This 3-day course is designed to meet the requirements for the USACE EM 385-1-1 AND ANSI Z359 requirements for competent person fall protection training. This course provides the students a hands-on training course combined with a classroom learning experience. Although the course meets all requirements to be accepted as a competent person, only the employees company can designate their employees as “competent”

Program Topics

• Overview of USACE’s EM385 Standards
• Overview of OSHA’s Fall Protection Standard
• Fall Protection Planning
  • AHA development
  • Fall Protection Plan development
• Fall Hazard Recognition
  • Hierarchy of Fall Protection Controls
  • Fall Hazard Analysis
  • Methods for Fall Protection
• Overview of Personal Fall Arrest Systems
  • Selection
  • Donning Procedures (Hands On)
  • Inspection Procedures (Hands On)
• Calculating Fall Clearances
  • Free Fall Distance
  • Deceleration Distance
• Set up and inspection requirements on various pieces of fall protection equipment
  • Horizontal and vertical lifelines
  • Common fall protection anchors
• Rescue
• Fall Rescue Planning
• Self-Rescue vs Assisted Rescue
• Understanding the risk to a fallen employee and the need for a well-planned out rescue
  • Orthostatic Intolerance
  • Hands on Rescue Exercises