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Walking and Working Surfaces including Fall Protection
The Walking and Working Surfaces including Fall Protection course provides essential training on maintaining safe walking and working surfaces. It covers fall protection systems, hazard identification, and safe practices to prevent falls and ensure compliance with safety standards in various work environments.
What is the Walking and Working Surfaces including Fall Protection?
The Walking and Working Surfaces and Fall Protection course from the American Institute of Safety Professionals provides comprehensive training on OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart D, the general industry standard governing the surfaces workers walk and work on and the fall protection required when those surfaces are elevated. Subpart D was significantly updated in 2017 to modernise fall protection requirements for general industry, bringing general industry closer to construction fall protection while maintaining the 4-foot trigger height (compared to 6 feet in construction). Slips, trips, and falls are the leading cause of injuries in general industry and the second leading cause of workplace fatalities after motor vehicle incidents.
The standard covers every surface workers use: floors, platforms, runways, ramps, stairways, ladders, dockboards, scaffolds (general industry), rope descent systems, and walking-working surfaces with unprotected sides and edges. It establishes requirements for surface condition (housekeeping, load limits, drainage), hole and opening protection (covers, guardrails), stairway design and use, ladder selection and use (portable and fixed), dockboard safety, and the fall protection systems (guardrails, safety nets, PFAS, positioning, travel restraint) required at 4 feet or more above a lower level.
The curriculum covers Subpart D requirements section by section, the 4-foot general industry fall protection trigger, floor and wall opening protection (covers, guardrails, gates), stairway requirements (design, handrails, condition), portable ladder safety (selection, setup angle, three-point contact, inspection), fixed ladder safety (cage/well versus ladder safety systems), dockboard safety, housekeeping for slip/trip/fall prevention, fall protection system selection and use, and the training and certification requirements. All training is delivered 100 percent online through Microsoft Teams and the American Institute of Safety Professionals LMS. Upon completion, graduates receive an American Institute of Safety Professionals certificate, wallet card, and transcript, employer-verifiable at amiosp.com/student-verifications.
Who should take this course?
- Safety officers managing slip/trip/fall prevention programmes in general industry
- Facility managers responsible for floor, stairway, and ladder safety
- Maintenance workers who use ladders and work on elevated surfaces
- Warehouse workers exposed to dockboard, ladder, and elevated platform hazards
- Housekeeping managers responsible for walking surface condition
- Anyone working at 4 feet or more above a lower level in general industry
What will you study?
Core Modules
- 01Introduction to Walking and Working Surface Hazards
- 02Regulatory Requirements and OSHA Standards
- 03Identifying Hazardous Conditions on Floors, Stairs, Ladders, and Platforms
- 04Fall Protection Systems
- 05Proper Use, Inspection, and Maintenance of Fall Protection Equipment
- 06Safe Work Practices for Elevated Work Areas
- 07Emergency Response Procedures for Fall Incidents
- 08Promoting a Culture of Fall Prevention and Safety Awareness
Optional / Specialized Modules
- 01Advanced Risk Assessment for High-Risk Elevated Work
- 02Case Studies on Fall Incidents and Lessons Learned
- 03Supervisory Strategies for Enforcing Fall Protection Compliance
- 04Integrating Walking and Working Surface Safety into Overall Safety Management Systems
How will you be assessed?
Candidates can take this exam through an assigned portal from the American Institute of Safety Professionals. A passing score is 70% or higher, and exam results are provided right after by email to the address provided. The exam is open-book, allowing candidates to validate their answers. Any candidates who do not pass have 1 month after their exam to go through the training materials and can take the exam 3 additional times.
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