In many facets of life, certification is important. Most people feel more comfortable with a certified pre-owned car, rather than one sold from an unknown entity on the Internet. When shopping for meat, most consumers prefer items that are USDA-certified.
What is it about certification that makes people more comfortable? In theory, it is because those things have been reviewed, checked, and to some degree, endorsed, by people who have a great deal of related knowledge and experience—usually more than the consumer themselves.
For fall protection systems, certification can mean the difference between life and death for a worker at heights. No matter how old a fall protection system is, its sole purpose is to save a falling worker. Whether you've just installed new systems, or you're evaluating existing systems, you don't want to take any chances that they work properly. This paper explains the elements that must be in place to achieve a certified system.
