OSHA
Fall Protection Competent Person

This OSHA Fall Protection Competent Person training course helps the delegates recognize the hazards of falling and the steps required to minimize these hazards. This 8 hours training course gives added reinforcement for the need to have proven safe operating procedures.

• Validation:4 years
• Requirements:None

More information about the Fall Protection Competent Person

There are four levels of fall protection training–awareness, authorized-user, competent person, and qualified-person training.

This Fall Protection Competent Person training course is the third level. This covers a wider breadth of fall hazards because this employee, typically a supervisor, should understand all types of fall hazards and methods of protection, as well as applicable standards. The competent person needs a higher level of training and knowledge because he or she should be able to address any fall hazard situation in the organization, evaluate it, and recommend solutions. This employee also needs to recognize whether other workers are misusing equipment or working in unsafe conditions, such as on an elevated platform (4 feet for general industry and 6 feet for construction) with no form of fall protection.

Content

• Pre job planning (JSA)
• Hazard recognition
• Worker selection
• Proper equipment selection
• Proper equipment setup
• Achieving 100% fall protection
• Equipment care and maintenance
• Understanding a fall
• Rescue Procedures