objectivesThe Guarding Floor and Wall Openings Awareness for General Industry course from OSHA Education School is an introductory-level training that discusses how openings and holes in the floors of the jobsite present potential fall hazards in the workplace. Participants will be introduced to the requirements and systems used for protecting against these potential hazards.
OSHA Education School’s Guarding Floor and Wall Openings Awareness for General Industry training is designed to teach participants the importance and essentials of hazard recognition as they pertain to openings and holes. Specific course topics include the following:
Introduction to fall prevention
Potential hazards caused by floor and wall openings and holes
Systems and principles, such as handrails, covers, and barriers
Specific industry terms covered throughout the course include the following:
Barriers
Guardrails
Hole covers
Skylights
Stairway risers
Toe-boards
Wall openings
descriptionThe Guarding Floor and Wall Openings Awareness for General Industry course is an introductory-level course that explains how openings and holes in the jobsite's flooring can provide fall risks. The participants will get familiar with the standards and mechanisms in place to safeguard against these possible dangers. The training course "Guarding Floor and Wall Openings Awareness for General Industry" is meant to teach participants the value and fundamentals of hazard awareness as it relates to openings and holes.
You must score at least 70% to pass this OSHA training. You will be given up to THREE opportunities to pass the quizzes and final exam.
Failure to pass quizzes and the final exam will result in being locked out of this online training program, but the learner can repurchase and start back from the beginning.
Upon completing this Guarding Floor And Wall Openings Awareness For General Industry and the accompanying survey, you will receive an OSHA card from the provider of this OSHA training on behalf of the Department of Labor.
Students who successfully complete the program will receive a completion card issued by the U.S. Department of Labor.
YOU MUST COMPLETE THE SURVEY AT THE END OF THIS TRAINING TO RECEIVE YOUR DOL CARD
outline1. Introduction to Floor and Wall...
Welcome
Falls
Why Is It Important to Prevent Falls?
2014 Fall Fatalities
Slips, Trips, and Falls
Learning Objectives
Definitions
What Does Fall Prevention Include?
General OSHA Requirements
What Are the OSHA Standards?
Four-Foot Rule
2. Pre-Drill Review #1
Pre-Drill Review
3. Potential Hazrds
Examples of Floor Openings and Holes
Feeding Material into Floor Openings
OSHA Standard
Stairway Risers and Treads
Stairway Basic Requirement
Stairway Railings and Handrails
Open-Sided Floors and Platforms
Runways
Skylights
Special Situations
4. Pre-Drill Review #2
Pre-Drill Review
5. System for Guarding
Railings and Handrails
Conditions for an Acceptable Railing
Covers
Barriers
Toe-boards
Screens
Falling Materials
Potential Hazard
General Principles
6. Pre-Drill Review #3
Pre-Drill Review
OSHA Education School’s Guarding Floor and Wall Openings Awareness for General Industry course is designed to provide essential information regarding fall hazards, especially in relation to floor and wall openings. Upon successful completion of this course, participants can expect to:
Be well-versed on safety guidelines as they pertain to floor and wall openings
Understand best techniques to prevent workplace injuries due to floor and wall openings
Identify OSHA’s standards regarding wall and floor openings and holes
Know protection systems that employers must provide to mitigate risk
This course is worth 0.1 CEUs. All course participants must complete the full course to receive CEU credits with a score 100% at each knowledge checkpoint and complete the course evaluation to receive his or her certificate of completion. Upon successful completion, participants will receive a course completion certificate showing the CEUs earned that may be printed at any time.
