OSHA’s general industry fall protection requirements cover a wide range of situations and job tasks. Walking/working surfaces includes: housekeeping, aisles and passageways, industrial stairs, floor and wall openings, platforms, skylights, ladders and fixed ladders, scaffolding, manually propelled ladder stands, and others. Powered platforms, manlifts, and vehicle-mounted work platforms regulations address a vast array of equipment. Personal Protective Equipment and Personal Fall Arrest Systems round out the requirements.

The OSHA General Duty clause states each employer “shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees”.  This has been interpreted in the past as requiring compliance with accepted industry standards that address “recognized hazards” such as the fall protection codes, ANSI/ASSE Z-359.

Working with you, Allied’s safety professionals can custom design and tailor preventative training programs to help your company proactively address the cause of the most frequent disabling injuries source, falls. Allied provides the necessary certification of training for each program.

These courses will help you:

• Keep your employees safe and productive.
• Reduce your Workers Compensation costs.
• Keep your insurance rates low.
• Protect your profits.

Prevention Of Slips, Trips And Falls Training

Allied safety professionals work with your staff, supervisors and management to develop and deliver a comprehensive preventative training program specific to your operation and facilities including:

• Explanation of applicable standards/regulations with special attention to walking/ working surfaces regulations.
• Recognizing slip, trip and fall hazards.
• Daily preventative measures everyone can take!

Preventing Falls From Ladders Training
(Initial or Refresher)

Allied safety professionals work with your staff, supervisors and management to develop and deliver a comprehensive preventative training program specific to your facility’s ladder usage (step, extension and fixed ladders) including:

• Explanation of applicable standards/regulations.
• Identifying the proper ladder for the job.
• Ladder safety, set up and securing.
• Ladder inspection and hazard identification.
• Fall protection for fixed ladders.

Fall Arrest Systems Training
(Initial or Refresher)

Allied safety professionals work with your staff, supervisors and management to develop and deliver a comprehensive preventative training program specific to your facility’s Fall Arrest Systems, at height procedures and equipment including:

• Explanation of applicable standards/regulations.
• Recognizing at height fall hazards.
• Vertical and horizontal life lines and anchorage systems requirements.
• Competent person inspections.
• Prompt rescue requirements and suspension trauma hazards.
• Personal Fall Arrest System use, maintenance and inspections.
• Participant job skill & knowledge assessments (written and practical) specific to your procedures and equipment.

Fall Protection Program Management Training
(Initial or Refresher)

Allied safety professionals work from your programs/plans to develop and deliver a comprehensive training program for your supervisory and management personnel to:

• Provide an understanding of applicable standards/regulations including what OSHA looks for in an inspection.
• Identify the fall protection compliance requirements as applicable to your facility(s).
• Create an awareness of the high direct/hidden costs of slips, trips and falls.
• Develop management awareness to recognize trip, slip and fall hazards and develop a preventative safety mind set.
• Identify the responsibilities, duties and limitations of the “Competent” and “Qualified” person categories.
• Compliance requirements for vertical and horizontal life lines and anchorage systems.
• Employers’ and employee responsibilities.
• Prompt rescue requirements and rescue programs.
• Inspections and program audits.

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