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Occupational Safety and Health

EM385 Fall Protection for the Competent Person

FPM-40621

The most current revision of EM-385-1-1, Section 21.C.04a mandates that starting in May 2016 the Competent Person for Fall Protection shall attend a minimum of 24 hours fall protection training with a combination of formal classroom training and practical applications. Falls are the leading cause of death in construction. Based on the seriousness of fall hazards this training exceeds EM-385-1-1 minimum requirements.

What you'll learn

This course consists of two days of classroom with one-day hands-on experience. Emphasis will be on current ANSI fall protection requirements and specifics from EM-385-1-1 fall protection standards to include both workshops and classroom discussions. This training fulfills the SSHO requirement to maintain his/her competency according to EM-385-1-1 Section 01.A.17d.

Students attending this course will be able to:

  • Apply EM 385 1-1 Fall Protection Requirements and ANSI Z359 family of standards requirements to a written Fall Protection Program

  • Identify responsible persons and their required duties within a Fall Protection Program

  • Construct and evaluate Fall Protection Hazard Assessments

  • Classify hazard controls applicable to construction process conducive to falling

  • Identify processes and hazard controls regarding Work Platforms, Safe Access and Scaffolds

  • Evaluate how to properly store and maintain Fall Protection equipment

  • Organize and apply techniques to conduct an incident investigation

  • Discuss and plan a sundry of basic rescue service operations

  • Define and evaluate the effectiveness of a Fall Protection Program Evaluation

Travel plans must accommodate the course end time.

Course Number: FPM-40621   Credit: 2.5 units

Textbooks: All materials are provided on the first day of class.

Course Information

2.50 units
TBD

Course sessions

Please contact the OSHA Programs department at 800-358-9206 or oshatraining@ucsd.edu for information about this course and upcoming sections.