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Fall Protection — Construction
How to protect yourself from falls on a construction site: the 6-foot trigger and the specific activities where fall protection is required (leading edges, holes…
What you’ll learn
By the end of this course.
State the 6-foot construction trigger and the specific activities where fall protection is required — 1926.501
Identify the conventional systems and the preferred order (eliminate the hazard, then passive protection, then restraint, then arrest) — 1926.501,1926.502
State the criteria for guardrail systems, safety net systems, and hole covers — 1926.502
Identify the ABCD components of a personal fall arrest system, the required clearance, and the arrest-force limit — 1926.502(d)
Recognize the construction-specific alternatives (warning line, controlled access zone, safety monitoring, positioning devices) and when a fall protection plan is permitted — 1926.502
Inspect personal fall protection, explain why prompt rescue is required, and state the training and certification-record requirements — 1926.502(d),1926.503
References & standards
Grounded in the source material.
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M — Fall Protection
- 1926.501 — Duty to have fall protection
- 1926.502 — Fall protection systems criteria and practices
- 1926.503 — Training requirements
This is awareness training. It supports your program; it is not a substitute for site-specific procedures or hands-on competency where a standard requires it.
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