ASSE protests new Arizona bill that lowers construction worker fall protections
With a new state bill that raises the height for fall protection requirements, Arizona is pitting itself against the federal government – and the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is urging OSHA to enforce federal fall hazard standards.
“In support of its Arizona members, the ASSE is asking OSHA to to take whatever action is necessary to ensure that the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH) will enforce residential fall protection for those working at heights six feet and above, not 15 feet and above, as called for in a new state bill,” said the ASSE’s Terrie S. Norris, CSP, ARM, CPSI,