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.

A trainer must be an OSHA-defined 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 all protection systems to be used (such as controlled access zones, guardrails, personal fall arrest systems, safety nets, warning lines, and safety monitoring systems)
• 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 a fall protection plan
• OSHA's fall protection requirements

To learn more about Fall Protection visit our Construction Fall Protection Online Training web page.