Fall Protection Training
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PURPOSE OF TRAINING
Preventing falls can mean the difference between life and death and is annually one of the top 5 citations by OSHA. Hundreds of workers die from falls each year. You can help prevent such deaths by planning to get the job done safely, providing the right fall protection equipment, and training all workers to use the equipment safely.
FALL PROTECTION TRAINING OPTIONS
Fall Protection Authorized Person Training – 1/2 Day
This course offers an awareness of the issues involved with fall protection and is designed for individuals working at height. The training focus is on best practices in fall protection and the need to protect workers at heights. OSHA regulations and industry standards that govern fall protection are discussed along with the components of a fall protection system including body support, anchorages, connectors and rescue.
Agenda
- Introduction: The science of falling bodies, and why you don’t want to be one.
- Summary of types of fall hazards
- Difference between worker positioning devices and personal fall arrest systems (PFAS),
- Inspection, maintenance, and storage of PFAS equipment
- If a fall happens
- Overview of ladder safety
- How to respond if a worker hits the floor, and why
- Closing: Summary of most important information, written test, congratulations to participants.
Fall Protection Competent Person Training – 2 Days
The Competent Person training is for those that are responsible for the supervision, implementation, and monitoring of a managed fall protection program. This course is based on OSHA regulations as well as ANSI Z359.2 standard and includes lectures, videos as well as fall protection equipment with hands-on workshops that provide real world application to common fall hazards.
Agenda
- Introduction
- Design elements and fixed structure requirements
- Difference between worker positioning devices and personal fall arrest systems (PFAS)
- Anchorage points for worker positioning and PFAS
- Inspection
- If a fall happens
The Competent Train the Trainer Course
The Competent Train the Trainer course is designed to provide the technical information and instruction methods for those that need to teach authorized and competent fall protection courses for your company. Instruction is based on the requirements of the OSHA regulations and the ANSI Z359.2 standard.
Agenda
- Introduction: The science of falling bodies, and why you don’t want to be one.
- Summary of types of fall hazards
- Difference between worker positioning devices and personal fall arrest systems (PFAS),
- Inspection, maintenance, and storage of PFAS equipment
- If a fall happens
- Overview of ladder safety
- How to respond if a worker hits the floor, and why
- Closing: Summary of most important information, written test, congratulations to participants.
