Fall Protection Awareness

Overview/Description
 Each year, on average, between 150 and 200 workers are killed and more than 100,000 are injured as a result of falls at construction sites. An OSHA study of 99 fall-related fatalities suggests that virtually all of those deaths could have been prevented by the use of guardrails, body belts, body harnesses, safety nets, covers, or other means that would reduce employee exposure to the fall hazard. This course helps increase the learner's awareness of general hazards, fall protection systems, procedures, and equipment. It addresses in part OSHA Regulations 29 CFR 1910 Subpart D and 29 CFR 1926 Subparts L and M. This SkillSoft Corporation training course has been reviewed by attorneys from the law firm of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, Professional Association, of Manchester, New Hampshire. The content of this training course is an accurate statement of federal law and attendant regulations as to the matters covered as of the date reviewed. Due to the rapidly changing nature of the law, information in this course may become outdated.

Target Audience
 Employers, managers, supervisors, laborers, and other workers who need to initiate or support fall protection awareness and implementation within their company

Expected Duration
2.0 hours

Lesson Objectives:

General Hazards

  • identify the benefits of fall protection plan.
  • identify fall protection requirements.
  • analyze a scenario as if investigating the accident described to identify fall protection requirements with regard to walking and working surfaces.

    • Protecting Employees

  • identify the benefits of implementing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's fall protection standard.
  • determine which fall protection system would best protect a worker from serious injury in a given scenario.
  • assess the appropriate use of controlled access zones in a given situation.
  • select common methods for protecting workers from falling objects.
  • apply the proper use of falling object protection methods to a given situation.

    • Course Number: SFTY0081