Fall Protection in Industrial and Construction Environments

Anywhere that employees walk or work, whether they’re on a shop floor or office carpeting, a scaffold, a catwalk, a fixed ladder or flight of stairs, employees can fall. Workplace falls cause almost 20% of all disabling occupational injuries, and thousands of fatalities every year. But they don’t have to happen.

“Fall Protection in Industrial and Construction Environments” training products from this discuss the fall hazards that can be encountered in a workplace and what employees can do to avoid them.

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Topics covered in these products include:
  • Preventing slips, trips and falls.
  • Edges, openings and “guarding
  • Using portable and fixed ladders.
  • Working safely on scaffolding.
  • Personal fall protection.
  • …and more.
The “Fall Protection in Industrial and Construction Environments” Micro Learning curriculum includes the following 3 – 5-minute courses:
  • Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls
  • Edges, Openings and Guarding
  • Using Portable and Fixed Ladders
  • Working Safely on Scaffolding
  • Personal Fall Protection