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Rooftop Fall Protection and Suspended Access Systems - Guidance for Architects, Engineers, and Specifiers

Learning objectives for this course:

  • Name the most-cited consensus and regulatory standards related to permanent fall protection systems.
  • Understand OSHA's requirements for work near the edge on a low-slope roof.
  • Describe the difference between "passive" and "active" fall protection systems.
  • Understand the compliance timeline for the new requirements articulated in OSHA 1910 Subpart D.
  • Name the four main types of suspended access systems.
  • Describe the different requirements for window cleaning equipment as buildings get taller.
  • Describe the general practice by which an array of anchors can be designed to minimize cost and roof penetrations.
Length
2 hours
AIA Credits
2 LU
On demand?
Yes
How to Design Compliant Anchorage Systems for Window Cleaning and Façade Access

Learning objectives for this course:

  • Understand the code requirements for use of rope decent and various platforms systems.
  • Understand the basics of anchor layout to meet swing stage requirements.
  • Understand the 5 most common connections used for various roof structures and in new construction applications.
  • Understand proper and improper use of counterweighted outrigger systems by window cleaners and other façade access workers.
Length
1 hour
AIA Credits
1 LU
On demand?
Yes
The Building Owner's Duty to Provide Fall Protection - What does it mean?

Learning objectives for this course:

  • Name the most-cited consensus and regulatory standards related to permanent fall protection systems.
  • Understand OSHA's requirements for work near the edge on a low-slope roof.
  • Describe the difference between "passive" and "active" fall protection systems.
  • Understand the compliance timeline for the new requirements articulated in OSHA 1910 Subpart D.
Length
1 hour
AIA Credits
1 HSW
On demand?
Yes
Rooftop Fall Protection and Suspended Access Systems - Guidance for Architects, Engineers, and Specifiers

Learning objectives for this course:

  • Name the most-cited consensus and regulatory standards related to permanent fall protection systems.
  • Understand OSHA's requirements for work near the edge on a low-slope roof.
  • Describe the difference between "passive" and "active" fall protection systems.
  • Understand the compliance timeline for the new requirements articulated in OSHA 1910 Subpart D.
  • Name the four main types of suspended access systems.
  • Describe the different requirements for window cleaning equipment as buildings get taller.
  • Describe the general practice by which an array of anchors can be designed to minimize cost and roof penetrations.
Length
2 hours
AIA Credits
2 HSW
On demand?
Yes
How to Design Compliant Anchorage Systems for Window Cleaning and Façade Access

Learning objectives for this course:

  • Understand the code requirements for use of rope decent and various platforms systems.
  • Understand the basics of anchor layout to meet swing stage requirements.
  • Understand the 5 most common connections used for various roof structures and in new construction applications.
  • Understand proper and improper use of counterweighted outrigger systems by window cleaners and other façade access workers.
Length
1 hour
AIA Credits
1 HSW
On demand?
Yes
Fixed Ladder Regulations - OSHA 1910.28 Updates & More
Learning Objectives:
  • Updates to OSHA 1910.28 WWS Standard
  • Compliance Timeline
  • Fixed Ladder Design
  • Overview of Ladder Safety Solutions
Length
30 mins
AIA Credits
0.5 HSW
On demand?
Yes
Fall Protection Programs - Training, Inspection, and Certification Requirements in the Law

Learning objectives for this course:

  • Relay the ABCDs of fall protection.
  • Understand the appropriate uses of the two main types of anchorage connectors (lanyards and SRDs).
  • Be able to complete a pre-use inspection of personal fall protection equipment.
  • Understand the "Five Point" Fall Protection Requirements, as interpreted from the law, for worker training, inspection, and system certification.
Length
1 hour
AIA Credits
1 LU
On demand?
Yes
Fall Protection Requirements for EHS Managers and Employers

Learning objectives for this course:

  • Understand the jurisdiction of OSHA 1910 SubPart D
  • Identify 3 designations in the law regarding appropriately-trained workers.
  • Describe the difference between active and passive fall protection systems.
  • Understand and relay the Hierarchy of Controls related to Fall Protection
Length
1 hour
AIA Credits
1 LU
On demand?
Yes
Fixed Ladders - Design and Controls for Worker Safety and Compliance

Learning objectives for this 30 minute, nano-learning course:

  • Understand the 4 key design criteria for complaint fixed ladders.
  • Understand the compliance timeline as it pertains to fixed ladders and ladder safety articulated in 29 CFR 1910 Subpart D.
  • Articulate the difference between various compliant personal fall protection systems available for ladders.
  • Understand the safety community's opinion on ladder cages, wells, and fall arrest devices.
Length
30 mins
AIA Credits
0.5 LU
On demand?
Yes

Meet the presenter

Kevin Kelpe is a workshop facilitator and instructor from Diversified Fall Protection. He is a credentialed continuing ed provider for AIA and IIBEC and has issued hundreds of learning units to architects, engineers, and safety professionals. His live courses and webinars focus on fall protection codes, standards, and solutions to protect window cleaners, maintenance professionals, and other workers at-height. He is an avid mountain biker and backcountry skier based in the Wasatch Mountains of Northeastern Utah.

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Kevin Kelpe

Continuing Education Manager

Additional presenters

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Cameron Kelson

Marketing

Cameron Kelson has years of experience working in the at-height rooftop environment and is passionate about protecting workers so they can return home each night. He currently works for Diversified Fall Protection on the marketing team where he manages website and creative projects and works closely with Kevin on the webinar program. In his free time Cameron can often be found outdoors, climbing, fishing, camping, or skiing in the beautiful mountain ranges of Utah.