Fall Protection Competent Person

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.

Course Design

• Power Point© / Lecture / Audio Video / Visual Aids
• Practical Exercises

Successful Course Completion

• Requires a minimum score of 75% or better.
• Grades shall be calculated by dividing the number of questions answered correctly by the total number of exam questions.
• Delegates will have no more than thirty (30) minutes to complete the exam.
• Successful completion of practical session is mandatory.

Course Content Summary

• Classroom
• Practicals

Breaks: 10 minutes (approximately every hour)

Lunch: 1 Hour

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

• Scenario #1
• Scenario #2
• Scenario #3

Practical Session
Practical training shall utilize common fall protection equipment.

Practical shall verify that the delegate is able to 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
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z359 Standard