Usable Fall Protection Training Systems
Fall protection training is necessary when work is done around six feet above its environment. It can usually be provided through a variety of systems such as warning line, guardrail, positioning device, safety net and personal fall arresting systems. Osha is responsible for the fall protection training given to companies to teach their employees of the safety precautions required.
There are six fall protection training systems provided by Osha to the general industry. The correct fall protection system needs to be chosen according to the line of work that is needed to be done.
The six fall protection systems, according to the class curriculum are as follows;
- guardrails – have a top rail, which is placed forty two inches above the ground as well as a mid-rail. Screens and mesh can also be used instead of the mid-rail, the screens or mesh extensions have to run from the top rail down to the ground.
- Safety net systems – consists of a large amount of nets that are installed as close as sensibly possible, under and around the work area, yet should not be installed more than thirty feet under the workers and must be erected with enough space to prevent contact with nearby structures and surfaces.
- Personal fall arresting systems – has components that consist a lanyard, webbing, body harness, connector, lifeline, port capable of holding around five thousand pounds and must ensure that the worker cannot free fall for six feet or more or come in contact with any lower level. It must also be able to bring the worker to a dead stop and maximize the deceleration space to no more than three and a half feet and have enough strength to hold twice the potential amount of impact energy a worker could give from a free falling distance allowed by the system.
- Positioning device systems – has a harness or a body belt connected to allow work to be done vertically on walls while the worker has both hands free.
- Safety monitoring by a competent person – this permits a trained employee to watch other workers while they work on raised surfaces and alert them should there be any falling hazards.
- Warning line systems – are said to be the most common fall protection system in use today, and are made from installed ropes or lines about working areas on roofs which act as a blockade stopping workers from going near the edges. It consists of flagged ropes or lines that cordon off the working areas and are secured to several stands that are placed near and around the edges of building tops.
The fall protection systems that are listed above are in the class curriculum available to the general industry of elevation.
The fall protection training systems are highly important to companies working in elevation, as it ensures the safety of the employees of the companies. It is highly essential that the fall protection systems are to be taken seriously by all the employees as well as the employers in this field.
