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Fall Protection Authorized Person (ACS960)


Description

This course meets OSHA 1910.30 and ANSI standards and requirements. Provides training to allow employee to work at heights and evaluate installed passive systems and fall arrest systems and develop and implement fall protection plans.

Content
  • Authorized Person Training - Why is fall protection important?
  • Disclaimer
  • Code of Ethics
  • Section 1 Fall Protection is Common Sense, Right?
  • The Facts of Fall Protection
  • Standards
  • OSHA Definitions
  • Attitudes about Safety
  • How not to use a ladder
  • Calculating Fall Protection
  • Fall Protection in the 21st Century
  • Be Sure to Come Home
  • Construction's Fatal Four
  • OSHA is Serious
  • Causes of Fatal Injuries in the Construction Industry
  • Falls by Industry
  • Section 2 Implementing Fall Protection
  • Where To Hook
  • When do you need Fall Protection
  • Primary vs Secondary Protection
  • Positioning Devices
  • Hierarchy of Fall Protection
  • Engineering out the Hazard
  • Passive Fall Protection
  • Fall Protection Basics
  • Fall Arrest
  • Fall Restraint
  • Always Use the Safety Harness
  • Section 3 Aerial Lifts
  • Aerial Work Platforms
  • Aerial Lift Safety Requirements
  • Supervisor Training for MEWPs
  • OSHA Aerial Lift Regulation
  • Fall Distance Example
  • Fall Arrest Considerations
  • Fall Considerations
  • Fall Clearance - Lanyards
  • Calculating Required Fall Distance Clearance
  • Swing Fall Clearance
  • Calculating Obstruction Clearance Example
  • SECTION 4 COMPONENTS OF A FALL ARREST SYSTEM
  • A - B - C - D
  • A-B-C-D Explained
  • Anchors
  • Anchorage Classes
  • Anchorage Connectors
  • Body Support
  • Maximum Arresting Force
  • Suspension Trauma - Avoid Death
  • Proper Use of Belts
  • Donning A Full Body Harness
  • Full Body Harness
  • Other Harness Types
  • Connectors
  • Hardware
  • Incompatible Connections
  • Snap Hook Rules per OSHA
  • Section 5 SHOCK ABSORBERS AND TIE-OFFS
  • Fundamentals of Fall Protection
  • Lanyards
  • Shock Absorbers
  • Self Retracting Devices
  • SRD/SRLs
  • New ANSI Sharp Edge Requirements
  • SRD – Sharp Edges
  • SRD – Foot Level Tie-Off
  • SRD – Foot Level Tie-Off (Continued)
  • SRD – Foot Level Tie-Off (Continued)
  • Sharp Edge / Foot Level Tie-Off Options
  • SRD Use
  • Section 6 LIFELINES AND ROPES
  • Vertical Lifelines
  • Fall Distance Calculations with Vertical Life Line
  • Manual Rope Grabs
  • Rope Grabs & Fall Arresters
  • Ladder Safety System
  • Horizontal Lifeline Anchorages
  • Horizontal Lifelines (HLL)
  • Clearance Requirements - Temporary HLL
  • Rigid Rails
  • Marking or Identifying Fall Protection Products
  • A Little Humor
  • Section 7 RESCUE PLANNING
  • A Fall Protection Rescue Plan
  • Reducing Free Fall Hazards
  • No Knots, No Knives
  • Rescue and Escape
  • The Rescue Thought Process
  • Self Rescue
  • Rescue Following Fall Arrest
  • Confined Space Rescue
  • Fall Protection System Components Recap
  • Section 8 FALLING OBJECTS
  • Falling Objects
  • Fall Protection for Tools
  • Fall protection is about...
  • Dropped Objects
  • Dropped objects include...
  • Key Causes Of Dropped Objects
  • Consequences Of Dropped Objects
  • Calculate An Object's Impact Force
  • Falling Objects - Deflection
  • Who Needs a Safety Helmet?
  • Preventative and Mitigating Controls
  • Protection of tools And Equipment
  • Attachment Points
  • Tool Tethers
  • Wristbands
  • Safe Buckets
  • Section 9 STANDARDS AND INSPECTIONS
  • Removal Per OSHA 1926.502(d)(21)
  • Inspection and Removal Rules
  • ANSI Standards
  • Care and Maintenance
  • SRD - Limitations and Usage Risks
  • Hardware for SRD Tie-Offs
  • Inspecting Webbing and Stitching
  • Inspecting Webbing Stitching
  • Webbing - Label Requirements
  • Lanyards - Polyester, Nylon, or Kevlar
  • Snap Hooks/Carabiners - Inspection
  • Tie-Off Adapters - Inspection
  • D-Ring Anchor Plates - Inspection
  • SRL's - Inspection
  • Sample Service Bulletin
  • Section 10 CONCLUSION
  • Self Assessment
  • Course Summary
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: 36 months
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