Fall Protection Training

Employers must provide a fall protection training program to workers who might be exposed to fall hazards. Training must include how to recognize fall hazards and how to minimize them.

The employer must assure that each worker has been trained as necessary by a competent person who is qualified in the following areas:

• The nature of fall hazards in the work area
• The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used
• The use and operation of controlled access zones; guardrail, personal fall arrest, safety net, warning line, and safety monitoring systems; and other protection to be used
• The role of each worker in the safety monitoring system when the system is used
• The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-slope roofs
• The correct procedures for equipment and materials handling and storage and the erection of overhead protection
• The role of workers in fall protection plans
• OSHA's fall protection requirements

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