Description

Fall Protection Safety Training – Online Course

Falls are among the most common causes of serious work related injuries and deaths. Employers must set up the work place to prevent employees from falling off of overhead platforms, elevated work stations or into holes in the floor and walls.

Employers must set up the work place to prevent employees from falling off of overhead platforms, elevated work stations or into holes in the floor and walls. OSHA requires that fall protection be provided at elevations of four feet in general industry workplaces and six feet in the construction industry. In addition, OSHA requires that fall protection be provided when working over dangerous equipment and machinery, regardless of the fall distance.

To prevent employees from being injured from falls, employers must guard every floor hole into which a worker can accidentally walk (using a railing and toe-board or a floor hole cover). A guard rail and toe-board must also be provided around every elevated open sided platform, floor or runway.

Regardless of height, if a worker can fall into or onto dangerous machines or equipment (such as a vat of acid or a conveyor belt) employers must provide guardrails and toe-boards to prevent workers from falling and getting injured. Other means of fall protection that may be required on certain jobs include safety harness and line, safety nets, stair railings and hand rails.

This online training course will help employers in providing the proper and necessary OSHA required training concerning fall protection safety. It will take you approximately 30 minute to complete and will cover the following topics:

• Standard Railing
• Safety Nets
• Covers
• Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS)
• ABC’s of PFAS
• Required Fall Protection
• Falling Object Hazards
• Training

A printable certificate will be available upon successful completion of this online safety training course.  This certification can be used to verify training as required by OSHA.