Fall Prevention: Best Practices for the 3 Main Types of Hazards
Prevent injuries and create a safer work environment by identifying hazards. In this webcast, J. J. Keller experts discuss the three main fall hazards: unsafe environment, equipment, and behavior. Learn about fall prevention strategies, personal fall arrest systems, and training.
This webinar was originally broadcast on August 1, 2024.
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 webcast, 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 how to use it—and this webcast will cover exactly how to do that!
Speakers
Edwin Zalewski
Edwin Zalewski | Senior Editor - EHS | J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
Edwin (Ed) Zalewski is a Senior Editor on the EHS Content Team at J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. He researches and creates content for a variety of safety-related topics and contributes to several products. Edwin specializes in issues such as walking working surfaces, powered industrial trucks, and injury/illness recordkeeping.
Gina Godeen
Gina Godeen | Editor - EHS | J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
Gina Godeen is an Editor at J. J. Keller & Associates who joined the EHS Content team in 2023. She has 10 years of hands-on experience as a safety manager in the construction, mining, and manufacturing industries. Her strengths and interests include writing about safety topics such as Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), confined spaces, and working from heights.
Gina's safety journey began with the completion of her master’s degree in environmental health and safety from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2014.
Sponsored by:
J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
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