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ASSP Announces New Leaders of Key Standards Committees

Mar 04, 2019
- Standards
- Press Release
- Fall Protection
- Construction
ASSP announces leadership changes on two ANSI/ASSP standards committees that work to advance occupational safety and health across the country. Thomas Kramer, P.E., CSP, is the new chair of the Z359 Fall Protection Committee while John Johnson, CSP, is now the chair of the A10 Safety Requirements for Construction and Demolition Operations Committee.
OSHA Resources Aim to Help Employers Protect Workers From Falls

Jan 14, 2019
- Construction
- Personal Protection Equipment
- Construction PS
- OSHA/Law
- Fall Protection
- Safety Management
- Risk Assessment & Management
- Training & Communications PS
- Risk Management/Insurance PS
- Public Sector PS
- Oil, Gas, Mining & Mineral Resources PS
- Manufacturing PS
- Management PS
- Engineering PS
- Consultants PS
- Government Affairs
OSHA offers a collection of resources to help employers prevent falls in the workplace, the leading cause of worker fatality in the construction industry, including videos, training materials, fact sheets and its annual stand-down campaign.
5 Important Issues in Construction Safety

Jan 02, 2019
- Risk Assessment & Management
- Construction
- Safety Management
- Fall Protection
- Electrical Safety
Construction work presents some of the most hazardous conditions of any work environment. Here are five issues you need to understand.