Join us on November 10th at 12:30pm for a live drop demo of fall protection equipment. This free session will include information about the proper use of a harness and two fall simulations…one without using an energy absorber and the second with the energy absorber.
This training is presented by Mike Gutierrez and Alexa Simonovis of Hands-On Safety Training, LLC out or Kennesaw, Georgia.
Mike Gutierrez
Mike Gutierrez started his career in design and manufacturing, and later switched to multi-family residential construction where he began his new career as an assistant superintendent for a general contractor (GC). Mike soon learned that his passion was in safety and has spent the last 18 years learning at Georgia Tech OSHA Training Institute, and from other safety professionals. For the last 16 years he has been the Safety Director for Gables Residential, the same GC where he started as an assistant superintendent 20+ years ago and where he first started building multi-family communities in almost every type of building construction; from mid to high-rise, in wood, steel, tunnel form, and concrete. Having that construction management background brings a different valuable perspective to any safety professional and is well worth it.
In 2006-2009 the construction industry slowed tremendously and Mike carried on with General Industry since Gables Residential manages 17,000 apartments in 60 communities. Buildings of these types range from 3 story walk-up to 21 story highrise buildings.
Mike has a knack for solving unique safety issues, or simply designing a new safety product when necessary. He is a US Patent holder and took the Hands-On Safety Training Mobile Demo and Learning Center from concept, through design, to reality.
Alexa Simonovis
Alexa Simonovis studied Instructional Design and later received a degree from Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) and spent many years educating children with passion and care. Alexa’s dedication to perfecion in design and her experience in Montessori teaching methods and philosophy brings a new breath of fresh air to OSHA training. Alexa, along with Mike are crafting a new Hands-On teaching method to better educate our workforce.
Topics Covered
- Introduction to fall protection
- How to inspect and don a harness
- Fall simulation without fall protection: simulate a 6 foot fall using our 172 pound weight tree without an energy absorber.
- Review of how to properly inspect and don a harness
- Fall simulation with fall protection: same weight and distance as before using an energy absorber
- Explain the difference in the impact forces
- Q&A and trailer walk-around
