Fall Protection Authorized Person - Course FP8

Regional Seminar | This program is completed

s Chicago, IL s United States

TBD

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10/2/2020 (one day)

08:00 AM-04:00 PM on Fri

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600.00 USD

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This 1-day training is a must for anyone required to perform work at locations where they are exposed to fall hazards or use fall protection equipment. This course, facilitated by fall protection experts from LJB Inc., covers the fall protection Authorized Person responsibilities defined in the ANSI/ASSP Z359.2-2017 standard. LJB does not manufacture, sell or distribute fall protectionequipment, so our instruction provides unbiased information about the selection, use and limitations of equipment for hazard abatement.

  • COURSE OBJECTIVES
  • • Define the OSHA regulations and ANSI standards pertaining to fall
  • protection
  • • List the elements of a managed fall protection program, as defined
  • in ANSI/ASSPZ359.2-2017
  • • Recognize fall hazards
  • • Describe methods of fall hazard abatement, based on the hierarchy
  • of controls
  • • Demonstrate the ability to properly use active fall protection systems
  • • Identify discrepancies in sample fall protection system equipment
  • components
  • • Describe the importance of calculating the clearance required to
  • prevent a worker from striking an object or the ground
  • • Find instructions contained within an active fall protection system
  • use and rescue procedure
  • COURSE OUTLINE
  • • Managed Fall Protection
  • • Fall Hazard Recognition and Control
  • • Active Fall Protection System Equipment
  • • Fall Protection Equipment Inspection
  • • Fall Clearance Calculation
  • • System Use and Rescue Procedures
  • CERTIFICATION
  • Students will complete exercises on hazard identification and control, as well as practice harness fitting and equipment use and inspection. Students will also complete aknowledge check to demonstrate understanding of the concepts introduced in the course. While only their employer may designate the student as an Authorized Person for their organization, students will be provided with a completion
  • certificate and 0.8 continuing education units (CEUs).