STK0301 – Fall Protection Fundamentals

Description

Date: February 24, 2022, 14.00 UTC. Webinar

Estimated Time: 1 hr

Language: English

Summary of the lecture

This online seminar, the first in a series of webinars dedicated to Fall Protection and Working at Height will build your understanding of and cover the basics of the topic.

We will look at how to identify work at height, why we need to consider fall protection and what the consequences of falling can be.

We will cover the Hierarchy of control for work at height and the ABCs of personal Fall Protection and understand the elements required to create an effective fall protection system
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We will then explore some of the basic key understandings of work at height and fall protection including Fall Factors, Fall Clearance, Swing Falls and Arrest v Restraint before finally covering some of the common terminology that is used in the industry.

Sepaker Introduction

David Baker
Application Engineering Product Specialist Leader – 3M Fall Protection EMEA

David Baker is the EMEA Application Engineering Product Specialist Leader for the 3M Fall Protection Business, part of 3M’s Personal Safety Division.

David has worked in the Fall Protection Industry for over 20 years including roles in Fall Protection Systems Design, Fall Protection Training, Project Management & Business Ownership.

Since Joining 3M he has held several roles including Special Projects Manager, Fall Protection Systems Specialist and currently leads a team of Application Engineering Specialists for the EMEA region for Fall Protection.

This team is responsible for providing an advanced level of technical support for customers, product training & education, as well as supporting 3M Fall Protection new product introductions, customer insights and regulatory development.