Explore examples and requirements surrounding fall protection.
Understand the methods of fall prevention.
Recognize the risk of falls when working at heights.
Know your responsibilities for safe work at heights.
Do you have a fear of heights? When working at heights, you can tell right away who has a fear of heights and who doesn’t. For some workers, even working on a stepstool makes them reconsider their career choices. Others don’t get nervous until they're on a roof, or even up several stories high. Then others have nerves of steel, even when working from towers.
Whatever your natural inclination toward heights, everyone must respect work at height. This means making proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE), ensuring the proper safeguards are in place, and taking special care in movements, connections, and communication.
In this training, you will learn to identify:
Falls from height - and falling objects - present serious and life-threatening hazards for workers on many job sites. If your work involves any type of elevation, this training is for you!
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The text states that requirements are often ignored with deadly results.
Everyone must respect work at height.
It requires proper use of PPE, ensuring safeguards are in place, and taking special care in movements and communication.
Falling objects also present serious and life-threatening hazards.
The training is for anyone whose work involves any type of elevation.
Disclaimer: OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.29 outlines the criteria and practices for fall protection systems and falling object protection. The regulation provides minimum dimensions after which fall protection and prevention systems must be in place. This training provides an overview of regulations applicable to common scenarios where fall hazards are present. It does not replace practice with live safety systems.