Construction - Fall Protection Overview
Learning objectives
- Identify the most common hazards posed by falling and the reasons you should use fall protection equipment
- Identify the different fall protection systems, including fall restraint, fall arrest, and work positioning systems
- Identify the components of a personal fall arrest system and how they work together to arrest a fall
- Identify key fall arrest system design and selection requirements
- Identify the steps for properly inspecting and donning the most common personal fall arrest system equipment
Course overview
This lesson provides an awareness of the hazards posed by falling, falling objects, and unguarded openings, and the protections provided by fall restraint, fall arrest and work positioning systems. It also covers basic design and safe use requirements of a personal fall arrest system, as well as how to properly select and connect to a system.
The individuals involved in the development and promotion of this course do not receive any compensation or financial benefits outside of their regular employment for their work on this course.
- 8 minutes
- Format: Online Interactive
- English
Course Outline
- Construction - Fall Protection Overview
Regulations
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart E - Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment - 1926.104, Safety belts, lifelines, and lanyards
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart E - Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment - 1926.105, Safety nets
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M - Fall Protection - 1926.500, Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M - Fall Protection - 1926.501, Duty to have fall protection
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M - Fall Protection - 1926.502, Fall protection systems criteria and practices