ASSE and ANSI Release 3 Fall-Protection Standards

The American Society of Safety Engineers has approved three new fall-protection standards by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) aimed a preventing workplace slips and falls.The three standards are: ANSI/ASSE Z359.6-2009 “Specification and Design Requirements for Active Fall Protection Systems;” ANSI/ASSE Z359.12-2009 “Connecting Components for Personal Fall Arrest Systems;” and ANSI/ASSE Z359.13-2009 “Personal Energy Absorbers and Energy Absorbing Lanyards.” According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 847 of the 5,657 fatal on-the-job inj...