Safety 2011 Proceedings

7180 Fall Protection or Base Jumping: Vertical Lifelines on the Job Site

Instructor: Jeremy T. Deason, P.E., Safety Through Engineering, New Carlisle, OH

Description: Sponsored by the Standards Development Committee
Vertical lifelines (VLLs) are a commonly used fall protection system but the protection provided by this system is often unknowingly nullified by the user. This session will address training requirements, proper use and limitation, design guidelines, regulations and how ANSI is looking to address the issues of VLLs in future standards.

Level: I