The fall protection program provides procedures and guidelines to protect employees from the hazards associated with falls to lower levels such as from loading docks, rooftops and other heights.

OSHA 1926.502 examines fall protection system criteria and practices and provides equipment requirements. This is a starting point on which many companies base their fall protection plans.

These usually include equipment such as guard rails and scaffoldings, as well as process controls such as the training of workers. Fall protection, on the other hand, is the control implemented to ...

Her work focuses on falls, and she develops occupational safety translational products and performs evaluation for the OSHA-NIOSH-CPWR Falls Campaign. She holds a Master’s in Public Health from ...