Education, Evaluations and Training - Requirements for All Fall Protection and Fall Rescue Evaluations and Training

Interpreted Requirements

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§          The training shall meet all of the requirements in American National Standard Z490.1-2001 (Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training).

ANSI Z490.1 is a voluntary standard.

Education, Evaluations and Training - Documentation

Interpreted Requirements

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§          The Program Administrator shall ensure that all training and evaluations are documented and that the documentation is retained for the current and previous training program.  The documentation shall include:

o         Trainer's or Evaluator's name;

o         Student name;

o         Training or evaluating organization's name (if services are provided by an external party);

o         Dates and times of training or evaluations;

o         Course objectives and content of education program;

o         Performance of trainee based upon observation of physical demonstrations of skill or on theoretical exercises.

§          All pieces of the training, for fall protection or for rescue, must meet applicable legislation, standards, building codes, and acceptable engineering practices.

Education, Evaluations and Training - Program Administrator

Interpreted Requirements

Templates, Examples

§          Fall protection training shall be conducted by:

o         A Competent Person Trainer, or

o         A Qualified Person Trainer.

For a summary of the Fall Protection Training Requirements.

§          Program Administrator training shall include:

o         Applicable fall protection regulations,

o         Selecting fall protection systems including the common hazards associated with each system and component,

o         Developing a managed fall protection program,

o         Fall hazard surveys,

o         Selection and appointment of steering committee personnel,

o         Developing approved equipment purchase lists,

o         Selecting and appointing competent and qualified people,

o         Developing written fall protection, rescue, and evacuation procedures,

o         Developing engineering system standards,

o         Developing training programs,

o         Investigating incidents and near misses.

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Education, Evaluations and Training - Qualified Person

Interpreted Requirements

Templates, Examples

§          Qualified Persons shall be trained by:

o         A Qualified Person Trainer.

§          Qualified Persons shall receive training not less than once every two years.

For a summary of the Fall Protection Training Requirements.

§          Qualified Person training shall cover:

o         The responsibilities of authorized, competent, qualified, and program administrators with respect to fall protection,

o         Applicable fall protection regulations,

o         Preparing fall hazard surveys,

o         Fall hazard elimination and controls methods,

o         Selecting fall protection systems including the common hazards associated with each system and component,

o         Assessing fall protection systems and determining system safety (clearance requirements, free fall distance, swing fall forces, impact forces),

o         Developing written fall protection, rescue, and evacuation procedures,

o         Developing engineering system standards,

o         Designing, selecting, and analyzing anchorages and anchorage structures,

o         Designing new, and evaluating existing, horizontal lifelines,

o         Inspection and recoding of equipment components and systems (including component compatibility),

o         Determining when fall protection systems are infeasible,

o         Investigating incidents and near misses.

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§          Qualified Person must demonstrate how to properly:

o         Select the equipment,

o         Inspect the equipment prior to use,

o         Install the equipment,

o         Anchor appropriately,

o         Assemble the components,

o         Use the selected fall protection equipment in the field where the work is done,

o         Dismantle the system, and

o         Store the equipment.

Education, Evaluations and Training - Competent Person

Interpreted Requirements

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§          Competent persons shall be trained by:

o         A Competent Person Trainer, or

o         A Qualified Person Trainer.

§          Competent Persons shall receive training not less than once every two years.

For a summary of the Fall Protection Training Requirements.

§          Competent Person training shall cover:

o         The responsibilities of authorized, competent, qualified, and program administrators with respect to fall protection,

o         Applicable fall protection regulations,

o         Fall hazard elimination and controls methods,

o         Selecting fall protection systems including the common hazards associated with each system and component,

o         Preparing fall hazard surveys,

o         Developing written fall protection, rescue, and evacuation procedures,

o         Inspection and recoding of equipment components and systems (including component compatibility),

o         Assessing fall protection systems and determining system safety (clearance requirements, free fall distance, swing fall forces, impact forces),

o         Selection, and use, of non-certified work positioning and travel restraint anchorages.

o         Investigating incidents and near misses.

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§          Competent Person must demonstrate how to properly:

o         Select the equipment,

o         Inspect the equipment prior to use,

o         Install the equipment,

o         Anchor appropriately,

o         Assemble the components,

o         Use the selected fall protection equipment in the field where the work is done,

o         Dismantle the system, and

o         Store the equipment.

Education, Evaluations and Training - Authorized Persons and Authorized Rescuers

Interpreted Requirements

Templates, Examples

§          The Authorized Person shall be evaluated by:

o         A Competent Person,

o         A Qualified Person,

o         A Qualified Person Trainer, or

o         A Competent Person Trainer. 

§          The Authorized Rescuer shall be evaluated by:

o         A Competent Rescuer or

o         A Competent Rescue Trainer.

For a summary of the Fall Protection Training Requirements.

§          Authorized Persons and authorized rescuers shall be:

o         Evaluated at least annually.

§          This evaluation shall include:

o         A written examination and

o         Demonstrated use of the types of equipment that the person is authorized to operate.

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§          The Program Administrator will determine what training is required by an Authorized Person.  They shall consider:

o         What trainees are required to know or do;

o         Any available job analysis and any changes to the job;

o         Site specific information;

o         Special abilities, needs, or languages of the trainee;

o         Previous training provided to the trainee; and

o         Regulatory requirements and changes to regulations.

§          Every Authorized Person and Authorized Rescuer shall receive training:

o         Before they are exposed to a fall hazard for the first time;

o         When the nature of the work changes,

o         When the nature of the workplace changes,

o         When the methods of eliminating or controlling a fall hazard change to an extent that prior training is not adequate; 

o         When the person does not have the required level of knowledge, or

o         When the person is not following the required means and methods.

Education, Evaluations and Training - Competent Person Trainer, Competent Rescue Trainers, and Qualified Person Trainers

Interpreted Requirements

Templates, Examples

§          Trainers shall have, at a minimum for person that they are training, the:

o         Experience,

o         Knowledge,

o         Training, and

o         Education.

For a summary of the Fall Protection Training Requirements.

§          Trainers shall have adult education:

o         Experience,

o         Knowledge, and

o         Training skills.

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