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Fall Prevention: Best Practices for the 3 Main Types of Hazards

When

3/16/23 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm CST

Event Description

To help prevent injuries and create a safe working environment, employers are required to identify hazards in their facilities. But how you go about that is the tough part.

During this webinar, J. J. Keller experts will explain the three main types of hazards that cause falls: unsafe environment, unsafe equipment and unsafe behavior. They’ll also cover three fall prevention strategies:

  • Eliminating hazards
  • Using passive methods (guardrails, covers, fall-restraint systems)
  • Using administrative controls (safety monitors, warning lines, designated areas)

If these aren’t enough to prevent a fall, employers must provide workers with a personal fall arrest system and train them on how to use it. This webinar will cover exactly how to do that.

Finally, attendees will learn how to develop a written plan to rescue a worker if a fall were to take place.


Speakers

Mark StrommeMark Stromme, Senior Editor – EHS, J. J. Keller & Associates Inc.

Mark supports the subjects of workplace violence, electrical safety, fall protection, forklift compliance, walking-working surfaces, and aerial and scissor lifts. He’s also a Walkway Auditor certificate holder.


Edwin ZalewskiEdwin Zalewski, Senior Editor – EHS, J. J. Keller & Associates Inc.

Edwin researches and creates content for a variety of safety-related topics and contributes to several products. He specializes in topics such as walking-working surfaces, powered industrial trucks and injury/illness recordkeeping.



Moderator

Kevin DruleyKevin Druley

Kevin is associate editor of Safety+Health and co-host of the magazine’s “On the Safe Side” podcast.