- Part
Number: 1926
- Part
Title: Safety and Health Regulations for Construction
- Subpart:
M
- Subpart
Title: Fall Protection
- Standard
Number: 1926.503
- Title:
Training requirements.
The
following training provisions supplement and clarify the requirements
of 1926.21 regarding the hazards addressed in subpart M of this
part.
1926.503(a)
"Training
Program."
1926.503(a)(1)
The
employer shall provide a training program for each employee
who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable
each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall
train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order
to minimize these hazards.
1926.503(a)(2)
The
employer shall assure that each employee has been trained, as
necessary, by a competent person qualified in the following
areas:
1926.503(a)(2)(i)
The
nature of fall hazards in the work area;
1926.503(a)(2)(ii)
The
correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling,
and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used;
1926.503(a)(2)(iii)
The
use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest
systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring
systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be
used;
1926.503(a)(2)(iv)
The
role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this
system is used;
..1926.503(a)(2)(v)
1926.503(a)(2)(v)
The
limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance
of roofing work on low-sloped roofs;
1926.503(a)(2)(vi)
The
correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment
and materials and the erection of overhead protection; and
1926.503(a)(2)(vii)
The
role of employees in fall protection plans;
1926.503(a)(2)(viii)
The
standards contained in this subpart.
1926.503(b)
"Certification
of training."
1926.503(b)(1)
The
employer shall verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this
section by preparing a written certification record. The written
certification record shall contain the name or other identity
of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the
signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature
of the employer. If the employer relies on training conducted
by another employer or completed prior to the effective date
of this section, the certification record shall indicate the
date the employer determined the prior training was adequate
rather than the date of actual training.
1926.503(b)(2)
The
latest training certification shall be maintained.
..1926.503(c)
1926.503(c)
"Retraining."
When the employer has reason to believe that any affected employee
who has already been trained does not have the understanding
and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section, the employer
shall retrain each such employee. Circumstances where retraining
is required include, but are not limited to, situations where:
1926.503(c)(1)
Changes
in the workplace render previous training obsolete; or
1926.503(c)(2)
Changes
in the types of fall protection systems or equipment to be used
render previous training obsolete; or
1926.503(c)(3)
Inadequacies
in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection
systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained
the requisite understanding or skill.
Note:
The following appendices to subpart M of this part serve as
non-mandatory guidelines to assist employers in complying with
the appropriate requirements of subpart M of this part.
[59
FR 40738, Aug. 9, 1994; 60 FR 5131, Jan. 26, 1995]
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