 2019 International Society for Fall Protection Symposium Recap
On June 13, 2019, in partnership with the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), we delivered the 2019 ISFP Symposium in New Orleans, Louisiana. This event provided a forum for safety practitioners, regulators and scholars to discuss ways to reduce or eliminate fall injuries and fatalities. The presentations also addressed regulatory compliance issues related to fall protection and work at heights. Our presenters, led by keynote speakers Babak Memarian and Thomas Kramer, were described as both "outstanding" and "thought provoking" by the attendees.
Looking for Symposium CEUs?
Symposium attendees looking for a copy of their transcript for continuing education credit can call ASSP's customer service department at (847) 699-2929 or email the request to
CustomerService@assp.org
Symposium Materials Available on ISFP Website
Materials from 11 of the symposium presentations are available to ISFP members only online. To access the symposium materials, visit the ISFP website, sign into your ISFP account, and click on Members Area/Technical Library
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Major Fall Protection Equipment Recalls
Please take note of two major fall protection equipment recalls that have occurred this summer. We encourage you to review the recall notices and follow the appropriate procedures if you own the equipment in question.
On July 25, 2019, 3M Fall Protection announced an immediate stop use and product recall of the 3M™ DBI-SALA® Twin-Leg Nano-Lok™ edge and the Twin-Leg Nano-Lok™ Wrap Back Self-Retracting Lifelines. According to 3M's stop use and recall notice, the company "determined that in a fall and under certain conditions, the energy absorber of these devices may not properly deploy which could expose the worker to serious injury or death."
The official
recall notice provides
additional details about the recall, as well as what organizations who own this equipment should do.
In August, Honeywell issued a statement to inform consumers of potentially non-conforming brake components in certain models of Miller MightEvac and MightyLite Self-Retracting Lifelines (SRLs) manufactured within a specific timeframe. While there have been NO reported incidents due to this nonconformity, the recall notice warns that continued use of the product could result in serious injury or death.
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Is Your Membership Current?
Due to challenges with ISFP's automated emails and online membership renewals earlier this year, your membership may have lapsed. Be sure to renew your membership to get discounts and access to ISFP events and information.
Members of ISFP include safety professionals, engineers, managers, and workers in many different fields who work with, or are interested in, fall protection issues. Members receive e-newsletters that provide updated information about the fall protection industry and are eligible for discounts on all ISFP events. Most significantly, members become part of an international organization devoted to reducing and eliminating fall-related injuries and deaths.
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Headlines
Fall Protection Tops OSHA's List of Violations for 2019
September 10, 2019
Deputy director of OSHA's Directorate of Enforcement Programs presented the Top 10 as part of the NSC Congress & Expo in San Diego. Fall Protection - General Requirements (1926.501) tops this year's list for the ninth consecutive year.
Ohio Construction Company Owner sentenced to 3 years in prison for employee's death in a fall; charged with Involuntary Manslaughter
August 6, 2019
The owner of a construction company in Akron, Ohio, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter July 24 after one of his workers fell to his death in late 2017.
An Exclusive Look Inside the Recovery Efforts to Save Notre Dame
July 11, 2019
Nearly three months after a fire gutted
Notre-Dame Cathedral
in Paris, the building's chief architect has warned that there is still a risk that the historic building's ceiling arches might yet collapse, causing severe
structural
damage
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Staying Alive: Preventing Serious Injury and Fatalities while Working at Height- All Parliamentary Group
February 2019
In January 2018, the APPG on Working at Height launched an inquiry to investigate why workers fall from height, leading to death and serious injury, and to come up with a set of recommendations to reduce the overall number of falls.
London Work at Height Seminar
July 12, 2019
The London Work at Height Seminar included 12 presentations given by Fall Protection and Safety professionals. The seminar provided opportunity for our industry to collaborate in the interest of occupational health and wellbeing, safety awareness, best practice and knowledge sharing; and to demonstrate a variety of work at height methodologies and industry innovations.
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Supreme Court Rules Actions Intentional vs. Accidental in Employee Injury Case
July 17, 2019
The Oklahoma Supreme Court recently issued a decision in the case of Wells v. Oklahoma Roofing and Sheet Metal. The case involved an employee of Oklahoma Roofing and Sheet Metal who was working on the roof of a three-story building and died from a fall after his employer required him to unhook his fall protection.
The Supreme Court was deciding whether the directive from the employer to remove the safety device was an "intentional" act and therefore the result was not an "accident."
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Recent & Upcoming Events
Voluntary Protection Program Participants' Association (VPPPA) National Conference: Safety +
August 27-30, 2019: New Orleans, LA
NSC 2019 Congress & Expo
Congress- September 6-12 & Expo- September 9-11: San Diego, CA
A+A
November 5-8: Dusseldorf, Germany
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Contribute to the ISFP e-spotlight
Please help the ISFP ensure that the most timely, accurate information is provided to members. If you have information on standards updates, events or industry news related to fall protection, please contact us. And, if you are looking for answers to fall protection questions, please ask them. Select questions from members and entries from the members forum of the ISFP website will be included in each ISFP e-spotlight.
Please contact Kim Messer, ISFP Coordinator, with your questions or news items to include. She can be reached at info@isfp.org or +1 877-472-8483.
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 Get Involved
The International Society for Fall Protection (ISFP) is a member-supported, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to reducing fall-related injuries and fatalities by promoting research and facilitating communication among industry professionals.
We need your support to continue our mission and expand our services. Join the ISFP today at www.isfp.org or call 877-472-8483 for information about volunteer opportunities.
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