This standard is for use by employers where employees are exposed to fall hazards when working at heights and using personal fall protection equipment. This standard establishes criteria and requirements for an employer’s fall protection program including policies, duties and responsibilities, training, survey and identification of fall hazards, fall protection procedures, eliminating or controlling fall hazards, rescue procedures, program implementation, incident investigation and evaluating program effectiveness.

Table of Contents

1. Scope, Purpose, Applications, Exceptions, and Interpretations
        1.1 Scope
        1.2 Purpose and Applications
        1.3 Exceptions
        1.4 Interpretations
2. Definitions
3. Program Requirements
        3.1 Conformance
        3.2 Employer Responsibilities
4. Duties and Responsibilities
        4.1 General
        4.2 Program Administrator
        4.3 Qualified Person
        4.4 Competent Person
        4.5 Authorized Person
        4.6 Competent Rescuer
        4.7 Authorized Rescuer
        4.8 Trainers
5. Training and Evaluations
        5.1 General Requirements
        5.2 Authorized Person Training
        5.3 Competent Person Training
        5.4 Program Administrator Training
        5.5 Qualified Person Training
        5.6 Authorized Rescuer Training
        5.7 Competent Rescuer Training
        5.8 Authorized Rope Access Person Training
        5.9 Competent Rope Access Person Training
6. Fall Hazard Survey
7. Eliminating and Controlling Fall Hazards
        7.1 Fall Hazard Hierarchy of Controls
8. Minimum Requirements for Fall Protection and Rescue Procedures
        8.1 General Requirements for Fall Protection Procedures
        8.2 Fall Protection Procedures
        8.3 Rescue Procedures
9. Fall Protection Program Implementation and Management
        9.1 Design Requirements for Elimination, Prevention or Controlling Fall Hazards in New Buildings and Facilities
        9.2 General Requirements for Fall Protection Systems
        9.3 Anchorage Systems for Fall Protection
        9.4 Inspection, Maintenance and Storage of Fall Protection and Fall Rescue Equipment
        9.5 Summoning Rescue Services
10. Incident Investigations
11. Evaluating Program Effectiveness
        11.1 Program Evaluation
12. References
13. Figures
    Figure 1: The Managed Fall Protection Program
    Figure 2: Hierarchy of Controls

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