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Title 29: Labor
PART
1926—SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION
Subpart
M—Fall Protection

§ 1926.503   Training
requirements.

The following training provisions supplement and clarify the
requirements of § 1926.21 regarding the hazards addressed in subpart
M of this part.

(a) Training Program. (1) The
employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be
exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to
recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the
procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.

(2) The employer shall assure that each employee has been trained, as
necessary, by a competent person qualified in the following areas:

(i) The nature of fall hazards in the work area;

(ii) The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling,
and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used;

(iii) The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest
systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring
systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used;

(iv) The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when
this system is used;

(v) The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the
performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs;

(vi) The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment
and materials and the erection of overhead protection; and

(vii) The role of employees in fall protection plans;

(viii) The standards contained in this subpart.

(b) Certification of training.
(1) The employer shall verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this
section by preparing a written certification record. The written
certification record shall contain the name or other identity of the
employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the
person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer. If the
employer relies on training conducted by another employer or completed
prior to the effective date of this section, the certification record
shall indicate the date the employer determined the prior training was
adequate rather than the date of actual training.

(2) The latest training certification shall be maintained.

(c) Retraining. When the
employer has reason to believe that any affected employee who has already
been trained does not have the understanding and skill required by
paragraph (a) of this section, the employer shall retrain each such
employee. Circumstances where retraining is required include, but are not
limited to, situations where:

(1) Changes in the workplace render previous training obsolete; or

(2) Changes in the types of fall protection systems or equipment to be
used render previous training obsolete; or

(3) Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall
protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not
retained the requisite understanding or skill.

Note: The
following appendices to subpart M of this part serve as non-mandatory
guidelines to assist employers in complying with the appropriate
requirements of subpart M of this part.

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