February Membership Meeting
Topic: Fall Protection Regulations and Standards
Presenters: Innovative Engineering Incorporated
James T. Boatright, III, PE
Scott Weiland, PE, SE
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online/Virtual
Cost:
Members: FREE!
Non-Members: $15 each – join ICRI today to get these presentations for free!
Presentation Description:
After transportation-related deaths, falls are the number 1 cause of death on the job. OSHA estimates that, on average, approximately 202,066 serious (lost-workday) injuries and 345 fatalities occur annually among industry workers. To reduce these statistics, OSHA issued a final ruling of the General Industry Rules 29 CFR 1910, Subpart D, Walking-Working Surfaces update on November 17, 2016. This update includes fall protection requirements for low slope roofs, facade access, and ladders as well as a timeline for compliance. While many in the industry have either forgotten or were unaware of the regulations prior to the update, and most fall protection presentations only include the changes, this one-hour session will provide industry professionals with comprehensive coverage of all OSHA fall protection regulations for General Industry Part 1920 and Construction Part 1926, as well as the voluntary supplemental standards such as ANSI Fall Protection and Fall Restraint standards.
Speaker Bios:
Scott L. Weiland PE SE is a graduate of the University of Michigan and attended graduate school at both San Jose State University and Georgia Institute of Technology and is a registered engineer in 39 states. Scott has over 41 years’ experience as a structural engineer in both design and construction, and has specialized in providing fall protection safety, structure design, and OSHA guidance for more than 2 decades. His structural expertise has been the subject of articles in such publications as STRUCTURE, Georgia Engineer and AIA Equilibrium magazines. Scott is also a frequent presenter on this and other structural engineering topics to professional organizations including ICRI, IFMA, BOMA, and ACEC as well as to AIA members. He is president of Innovative Engineering Inc. (IEI) based in Atlanta and Seattle; however, his firm does work all over the United States and US territories including Puerto Rico and Guam. His passion is to educate industry professionals on how they can protect the public, minimize risk and liability, and safely maintain their building envelope and facades by implementing the appropriate fall protection methods and systems in accordance with the latest OSHA requirements.
James T. Boatright, III, PE is a specialized Fall Protection Engineer for Innovative Engineering Inc. He is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) with a degree in Civil engineering. At VMI, he was a four-year starter on the offensive line for the Keydets football team. James is a certified OSHA/ANSI Qualified Engineer as well as an OSHA certified Competent Person Trainer, a qualification which authorizes him to train and prepare workers for fall protection safety. He has shared his knowledge of fall protection engineering with several organizations including the International Facility Manager Management Association (IFMA) and the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI), for which he is Vice President of the Georgia chapter.
Credentials: Registered Professional Engineer, certified OSHA/ANSI Qualified Engineer, and OSHA certified Competent Person Trainer
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