Santiam Fall 2025 PDC: What a Safety Professional Should Know about Fall Protection in 2025

Topic: What a Safety Professional Should Know About Fall Protection in 2025

Are you confident in your fall protection knowledge for 2025? With evolving safety standards, emerging technologies, and increasing regulatory scrutiny, fall protection remains one of the most dynamic and high-risk areas of workplace safety.

Join us for an interactive and high-impact session that equips safety professionals with practical, real-world solutions to navigate the latest developments in fall protection. We will discuss:

✔ The most critical updates to OSHA, ANSI, and industry standards that impact fall protection policies.
✔ Emerging hazards in work-at-height scenarios and how to address them proactively.
✔ Common challenges safety professionals face and how to overcome them.
✔ Hands-on exercises in inspection, equipment compatibility, and proper fitting techniques.
✔ Best practices for anchorage selection, horizontal lifelines, and specialized fall protection needs.

This session is designed to be practical, engaging, and applicable for safety professionals across construction, manufacturing, utilities, general industry, and more. Whether you’re looking for a refresher or new insights, this discussion will help you stay ahead of fall protection challenges in 2025.

Why Attend?

✔ Stay ahead of 2025’s fall protection regulations and best practices.
✔ Engage with real-world case studies and practical demonstrations.
✔ Network with fellow safety professionals and industry experts.
✔ Take home actionable strategies to immediately improve fall protection at your workplace

Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Time: 8am-3pm

Location: Broadway Commons, Room 305 (1300 Broadway St NE, Salem)

Cost: $150 ASSP member, $195 non-ASSP member

Lunch & refreshments included. Cost break if sending 5 or more non-ASSP members: $150 each

This workshop will quality for CEUs

Instructed by: Dustin Schneider, CHST, QSSP
SureWerx Strategic Account Executive & Fall Protection Business Development Manager 

“Be The Resource”—This is my guiding principle in safety.

With 25 years of experience in industrial sales and safety training and over 17 years specializing in fall protection, I have worked with organizations across construction, utilities, wind energy, manufacturing, solar, transportation, and more to improve fall safety, compliance, and risk management.

Throughout my career at Capital Safety, 3M, Diversified Fall Protection, and now SureWerx, I have trained thousands of safety professionals nationwide on advanced fall protection systems, anchorage selection, regulatory compliance, and hands-on application techniques.

As an OSHA-authorized trainer and CHST-certified safety expert, my mission is to simplify fall protection, provide practical solutions, and help safety teams reduce injuries and costs.

Pre-registration required. Walk-ins accepted.