USTAG for Fall Protection
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for Fall Protection in October 1999 with ASSE designated as the TAG Administrator.
This U.S. TAG consists of over 20 entities with interest in fall protection, including government agencies, users of fall arrest systems, professional societies representing safety professionals, fall arrest equipment manufacturers and employers of those who use the equipment. It develops recommendations for the U.S. position on international fall protection standards developed by ISO Technical Committee 94 Subcommittee 4. ANSI casts the official vote on such standards, which is the U.S. voting representative to ISO.
Please contact Tim Fisher at tfisher@asse.org if you have questions or require further information.
ASSE Interview with Joseph Feldstein
Joseph Feldstein has served as Chair of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (USTAG) to ISOTC94/SC4 for Fall Protection since 1999. In this interview, Feldstein explains how the USTAG operates, its achievements thus far and its goals for the following year.
Links
• American Society of Safety Engineers
• International Organization for Standardization
• Gravitec Systems, Inc.
• LJB, Inc.
• Safety through Engineering, Inc.
For more information, please contact Tim Fisher at tfisher@asse.org.