Exterior Building Maintenance and Window Cleaning Access Fall Protection Systems

Ziad Salameh PhD, PE, Principal-In-Charge at ZSLLC (ZS) will present a summary of the current OSHA 1910 (General Industry) Subpart D - Walking working surfaces regulations with specific focus on building owner responsibilities and best safety practices for Building Maintenance/Window Cleaning Access.  The presentation will introduce types of building maintenance access systems, identification of fall hazards, and the use of building maintenance access systems.  The presentation will explore the reasoning behind the Subpart D and help clarify why following the regulations is critical to provide for worker safety.  Lastly, the presentation will outline a general action plan to bring a typical building into compliance with the Subpart D.

ZIAD M. SALAMEH, Ph.D., P.E. is the Principal-In-Charge at Ziad Salameh LLC (ZS), a multi-disciplinary consulting engineering firm. He brings more than 30 years of professional experience related to building envelope assessments, structural designs, structural failure investigations, repair recommendations, and construction consulting. Dr. Salameh has extensive background and experience performing facade critical examinations as well as façade access solutions for numerous constructed facilities across the country. In addition to his consulting experience, Dr. Salameh serves as a member of the City of Milwaukee High Rise Buildings Committee. He also served as an adjunct associate professor of building structural systems and foundations at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP) as well as the School of Engineering – University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Dr. Salameh currently serves as Past Chair of the executive committee of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Forensic Engineering Division (FED).