PPE - Water Safety
Learning objectives
- Identify the importance of wearing personal flotation devices (PFDs) when working over or near water
- Recognize the hazards posed by working over or near water
- Identify the types of U.S. Coast Guard-approved PFDs
- Identify the frequency and criteria for inspecting PFDs, as well as and their proper use and care
- Define employee and employer responsibilities for working safely over or near water
- Identify circumstances that allow alternatives to wearing PFDs and additional criteria for working safely over or near water
Course overview
This course covers the regulations you need to follow to work safely over or near water, including the necessity to use U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation devices (PFDs), the hazards posed by working in proximity to water, and the requirements for inspecting, properly wearing, and maintaining PFDs. It also covers the responsibilities you and your employer have related to safe work over or near water.
- 10 minutes
- Format: Online Interactive
- English , Spanish
Course Outline
- Water Safety
Regulations
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart E - Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment - 1926.106 Working over or near water
- Cal/OSHA Title 8, Subchapter 4, Construction Safety Orders, Article 13, 1602, Work Over or Near Water