Jun 23, 2026 · 40 min · 9 segments
"Does a corporate paycheck grant you the ethical right to monitor and analyze a person's physical geometry while they work forty hours a week?" This week Dr. Logan F. Martin and James Junkin tackle…
James JunkinHost
Logan MartinHost
It's making waves, not only at ASSP, but in the construction world, the American Society of Safety Professionals.
has just revised five major safety and health standards for construction and demolition work.
So these are updates that are part of the ATN standards related to things like worker hoists, safety nets, emergency preparedness, drill shafts, and debris containment systems.
So, you know, these are really the go-to guides that, I don't know, construction companies in that particular area utilize to shape how safety is handled on job sites.
So what's the focus? The focus on the change, it seems to be cutting down on the injuries, cutting down on the illnesses, and as we've talked about in the past, a huge focus on SIF, right? So what was behind the changes? We've always been focused on getting workers home safe from hazardous jobs.
All that's in play, which we're going to talk a little bit about today in our episode.
So bottom line is that these revisions or forward thinking is the society looking to make sure safety standards reflect what's actually happening on the job site right now.
So ASSP has them behind the paywall on their website, so if you're interested in those.
It's making waves, not only at ASSP, but in the construction world, the American Society of Safety Professionals.
has just revised five major safety and health standards for construction and demolition work.
So these are updates that are part of the ATN standards related to things like worker hoists, safety nets, emergency preparedness, drill shafts, and debris containment systems.
So, you know, these are really the go-to guides that, I don't know, construction companies in that particular area utilize to shape how safety is handled on job sites.
So what's the focus? The focus on the change, it seems to be cutting down on the injuries, cutting down on the illnesses, and as we've talked about in the past, a huge focus on SIF, right? So what was behind the changes? We've always been focused on getting workers home safe from hazardous jobs.
All that's in play, which we're going to talk a little bit about today in our episode.
So bottom line is that these revisions or forward thinking is the society looking to make sure safety standards reflect what's actually happening on the job site right now.
So ASSP has them behind the paywall on their website, so if you're interested in those.
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