FALL PROTECTION PLANNING & END-USER

This one-day course is designed to provide participants (managers and supervisors) with information on legislated requirements and to advise on the different fall protection systems that are available to help in preventing incidents involving falls from heights or depths while working.

An effective fall protection plan will assist in creating and promoting a safe work environment for workers who perform their daily duties at heights or depths.

Course Objectives:

• To provide managers and supervisors with pertinent information on generic fall protection systems

• To advise employers and supervisors of the basic requirements of an effective fall protection plan

• To provide the necessary information to employers and supervisors on how to build an effective fall protection plan into their health and safety management system

  Course Content:

  • Fundamentals, governing bodies, and legislation that apply to fall protection plus fall accident stats

  • Understanding the methods and assessments for eliminating fall hazards, and elements for proper fall protection planning needs to be implemented

  • Factors to consider when developing a site-specific fall protection program

  • Identifying the components and differences with travel restraint and/or a fall arrest systems including anchors, connectors, lanyards, and self-retracting lifelines

  • Equipment specifications, limitations, proper care, and inspection

  • Understand the need to be prepared for a rescue if/when it is needed

  • Basic fall protection terminology

  • Dynamics associated with a fall and fall clearances (including doing the math)

  • Fall protection system, vertical lifelines, fall arresters, and full-body harnesses equipment care, and safety inspection process

  • Specialty Solutions – control zones, work positioning, descent control devices, aerial lifts, ladders, and scaffolding

  • Rescue • Exercise in donning and doffing a full-body harness, including a pre-and post-inspection of harnesses and lanyards