John Whitty

 

Session Description:

The new series of Z359 codes known as the “Fall Protection Code” offers the safety professional with some new means and methods for updating their existing fall protection programs.  Generally speaking, some of the systems & components designed to meet the requirements of this new code will be compliant with previous versions of the Z359 standard however this may not be the case with equipment designed and manufactured to previous versions of the Z359 standard.

This session will evaluate how this new managed approach to fall protection will assist in updating your fall protection program and ensure a higher level of safety for your workers.

 

Speaker Bio:

John Whitty is a licensed professional structural engineer with over 20 years of experience in the structural analysis and design of fall protection systems, manufacturing and industrial facilities, nuclear/fossil power generation plants, as well as highway bridges and approach structures. He is currently licensed in 10 states.

For the past 10+ years John has been involved extensively in the field of fall protection and studied under the tutelage of Dr. J. Nigel Ellis at the Ellis Fall Protection Institute. He is an OSHA Competent/Qualified person and a graduate of Dr. Ellis' courses on the principles and practices of Fall Hazard Control as well as a competent/qualified person instructor for EFSS’s fall protection training courses. He is a contributing author and editor of Dr. Ellis’s “Introduction to Fall Protection – 3rd Edition”. He has been a forum speaker for the ASSE (American Society of Safety Engineers) and the NSC (National Safety Council) & has been published in numerous EH&S related publications.

John’s experience in fall protection has made him the lead designer and technical instructor for all of EFSS’s fall protection training courses. His engineering and training experience has centered on fall protection training, systems specification, structural engineering analysis, design and turnkey integration of personal fall arrest systems and associated components.