Virtual Fall Protection Meeting

Dear Members,

In light of the current pandemic, we are postponing our on-site meeting that was scheduled for April 15th. Instead, we are offering a free one-hour on-line session on Fall Protection in the Construction Industry on April 22nd at 9 am. This class enables us to continue with our continuing education and community amidst this crisis.  Please register so we can send you the online link and password.

More details are below:

Topic: Fall Protection in Construction

What are the basic requirements?  Who needs to be responsible on-site?  When fall protection is required there can be a lot of questions. In this presentation, we will go over many of the most common issues that arise.

The one-hour presentation will be broken up into three 20 minute segments and attendees will have the ability to ask questions throughout each topic.

Section 1- CA OSHA requirements

Section 2- CA OSHA identified persons and responsibilities

Section 3- Planning ahead for falls

Presenter:  Mike Scharnell from VER Sales, Inc

As the Regional Manager for Protecta International in 1999, Mike received 6 weeks of fall protection training from one of the largest manufacturers worldwide. After two years of handling the training and account management in the western 13 states, it was time to focus on training end-users and working with customers primarily in California, Arizona, and Nevada. In 2001 Mike joined VER Sales, Inc. to provide training and manage the engineered systems installations for their customers. Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, U.S. Navy Search & Rescue, Sony Pictures, Berg Electric, Staples Center, Universal Studios, Knotts Berry Farm and California Ski Industry Association are just a few of the companies that have been trained by Mike Scharnell. While working for Protecta in 2000 Mike got his first glimpse of Rope Access and Rescue equipment and training. In 2003 he became a SPRAT Certified Rope Access Technician and also added Tower Rescue training to his list of credits. Formally trained by Ropeworks, the industry leader in Rope Access training, Mike has also had training from Petzl, MSA, DBI/ SALA, Miller, Latchways, Tractel and OSHA among others.