Fall Protection Forum

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a non-profit organization that oversees…

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a non-profit organization that coordinates the development of voluntary U.S. standards for products, services, systems, and staffing/human resources. In fact, ANSI has coordinated the voluntary standardization system for the U.S. private sector for more than 90 years. As an established national standards organization,…

As the number of workplace falls increase for industrial and construction facilities, more and more employers are beginning to install fall protection systems. It’s wonderful that employers are taking the time to consider the safety of their employees, but it is important for everyone to consider all elements of the…

Energy is something that can be neither created, nor destroyed. Since the energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only move from one form to another form. Kinetic energy is one of the nine different forms of energy. It is the energy that is created from movement. Another form…

Writing a fall rescue plan can be a scary task for some employers. But fear not! These plans are easy to make thanks to this blog and the ASSE Fall Protection Code. For reference purposes, the fall hazard survey report requirements can be found in section 4.2 in ANSI/ASSE Z359.2-2007…

ANSI/ASSE officially defines an Authorized Rescuer as, “A person assigned by the employer to perform fall protection rescue.” An Authorized Rescuer requires slightly less training than a Competent Rescuer, however, both titles require basic training in order to understand basic fall protection safety and rescue techniques. The core of an…

The hit 90s television show America’s Funniest Home Videos has always been a testament to several things about American culture: Americans are clumsy creatures Americans enjoy filming their clumsiest moments for national television Americans know many different ways to fall Even though there is unabashed clumsiness displayed on television, there…

As former President Harry Truman once said, “The buck stops here.” Naturally,…

The American National Standards Institute, or ANSI, is an independent, non-profit agency that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for various industries. The agency works to ensure consistency and safety, as well as to assure worldwide acceptance of common standards, applicability, and terminology. ANSI also accredits standards developed by…

The ANSI Z359 Fall Protection Code is continually getting better every year….

The ANSI Z359 Fall Protection Code committee has been hard at work…