Fall Protection User/Rescue
Prerequisites: This course shall have no formal pre-requisite.
Course Length: 6-8 hours – Course length shall vary depending on the number of delegates. Total course time includes breaks and meals.
Class Size: The maximum number of delegates that may be trained and tested per instructor shall be thirty-five (35) in the classroom session and twenty (20) in the practical session. A second instructor shall be added for the practical session once the participation exceeds twenty (20) and exercises will be divided into groups.
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Course Objective
- Provide delegates assigned to work at height and rescue duties the necessary skills to safely perform their jobs.
- Discuss types of falls and associated dangers, injuries.
- Discuss common fall protection systems utilized.
- Review PPE considerations
- Describe/discuss personal fall arrest systems.
- Perform pre-use inspection procedures.
- Inform personnel of the regulations regarding fall protection rescue.
- Provide the relevant information associated with the development and implementation of a fall protection rescue plan.
- Discuss the types of rescue equipment available and how to respond to a rescue situation.
- Demonstrate proper use of rescue 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
- OSHA Statistics
- Common Reasons for Falls
- Key Historical Event
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Start of the Safety Movement
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Fall Protection Video “Gravity Kills”
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
- Beam Anchorage
- Body Harness
- Characteristics
- Components
- Donning
- Body Belt
- Positioning Device
- Fall Arrest Lanyards
- Different Types
- Characteristics
- Body Harness/Lanyard Inspection
- Fall Protection Inspection Video
- Connectors
- Snap Hooks
- Different Types
- Snap Hooks
- Deceleration Devices
- Different Types
- Characteristics
- Rope Grab
- Horizontal Life Line
- 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
- Self-Rescue
Practical Session
Practical training shall utilize common fall protection equipment.
Practical shall verify that the delegate can 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
- Operate a deceleration device properly
- Select and use proper anchor points
- Identify and select proper rescue equipment
- Perform an assisted rescue
- Properly store equipment / PPE
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
- Course ID #: MA027