Using a harness should a worker go through training and or certification, or both per OSHA

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# Part seven – Training workers about fall protection ## Why train workers about fall protection? Workers need to know about the workplace hazards they may be exposed to, how to recognize the hazards, and how to minimize their exposure. The best way for them to learn is through training. Training ensures that they know about the hazards and can demonstrate how to protect themselves from falling. Some employers assume they can train their employees simply by showing them a fall protection training video or giving them a safe practice guide (even this one). But that's not adequate. ## Employers: Your responsibility If you're an employer, you're responsible for ensuring that your employees can recognize fall hazards and that they know how to protect themselves before they're exposed to the hazards. You can't assume your employees know how to protect themselves from falls. If they're starting work on a new jobsite, for example, they might not recognize fall hazards or know how to protect themselves unless you train them. ## Required training for workers exposed to fall hazards Workers who could be exposed to fall hazards must understand the hazards and know procedures that minimize the hazards. As an employer, you can determine how to train your employees. What is important is that, through training, your employees can recognize fall hazards and know how to effectively protect themselves. The trainer must be a competent person. (Recall that a competent person is one who can identify worksite hazards and who has management's authority to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them). The trainer must know and be able to explain the following: • The nature of fall hazards at the worksite • Procedures for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling fall protection systems • How to use and operate fall protection systems • The role of each employee who may be affected by a safety-monitoring system - The restrictions that apply to mechanical equipment used d…

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# Part ten - An overview of Division 3 (Construction), Subdivision 3/M (Fall Protection) (cont.) ## Training requirements The requirements in [redacted phone], cover workers who may be exposed to fall hazards. Training program. Workers must be trained to recognize fall hazards and to know procedures that minimize the hazards. Workers must be trained before they begin tasks that could expose them to fall hazards or before they use fall protection systems. The trainer must be a competent person who understands the fall hazards and can explain to the workers how to protect themselves. Certification of training. Each employee's name, training date, and the trainer's signature must be documented in the training record. Retraining. Employees must be retrained when they don't recognize fall hazards, when they don't follow safe practices for using fall protection systems, and when changes in the workplace or in the fall protection systems used make their previous training outdated. <table><tr><th colspan="2">Table 10: Fall protection requirements not covered in Subdivision 3/M</th></tr><tr><td>Activity</td><td>Find the requirements in</td></tr><tr><td>Working from scaffolds</td><td>Subdivision 3/L: Scaffolding</td></tr><tr><td>Working from cranes and derricks</td><td>Subdivision 3/CC: Cranes and Derricks in Construction</td></tr><tr><td>Crossing over an excavation</td><td>Subdivision 3/P: Excavations</td></tr><tr><td>Structural-steel erection</td><td>Subdivision 3/R: Steel Erection</td></tr><tr><td>Tunneling operations</td><td>Subdivision 3/S: Underground Construction, Caissons, Cofferdams, and Compressed air</td></tr><tr><td>Working on electric transmission and distribution lines</td><td>Subdivision 2/RR: Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution</td></tr><tr><td>Working from stairways or ladders</td><td>Subdivision 3/X: Stairways and Ladders</td></tr></table> 45

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# Occupational Safety and Health Administration (cont.) ## 1926.503(a)(2)(ii) (cont.) protection systems to be used; 1926.503(a)(2)(iii) The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used; - 1926.503(a)(2)(iv) The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used; - 1926.503(a)(2)(v) The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs; - 1926.503(a)(2)(vi) The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection; and ## 1926.503(a)(2).(vii). The role of employees in fall protection plans; 1926.503(a)(2)(viii) The standards contained in this subpart. ## 1926.503(b) Certification of training. - 1926.503(b)(1) The employer shall verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record. The written certification record shall contain the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer. If the employer relies on training conducted by another employer or completed prior to the effective date of this section, the certification record shall indicate the date the employer determined the prior training was adequate rather than the date of actual training. 1926.503(b)(2) The latest training certification shall be maintained. Submit Feedback