Standards & Practices


ANSI/ASSE Z359 Fall Protection Code Update

Many ASSE members have inquired about the status of the ANSI/ASSE Z359 Fall Arrest/Protection standards.

The United States has not seen a revised or new general industry national consensus standard on fall arrest/protection since the publication of ANSI/ASSE Z359.1-1992 (R1999), but on April 23, 2007, the Z359.2 standard for managed fall protection received final ANSI approval.

ASSE is now also pleased to announce that the Z359.0, Z359.1, Z359.3 and Z359.4 standards received final ANSI approval on May 31, 2007. These standards will be available soon and will have an effective date of October 15, 2007.

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CoPS Practice Specialty Articles Available

CoPS makes articles available from some of the Practice Specialty newsletters on a regular basis. Each of these are posted on the Region One website.

The latest one is: "Selecting and Training Employees for Driving Company Vehicles: The Keys to a 'Best in Class' Fleet Safety Program", by Jack Fearing, CPEA

If the article is not posted on the Region One website at http://region1.asse.org/prac.php, please contact Steve NyBlom for a copy.

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