Course Description:

This Fall Protection Competent Person Course is designed for individuals who are responsible for the supervision, implementation and monitoring of a managed fall protection program.  It provides a fundamental understanding of the OSHA and ANSI requirements for The Fall Protection Competent Person, as well as providing the participant with solid practical knowledge on how to identify and control common fall hazards.  Participants will expand their knowledge and ability to identify hazardous conditions, develop programs and make equipment selections to properly deal with fall hazards.  This seminar will also develop an overall knowledge of how to select, inspect, use and install fall protection systems, and covers hazard identification and applicable commercial and residential construction regulations.  This Seminar will also cover the New Residential Fall Protection Directive, which became effective June 16, 2011.  The new directive requires all residential builders to comply with 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13).

Course Objective:

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be able to recognize and mitigate fall hazards through a hierarchy of fall hazard controls and will have a basic understanding of the following:

Course Topics:

Overview of Fall Prevention and Protection

Responsibilities of The Fall Protection Competent Person

Applicable OSHA and ANSI Fall Protection regulations

• OSHA, 29 CFR 1926.500, Subpart M and the ANSI Z359 Fall Protection Code of 2007

The Need for Fall Protection

Hazard Analysis

• Recognition of hazards

• Evaluation criteria

• Control measures

Fall Prevention vs. Protection

General Principles of Fall Protection

• Total fall distance calculations

• Free Fall distance calculations

• Minimizing fall forces

Personal Fall Arrest Systems

• Inspection procedures

• Donning procedures

• Selection, application and care of equipment

Fall Protection on Aerial Lifts and Ladders

Total Hours: 6 Hours

There is an exam at the end of this course, which requires a minimum score of 70% or better to pass.  Upon successful course completion, participants will receive a certificate and a course completion card from Thomas Safety Solutions.

Highlights:

• Inspections and Duties of a Competent Person

• Physics of a Fall

• Fall Hazard Assessments

• Identify, Control and Correct Fall Hazards

• Safe Work Practices

• Falls and Falling Object Protection

• Definitions that Apply to Fall Protection

• Conventional Methods of Fall Protection

• Other Methods of Fall Protection

• Fall Arrest and Fall Restraint Systems

• Equipment Inspections and Maintenance

• The New Residential Fall Protection Directive

• Handling an OSHA Compliance Inspection at your Construction Site

 And much, much more!

Be sure to check out all of our other safety and health training, including our 10 & 30 Hour OSHA, Scaffold Competent Person, Excavation Competent Person, Qualified Rigging, Qualified Crane Signaling, and our online Virtual University courses by 360 training.