Each year in the U.S., falls consistently account for the greatest number of fatalities in the construction industry. In 2004, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that 1,224 construction workers died on the job, with 36 percent of those fatalities resulting from falls. In addition, the cost of care for injuries related to falls is a financial burden for the entire construction industry. Events surrounding fall accidents often involve several factors, including unstable working surfaces, misuse of fall protection equipment, environmental factors, and human error. Studies have shown that the use of guardrail systems, fall arrest systems, safety nets, covers, and restraint and positioning device systems can prevent many deaths and injuries from falls. This course is designed to assist you in identifying, evaluating, preventing, and protecting your employees from the harmful results of exposure to fall hazards at your construction work sites.
Each year in the U.S., falls consistently account for the greatest number of fatalities in the construction industry. In 2004, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that 1,224 construction workers died on the job, with 36 percent of those fatalities resulting from falls. In addition, the cost of care for injuries related to falls is a financial burden for the entire construction industry.
Events surrounding fall accidents often involve several factors, including unstable working surfaces, misuse of fall protection equipment, environmental factors, and human error. Studies have shown that the use of guardrail systems, fall arrest systems, safety nets, covers, and restraint and positioning device systems can prevent many deaths and injuries from falls.
This course is designed to assist you in identifying, evaluating, preventing, and protecting your employees from the harmful results of exposure to fall hazards at your construction work sites.
The goal of this program is to inform the students of necessary safe work practices and regulations designed to prevent injuries and death due to falls while working on elevated surfaces. This is a very compact and direct course that deals with the issues and fall protection systems immediately relevant to workers on site. Workers will be expected to know how to properly put on a harness, connect to, and utilize a site-specific installed fall protection system.
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