Fall Protection User/Rescue

Course Design:

• Narrated e-learning modules

Successful Course Completion:

• Requires successful completion of knowledge assessment.

Course Outline:

About Fall Protection

• OSHA Statistics
• Common Reasons for Falls
• Key Historical Event
  • Golden Gate Bridge
    • Start of the Safety Movement

Types of Falls

• Falls From Same Level
  • Slips, Trips
• Falls From Elevation
• What Makes Falls Dangerous
  • Free-Fall Distance
  • Free-Distance Example
  • Free-Fall Distance Calculations
  • Total Fall Distance Calculations
• Factors in Fall Severity
  • Shock Absorbing Lanyards
  • Arresting Force with Example

 Fall Protection

• Requirements
  • General Industry
  • Construction Industry
• Employee Training Criteria
• Anchor Point Criteria
• Anchor Point Examples
• Anchorage Placement
  • Beam Anchorage
    • Beam Clamps
    • Beam Straps
• Body Harness
  • Characteristics
  • Components
  • Donning
• Body Belt
• Positioning Device
• Fall Arrest Lanyards
  • Different Types
  • Characteristics
• Body Harness/Lanyard Inspection
• Connectors
  • Snap Hooks
    • Different Types
• Deceleration Devices
  • Different Types
  • Characteristics
• Rope Grab
• Horizontal Lifeline
• Climbing Technique
• Safety Nets

Fall Protection Safety

• Employee Responsibilities
• Hazard Assessments
• Control Measures
  • Engineering Controls
  • Administrative Controls
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Rescue Plan
• Suspension Trauma
  • Symptoms
  • Effects on the Body
  • How to Avoid
• Self-Rescue
• General Precautions When Working at Elevation

About Fall Rescue

• What is Fall Rescue?
• Employer Responsibilities
• Employee Responsibilities
• Orthostatic Intolerance
• How long can someone stay suspended?
• Importance of Rescue Planning

Fall Rescue

• Rescue Plan Contents
• Rescue Plan Considerations
• Post Fall Procedures
• Medical Considerations
  • Suspended Victim
  • Rescued Victim
• Types of Rescues
  • Self-Rescue
    • Deployable Ladders
    • Descent Devices
  • Assisted Rescue
    • Evacuation Harness
    • Self-Retracting Lanyards
    • Personnel Hoist
    • Rescue Pole/Remote Hook
      • Components/Use
      • Synthetic Rope & Tackle Box
  • Professional Rescue

Post Training Evaluation:

• The employer shall ensure that each employee is evaluated to confirm that he/she understands the information provided in the training.

Reference Material / Documents:

OSHA 29 CFR 1926.500-503 (Subpart M)

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.21-30 (Subpart D)

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z359 Standard

M&A Safety Services training conforms to OSHA CBT Training standards and ANSI Z4901. Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health and Environmental Training. M&A Safety Services LLC. follows all ANSI training criteria.

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