Fall Protection – Competent Person Certification

Program Information

Duty to Have Fall Protection – 29 CFR 1926.501 – is OSHA’s most cited citation!

This 16-hour course in Fall Protection – Competent Person Certification is designed for both Construction and General Industry companies and workers.

Anyone responsible for determining or fulfilling the role of a competent person relative to Fall Protection would benefit from this course, along with safety managers and workers exposed to heights and using fall protection equipment safely.

Presented by:

Bobbi K. Samples, CSP

The course will ensure the students ability to identify fall hazards, design fall hazard and falling object hazard solutions, as well as many other factors that would ensure workers safety relative to Fall Protection.

This intensive 2-day course includes the proper donning, care, maintenance and inspection of equipment, along with understanding the different concepts in Fall Protection. There will be classroom, hands-on instruction, exercises, and evaluation of participants in the areas of:

• Regulations pertaining to Fall Protection
• Responsibilities of a Competent Person
• Clarifying the terms Fall Protection, Positioning, Restraint, Fall Arrest
• Identification, selection, care, storage, and inspection of equipment
• Conventional and non-conventional Fall Protection Systems
• Hierarchy of Fall Protection
• Calculating fall distances
• Anchorage requirements
• Protection from falling hazards
• Rescue solutions and plans
• Fall Protection plans and training

This course meets the criteria for the following standards:

• OSHA 29 CFR 1926.501 – Duty to have Fall Protection
• OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M – Fall Protection
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.140 – Personal Fall Protection Systems
• ANSI Z359 –  Fall Protection and Restraint Standards

Registration Information