eCFR (1926.503)

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e-CFR data is current as of February 25, 2020
Title 29 → Subtitle B → Chapter XVII → Part 1926

§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

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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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[85 FR 8738, Feb. 18, 2020]
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