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Author: Kevin Denis
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Is a “Qualified Person” Always an Engineer?
Is a “Qualified Person” Always an Engineer? By Kevin Denis, Director of Special Projects I’m confused! Is a “Qualified Person” always an Engineer? This is a question that I (and many people) frequently get when trying to determine who can function as a qualified person. I am not going to dissect the definition bit by…
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5 Core Tenets of Fall Protection
5 Core Tenets of Fall Protection By Kevin Denis, Director of Special Projects Gravitec has worked with employers for 35 years protecting their workers at height, long before OSHA had fall protection regulations and ANSI had standards. As I’m surfing the internet, I see blogs and articles titled, “Top Ten things to Know about Fall…
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The Gravitec Difference: Fall Protection Training
The Gravitec Difference: Training It’s always a little awkward to talk about yourself without coming across as boastful or arrogant. So I will do our best to explain our training philosophy and how we stack up against our competition without tooting our own horn, too much. Gravitec Systems started in 1986, running rescue courses throughout…
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How Do You Rescue?
How Do You Rescue? By Kevin Denis, Director of Special Projects Whenever a worker is using a personal fall arrest system, an employer must plan for rescue. It’s possible and predictable that a worker may be suspended from the fall arrest system unable to get back on the structure that they fell from or climb down…
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The 411 on Compatibility
The 411 on Compatibility By Kevin Denis The sentence …”to any object that is incompatibly shaped or dimensioned…” appears frequently in occupational health and safety regulations and many organizations fall protection policies. It’s very easy to say “all connections must be compatible”, but what does that mean? To put it as simply as possible, compatible means…
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Fixed Ladder Fall Protection Changes
Fixed Ladder Fall Protection Changes Ladder cages can no longer be used for fall protection By Kevin Denis, Director of Special Projects This article is posted with permission from Metal Construction News. Occupational health and safety regulations have undergone a significant change in 2017 in regards to fixed ladders. Ladder cages can no longer be…
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Who does OSHA say your Fall Protection & Rescue Trainer should be?
Who does OSHA say your Fall Protection & Rescue Trainer should be? By Kevin Denis, Director of Special Projects This title is a little misleading, but the OSHA hook usually gets people to look twice. OSHA requires a Competent Person (construction) and Qualified Person (General Industry) to conduct your fall protection and rescue training. I’ve…
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Is Online Fall Protection Training Effective?
Is Online Fall Protection Training Effective? When It Comes To A Topic Like Fall Protection, Can An Online Training Program Be Effective For Your Employees? This article is posted with permission from EHS Today. By Kevin Denis Imagine that you just have completed a 2-hour fall protection course online and you have received a certificate…
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Best Practices in Fall Protection
Best Practices in Fall Protection d..This article is posted with permission from Bay Publishing (www.bay-publishing.com). The highest level of fall protection for both employer and employees By Kevin Denis One of the best fall protection practices an employer can do is to develop a formal managed fall protection program. Adhering to minimum OSHA requirements is…
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Fall Protection and Rescue: A Systems Approach
Fall Protection and Rescue: A Systems Approach This article is posted with permission from North American WINDPOWER. Click here to read this article as it appeared in the June 2008 issue of North American WINDPOWER. By Kevin Denis There are significant benefits to understanding fall protection and rescue systems as a whole and designing, planning,…
