OSHA Walking Working Surfaces
& Personal Fall Protection Systems

About This Course

Course Objectives

Introduction to Walking Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection Systems Final Rule (General Industry) Safety

• OSHA Regulations
• Walking Working Surfaces Regulations
• Walking Working Surfaces Regulation Updates
• Benefits of the Final Rule
• General Requirements
• Key Terms

The Importance of Workplace Safety

• Safety Improves Quality
• Costs of Slips, Trips, and Falls

Training and Responsibilities

• Employer Responsibilities
• Employer Responsibilities – Fall Protection Plan
• Employee Responsibilities

Slip, Trip, and Fall Hazards

• Risk Factors That Increase Slips, Trips, and Falls
• Slips
• Trips
• Falls
• Injuries Resulting from Slips, Trips, and Falls
• Stairways
• Stairway Regulations
• Stair Rails
• Stairway Handrails
• Stairway Rise
• Portable Ladders
• Types of Portable Ladders
• Portable Ladder Best Practices
• Fixed Ladders (1910.28)
• Fixed Ladders (29 CFR 1910.28)-Fall Arrest Systems for Fixed Ladders
• Outdoor Advertising
• Residential Roofs
• Scaffolding
• Scaffolding Regulations (1910.27)
• Personal Fall Protection Systems
• Personal Fall Protection System Requirements
• Floor and Wall Holes

Safe Work Practices

• Risk Identification
• Risk Control

Summary

Additional Resources

Exam

According to OSHA Safety and Health Topics Walking/Working Surfaces all employees working at a permanent place of employment – except where only domestic, mining, or agricultural work is performed.

OSHA has not specified any time frame for required retraining or recertification for Slips, Trips & Falls Walking Working Surfaces General Industry. Since there is no OSHA standard dealing with this specific hazard the OSH Act general duty clause, section 5(a)(1), 29 U.S.C. 654(b)(1) defines the standard which provides that:

(a) Each employer –

(1) shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.

A recognized hazard is a danger recognized by the employer’s industry or industry in general, by the employer, or by common sense. The general duty clause does not apply if there is an OSHA standard dealing with the hazard, unless the employer knows that the standard does not adequately address the hazard.

This online course satisfies the training requirements for the OSHA 29 CFR § 1910 Subpart D Walking-Working Surfaces Standard regulations.