A Guide to Fall Prevention in Industry

This online engineering PDH course demonstrates the basic elements of fall prevention. It will introduce you to the basic principles of fall protection from all heights, with emphasis on falls from low heights. It stresses the importance of educating workers and employers on fall prevention which can reduce the number of injuries and fatalities resulting from falls.

Each year, falls in industrial areas result in hundreds of fatalities. In recent years the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries has measured a trend. While fatal falls from roofs and tall ladders have gradually decreased, fatal falls to the same level and falls to the floor from the same level have increased. The seriousness of injury is not always proportional to the height from which the worker falls. Nearly all falls result from conditions or practices that seem obvious; however, preventing such accidents requires maintaining safe conditions in the workplace and training to ensure safe actions by employees.

This 6 PDH online course is intended for use by engineers, architects and employers interested in gaining a better understanding of fall hazards and fall prevention.