This course gives you a basic understanding about OSHA’s role in prevention and elimination of work-related illnesses and injuries. The OSHA standard identifies areas or activities where fall protection is needed. It clarifies what an employer must do to provide fall protection for employees, such as identifying and evaluating fall hazards and providing training. Under the standard, employers are able to select fall protection measures compatible with the type of work being performed.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Learn about falls in the workplace
Identify preventative measures to avoid falls
Understand the duty to have fall protection
Identify and understand fall protection systems
Learn how to develop a fall protection plan
Learn how to inspect fall protection equipment
TOPICS COVERED:
Falls
Types of Fall Protection - Active Systems
Types of Fall Protection - Passive Systems
Inspection of Equipment
Fall Protection Safety Systems
Falling Object Protection Training
Regulatory Requirement:
Please see the state/regulatory requirement from the course catalog page.
Seat Time:
This course has been approved for 1 hour.
Course Pre-Requisite:
N/A
Testing:
Quizzes - All quizzes must be passed with a 100% to proceed forward to the next lesson.
Final Exam- Final Exam must be passed with a 70% to pass the course. The final exam can be taken three times if necessary.
Safety News
Fraudulent New York OSHA Credentials on the Rise!
In a disappointing, if not shocking, recent discovery as reported by the New York Daily News, fraudulent Occupational and Safety Health Act credentials have surfaced at a New York City jobsite. This revelation came days after the city of New York increased the amount of mandatory training for workers on construction sites, and months after a sham of a training course was discovered by an undercover reporter in the Bronx. Many safety officials fear that obtaining fake credentials and marketing bogus training courses might mark a dangerous trend now that New York and other states have begun raising the amount of mandatory worker safety training.