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decades can elapse. Tis means that
OSHA cannot address all hazards, nor
do its regulations address the most
current fall protection equipment
or practices.
To maintain efective fall protec-
tion training, employers must therefore
go beyond OSHA compliance. Sources
of guidance on efective fall protection
training include organizations that
publish consensus standards. One such
organization is the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI). Because
they represent the industry consen-
sus on "good practice," such standards
are more likely to be updated to refect
the current state. Recommended fall
protection practices for construction
sites are in ANSI/American Society
of Safety Engineers (ASSE) A10.32
— Fall Protection Systems American
National Standard for Construction
and Demolition Operations. In
addition to the training program
elements mandated by OSHA, ANSI
A10.32 recommends that training
include lectures, demonstrations, and
hands-on experience. Tis standard
recommends that employees complet-
ing the training be able to demonstrate
the following:
• How the individual components
function together as a system to
restrain or arrest a fall;
• Proper donning and adjustment;
• Proper tie-off, inspection, and
maintenance procedures;
• Rescue procedures (i.e., promptly
retrieving a worker after a suspended
fall);
• Learning how equipment is to be
used on a project;
• Unique hazards.
Classroom Conducts
Compliance with OSHA and ANSI train-
ing requirements/recommendations
mean that employees must do more
than simply attend a training class.
Te trainer must actively verify that
students can demonstrate the neces-
sary competencies to use fall protection
equipment correctly. W hat class-
room activities can provide students
in a training class an opportunity to
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