Fall Protection TRAINING For ENGINEERS
Competent & Qualified Fall Protection Training for Engineers
Ellis Fall Safety Solutions offers this accelerated training for degreed engineers and safety professionals only. This three-day course covers both Competent Person and Qualified Person fall protection requirements consistent with the ANSI Z359 Fall Protection Code and OSHA Fall Protection Standards 29CFR1926.500.
This is an interactive, hands-on course to get engineers and professionals actively involved in designing solutions for preventing falls and reducing fall risks in their workplace. Through use of lecture, discussions, demonstrations, case studies and design application activities, participants will learn to understand and apply principles, code, and standards to real-life fall protection situations.
This course has a prerequisite:
Participants must have an engineering or safety degree and/or on-the-job experience involving work at elevated locations prior to taking this class. It will prepare individuals to be designated both Competent and Qualified Person in fall protection by your company.
What You'll Achieve by the End of the Seminar
At the completion of the seminar, participants and/or teams will be able to:
- Solve and resolve fall hazard situations
- Understand regulatory basis for fall protection
- Design and implement a fall protection job plan
- Use quantifiable techniques for appraising risk
- Understand rescue considerations
- Quantify maximum arresting forces
- Understand the physics of a fall
- Design anchor points for the attachment of personal fall arrest systems
- Design Horizontal/Vertical Lifeline and Rigid Rail fall arrest systems and their anchorages
- Supervise the installation and use of Horizontal/Vertical Lifeline and Rigid Rail fall arrest systems
- Document/specify fall arrest systems on engineering drawings
- Be considered by your company for Competent & Qualified Person status per OSHA 1926.32(m) and ANSI Z359 Fall Protection Code.
Training FAQ
This course is tailored for all Competent engineers.
The training is designed to equip engineers that have the knowledge of statics, dynamics, and strengths of materials to become competent and qualified in design of fall protection systems.
The course typically spans 2 to 3 days, offering in-depth instruction and hands-on practice to ensure engineers are fully equipped to meet fall protection standards.
