When to Train
Employees must be trained before they begin tasks that could expose them to fall hazards or before they use fall-protection systems.
They must be retrained when:
- you have reason to believe they don't recognize fall hazards,
- when they don't follow safe practices for using fall-protection systems, and
- when changes in the workplace or in the fall-protection systems used make their previous training obsolete.
What to Put in Writing
The employer must keep a written record (certification) of each employee's fall-protection training. As a minimum, you need to include the employee's name, the training date, and the trainer's signature.
Since this training involves procedures and practices used to prevent serious injury or death, we recommend you "certify" the employee as qualified to use the fall protection equipment and they know procedures.
Remember, to be certified as qualified, the employee must prove to the trainer or competent person they have adequate knowledge and skills to perform the procedure or practice.
A formal written certification record should be used to document training that requires employees to know and use procedures and practices for dangerous tasks.
See sample certification record.
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