by updating and clarifying standards and adding training and inspection requirements.
 
Topics he will cover include:
· Tarping & Falls
· Flats, Tankers and Chip Trailers
· What’s appropriate Fall Protection  
· Questions & Answers
  
Speaker:  Larry Fipps, OR-OSHA Senior Safety Consultant