Fall Protection for HVAC Technicians
- Fall Protection, Falling Object Protection
- Anfeald Course # FAL 305
- 4.0 Hours Nominal
- 0.4 CEU
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Target Audience
Anfeald’s Fall Protection for HVAC Technicians, FAL 305, is for HVAC Technicians who work at heights, and their supervisors and leads, who complete installations, commissioning, testing, preventative maintenance, cleaning, and repairs of AHUs, RTUs, and other HVAC equipment at commercial and industrial facilities. It helps learners safely use personal fall arrest systems.
Summary
HVAC technicians work in both general industry, and construction, and have unique fall exposures. This course spans construction and general industry regulations, and it targets the specific situations encountered by HVAC technicians. It provides learners with specific information on fall hazards, fall physics, selecting and using personal fall arrest systems, work-restriction/travel restraint, pre-use inspections, ladder safety, and related topics. This is primarily personal fall arrest system user training – At the end of the course, learners will understand fall hazards and the proper use of personal fall arrest systems.
Learners should bring their fall arrest equipment to class.
This course is suitable as both initial and refresher training.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will:
- Define common fall protection hazards and how to recognize them in the workplace.
- Select compliant and allowable fall protection methods for common fall hazards emphasizing hazard elimination and passive-methods before selecting personal fall arrest systems.
- Describe and demonstrate the proper use of personal fall arrest systems including pre-use user inspections, adjustments, donning, making connections, 100% tie-off, anchoring, storage, care, and limitations.
- Identify safe and unsafe improvised anchorages.
- Calculate fall clearance and decide if there is sufficient fall clearance for common situations.
- Define orthostatic intolerance is and how to avoid it.
- Explain the importance of setting up a post-fall rescue plan, explain common rescue methods and their order of use, and recognize when outsides services are necessary.
- Describe how to properly set up and use extension- and step-ladders.
- Demonstrate knowledge of key fall protection terms
Facility, Classroom, and Other Needs
Facility, classroom, and equipment needs:
- Display screen with HDMI input or screen and projector (let us know in advance if we need to bring a projector and screen)
- Comfortable seating, table space, and writing materials for each learner
- Sufficient space considering the anticipated headcount
- Uninterrupted time for learners
- Learner’s fall protection equipment used at work (examples include harnesses, lanyards, self-retracting lifelines, vertical and horizontal lifelines, specialty anchors, and other PFAS items)*
- At least one example of each ladder type used by the client*
*Contact Anfeald in advance if you are unsure about the necessary equipment or its functionality since course completion is dependent on these items.
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