Safety 2011 Proceedings

719 Delivering Safety at Height in the Workplace

Instructor: Loui H. McCurley, PMI / Vertical Rescue Solutions, Denver, CO

Description: Sponsored by the Engineering Practice Specialty and the Standards Development Committee
This presentation will explore safety at height in light of various types of fall protection methodology, including fall arrest, positioning, and rope access. The potential cost:benefit of requiring higher levels of competence, supervision, management and personal levels of responsibility in work at height will be explored and contrasted with the idea that all hazards can be engineered out.

Level: I A