Construction Safety Podcasts

Lauren Bauerschmidt, Director of Standards Development at ASSP, shares how to get involved in the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction.

Author and safety professional Tricia Kagerer discusses challenges women face in safety and business, and shares insights to help you improve your organization.

Loui McCurley, CEO of Pigeon Mountain Industries and chair of the ANSI/ASSP Z459.1 subcommittee on Safety Requirements for Rope Access Systems, joins us for a discussion of the new Z459.1 standard and how it can help improve safety for those involved in rope access work.

Rob Willis, Fall Protection Product Group Manager at MSA Safety and chair of the ANSI/ASSP Z359.11 Subcommittee joins us to discuss the safe use of full body harnesses and the latest update of the ANSI/ASSP Z359.11 standard.

Adam Rubin, CSP, Corporate Safety Director at Zachry Group, shares keys to success for fall protection training, and how to make training stick with workers.

Marjory Anderson, CSP, joins us to discuss the steps you can take to help ensure fall protection equipment will keep workers safe when operating at height.

Eric Voight of the ANSI/ASSP A10 committee shares best practices for keeping workers safe during trenching and excavation operations.

Scott Schneider of the ANSI/ASSP A10.46 Subcommittee explains measures you can put in place on construction and demolition sites to protect workers' hearing.

Michael Serpe of the ANSI/ASSP A10.44 Subcommittee shares how you can identify and mitigate different sources of hazardous energy on construction and demolition sites.

Greg Small of the Z359.18 Subcommittee talks about the important role of fall protection anchorage in protecting workers operating at height and how to select the proper anchorage for different tasks.

Dan Henn of the Z359.14 Subcommittee explains the role of self-retracting devices in fall protection and best practices for using them to protect workers at height.

Terry Ketchum of the ANSI/ASSP Z117 Committee reviews the proper steps for entering, operating in and exiting confined spaces, as well as how to develop a confined space rescue plan.

Jim Howe of the ANSI/ASSP Z10 Committee shares the latest updates to the ANSI/ASSP Z10 standard and how this latest revision can help you improve your safety and health management system.

Dale Lindemer of the ANSI/ASSP A10.8 Subcommittee discusses the safe construction, assembly and disassembly of scaffolding on construction and demolition sites.

Thom Kramer of the ANSI/ASSP Z359 Committee discusses the Fall Protection Code and how you can use it to develop a comprehensive fall protection program and keep workers safe while operating at height.

John Brewington of the ANSI/ASSP A10 Committee shares tips on the proper use of digger derricks on construction sites to keep workers, equipment, utilities and the public safe.

Amy Timmerman of the ANSI/ASSP Z10 Committee shares how the ANSI/ASSP Z10 standard provides a framework for improving your occupational safety and health management system.

Kevin Denis of the ANSI/ASSP Z359 Committee discusses the ANSI/ASSP Z359.7 standard and the guidance it provides for performance testing of fall protection equipment.

John Johnson, ANSI/ASSP A10 Committee chair, discusses how the ANSI/ASSP A10 series of standards offers guidance on how to improve safety and health on construction and demolition sites.

Kevin Denis of the ANSI/ASSP Z359 Committee shares how the Z359 family of standards can help you develop a stronger fall protection program.