Fall protection training
Falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death and serious injury for construction employees; accounting for near 40% of fatalities in an average year.
Course Description
WMCI’s Fall Protection Training is a one-day, 4.5 hour course that provides invaluable training, skills, and knowledge to ensure employees understand risk and make it home safely.
course details
- Date: March 19, 2025
- Time: 8:00AM - 12:30PM
- Registration Fee: $450
- Location: West Michigan Construction Institute
Instructor: seth wehner
President, SW MGT Safety
Seth has 20 years of experience in Construction Safety, is an authorized OSHA instructor and holds the SMS and CHST certifications.
course details
Course objectives:
By the end of the workshop, each employee will be able to recognize the hazards of falling and will understand the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.
Core Topics:
Each employee will understand:
- The nature of fall hazards in the work area.
- The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used.
- The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems.
- The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection.
- The standards contained in this subpart.
Students will also learn:
In this course, students will also learn:
- The difference between fall arrest/restraint.
- The proper steps to take to establish a fall protection system when there may not be anything in place, as in open and unprotected roof lines.
- The dangers of 6’ lanyard in a boom lift.
- Using roof anchors with appropriate fasteners into substrates.
