Walking Working Surfaces and Fall Protection
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This course provides you with an introduction to safe practices related to walking-working surfaces, ladders, stairs, fall protection and protection from falling objects. This course will then help you to examine the significant role that specialized protective gear and essential safety tools play in building a strong workplace safety culture. The course will guide you through the essential systems intended to prevent falls, alongside the crucial safety measures that protect workers, underscoring the importance of preparation for when proactive steps alone are insufficient. |
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About
This course is part of OSHA’s General Industry training.
The course begins by uncovering the importance of maintaining walking working surfaces, highlighting their pivotal role in preventing common workplace accidents and fostering a culture of safety, productivity, and proactive risk management.
This course will then help you to examine the significant role that specialized protective gear and essential safety tools play in building a strong workplace safety culture, ensuring alignment with regulatory standards to prevent accidents and promote employee well-being.
Further, you'll discover the urgent need for identifying and addressing fall hazards, focusing on empowering employees with the knowledge and proactive strategies required to reduce workplace accident risks.
Finally, the course will guide you through the essential systems intended to prevent falls, alongside the crucial safety measures that protect workers, underscoring the importance of preparation for when proactive steps alone are insufficient.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
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Understand and identify different work surfaces and their associated risks and hazards.
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Comply with current safety practices and legislation in regard to safety of work surfaces.
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Recognise and identify the correct safety equipment to use for work surfaces and fall protection.
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Understand the risk of falls in the workplace and their consequences.
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Identify fall strategies and identify the difference between fall prevention and fall protection.
Target Audience
For those needing further safety in training, courses such as Materials Handling, Exit Routes and PPE should be completed alongside this one.
Advantages
Online training is flexible, efficient and cost effective meaning the candidate can progress through the modules at their own pace and in their own time, so they can fit the training around their work and personal life.
Modules
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Course |
Module Number |
Module Name |
Pass % Required |
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Walking Working Surfaces and Fall Protection |
1 |
Understanding Walking Working Surfaces |
70 |
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Walking Working Surfaces and Fall Protection |
2 |
Walking Working Surfaces, Preventative Measures and best practices |
70 |
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Walking Working Surfaces and Fall Protection |
3 |
Understanding Fall Hazards |
70 |
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Walking Working Surfaces and Fall Protection |
4 |
Fall Protection Strategies |
70 |
Recommended System Requirements
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Browser: Up to date web browser
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Video: Up to date video drivers
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Memory: 1Gb+ RAM
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Download Speed: Broadband (3Mb+)
Duration: 60 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions).
Outline
Course Objectives
After completing this training, participants should be able to:
- Understand OSHA's role in promoting workplace safety and health
- Identify OSHA standards related to construction work
- Recognize common construction workplace hazards
- Apply safe work practices to reduce workplace incidents
- Identify appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Understand fire prevention and workplace emergency practices
- Recognize safe rigging and lifting procedures
- Identify welding and cutting hazards
- Understand fall protection requirements
- Recognize excavation and trenching hazards
- Understand concrete and masonry safety practices
- Identify demolition hazards
- Apply safe stairway and ladder practices
- Recognize confined space hazards
- Identify common electrical hazards
- Understand scaffolding safety requirements
What Topics Does OSHA 10 Construction Cover?
- Introduction to OSHA
- OSHA Focus Four Hazards
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Health Hazards in Construction
- Stairways and Ladders
- Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, and Conveyors
- Excavations
- Materials Handling, Use, and Disposal
- Scaffolds
- Hand and Power Tools
FAQs
The OSHA Outreach Training Program provides workers with basic and advanced training about common safety and health hazards on the job. We offer both 10-hour and 30-hour courses for Construction and General Industry.
OSHA Outreach Training is provided in partnership with UL Solutions PureSafety, an OSHA-authorized online Outreach Training provider. The online format allows learners to complete training at their own pace while meeting OSHA requirements.
- OSHA 10: Intended for entry-level workers and covers fundamental workplace safety topics.
- OSHA 30: Provides more comprehensive training for supervisors and workers with additional safety responsibilities.
- Choose Construction if you work in construction, demolition, or building trades.
- Choose General Industry if you work in manufacturing, warehousing, healthcare, distribution, or similar industries.
Yes. After successful completion of the training and required survey, participants receive an OSHA Department of Labor (DOL) card by mail.
Yes. The training is entirely online and self-paced.
You have 180 days from the time of enrollment to finish the course.
Yes. Progress is automatically saved, allowing you to continue where you left off.
Yes. Technical and course support is available by email, chat, and phone.
For proctored training, learners create a voice profile by recording prompted verification codes. Additional voice verification may be required during the training.
