NAVFAC & USACE Fall Protection Competent Person Training 3 Day Course – Classroom and Hands On Location: 9663 Tierra Grande Street, Suite 106; San Diego, CA 92126 Time: 7:30 am – 5:00 pm As of May 2016 (18 months from the EM 385-1-1 November 2014 manual effective date), the education requirements for the Competent Person for Fall Protection training will be changing. The changes listed in section 21.C.04 Competent Person for Fall Protection is the following: «A minimum of 24 training hours (3-day course), with a combination of formal classroom training and practical applications.» To facilitate the changing training requirements, Kugan & Associates has teamed with industry specialists to provide the appropriate training courses. At course completion, students will be given a certificate of completion in Competent Person for Fall Protection. Required Material: You need to bring your own PPE to the course. Your personal safety boots, hard hat, eye glasses, gloves, and a full body harness are required. Topics to be covered during the 3-day training include: • Fundamentals of Fall Protection • Recognize and identify fall hazards at worksite • Recognize fall-hazard de-ciencies • Fall Protection and Fall Arrest Theory • Hierarchy of Fall Protection • Conventional Fall Protection • Determination of deceleration distance • Total fall distance • Estimation of fall distances • Calculating Required Clearances • 29 CFR 1926 Regulations – Subpart M • EM 385-1-1 Regulations – Chapters 21, 22, & 24 • Fall Protection Plans and Fall Protection Procedures • Preparation, update, review and approval of Fall Protection and Prevention plans, and Rescue and Evacuation plans • Risk assessment and hazard ranking • Applicable fall protection regulations • Selection and safe use of equipment • Donning a Full Body Harness equipment • Fall Arrest and Restraint Systems • Specialty Fall Arrest Systems • Self-Retracting Lifelines • Specific Lifelines: Vertical & Horizontal Lifelines • Anchorage Requirements • Proper anchoring and tie-off techniques • Engineered Horizontal Lifelines • Ladders • Aerial Lifts • Fall Protection Hardware Compatibility • Detailed Inspection, Care, and Maintenance • Inspecting Fall Protection Systems • Insepction Pass/Fail Criteria • Inspection Procedures • Troubleshooting Fall Restraint Systems and Fall Arrest Systems • Rescue Theory • Rescue and self-rescue techniques • Rescue and Applications in Fall Protection • Function and Purpose of Energy Absorbers • Work Positioning Systems • Installing Fall Protection Systems • Energy Absorbing Lanyards • Common Commercially Available Fall Arrest Systems Cancelation Policy: All course registration cancelations must be made no later than 72 hours prior to the start of the class. If you do not cancel and do not attend the course for any reason, you will be responsible for the full course cost. Substitute attendees can be named at any time.