Fall Protection Competent Person
Prerequisites: This course has no formal pre-requisite.
Course Length: 6-8 hours – Course length will vary depending on the number of students. Total course time includes breaks and meals.
Course Objective
• Inform personnel of the regulations regarding fall protection.
• Provide the relevant information associated with the types, proper inspection, use and safe practices when using fall protection.
• Address items outlined in ANSI Z359 relating to fall protection equipment.
• Delegates should be able to demonstrate the necessary skills during practical examination and demonstrate knowledge during written examination.
Breaks: 10 minutes (approximately every hour)
Lunch: 1 Hour (if applicable)
Course Outline:
About Fall Protection
Review OSHA Construction Statistics
About the Standard
Most Frequently Cited Serious Construction Violations
Review OSHA Regulations
Sub Part M – 1926.500-503
Scope and Application
OSHA Definitions (1926.500)
Competent Person
Qualified Person
Personal Fall Arrest System
Anchorage
Body Harness
Lanyard
Connector
Snap Hook
Self-Retracting Lifeline/Lanyard
Deceleration Device
Deceleration Distance
Free Fall
Free Fall Distance
Hole
Opening
Leading Edge
Life Line
Rope Grab
Controlled Access Zone
Safety Monitoring System
Walking/Working Surface
Guardrail System
Toe Board
Warning Line System
Duty to Have Fall Protection (1926.501)
Employer Responsibilities
Unprotected Sides and Edges
Leading Edges
Hoist Areas
Holes
Formwork and Reinforcing Steel
Ramps, Runways
Excavations
Dangerous Equipment
Wall Openings
Walking/Working Surfaces
Providing Engineering Controls
Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices (1926.502)
Employer Responsibilities to Install Fall Protection Systems
Guardrail Systems
Top Rail
Mid-Rail
Toe Board
Safety Net Systems
Installation Requirements
Drop Test Requirements
Vertical Distance from Working Levels
Defective Nets
Inspection
Personal Fall Arrest Systems
Connector
Snap Hooks
Horizontal Life Lines
Lanyards/Vertical Life Lines
Anchorage
Stopping a Fall
Practices
Controlled Access Zones
Control Line
Warning Line System
Safety Monitoring System
Fall Protection Plans
Training Requirements (1926.503)
Training Program
Certification of Training
Retraining
Fall Hazard Recognition
Anchorage Points
Equipment
Fall Clearance
Example
Objects
Other Hazards
Rescue Plan
Walking/Working Surface
Slips, Trips, and Falls
Statistics
General Requirements
Why Slips Occur
Slip Prevention
Why Trips Occur
Trip Prevention
Fall Prevention
Fall Prevention on Stairs
Floor Hole
Floor Opening
Open Hole Video Clip
Stairway Floor Opening
Fixed Industrial Stairs
Ladder-way Floor Opening
Wall Opening
Open-Sided Floors and Platforms
Standard Guardrail System
Scaffolding
Scaffolding Safety
Portable Ladders
Portable Ladder Angle
Fixed Ladders
General Ladder Safety
Floor Loading Protection
Floor Opening Cover Design
Fall Protection Competent Person Scenarios
Practical Session: Practical training shall utilize common fall protection equipment. Practical shall verify that the delegate can complete the following:
• Select and wear appropriate PPE during practical training
Conduct proper pre-use inspection of PPE and fall protection equipment
Don a full body harness properly
Select and use fall protection lanyard/deceleration device
Select and use proper anchor points
Identify and select proper rescue equipment
Develop JSA for elevated work surface
Develop Rescue Plan for elevated work surface
Store equipment and PPE properly
Training Center Provided Material
• PPE
• Fall Protection Equipment
Delegate Requirements
• Must possess good physical health as the practical training is physical demanding.
Reference Material / Documents
OSHA 29 CFR 1926.500-503
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.66 App C
(ANSI) Z359 Standard
Cost $191.00