Fall Protection and Rescue Training for Windfarms
brake on cars used for driver’s education. Like these, fall protection training must also be evaluated to remove as much risk as possible.
Effective Materials
A considerable amount of information is covered during fall protection and rescue training. Because students are unable to retain 100 % of what they learn during a course, a manual or guide provides a valuable resource that the student can use as a reference after training. Resource materials should be in-depth and include more information than was provided by the instructor. This not only provides students with a refresher on the material covered during the course, but also allows them to continue their education and enables them to address future fall protection issues.
Only when the student achieves a functional level of knowledge and understanding about fall protection and rescue can good choices be made in the field. Providing students with fall protection regulations and equipment catalogues alone is inadequate. Without explanation and other resources, these do little for the student after course completion
Effective resource materials include explanations of the intent behind fall protection regulations. They should also address compatibility of connecting components, how to calculate free fall distances and other relevant topics. A comprehensive manual also provides a level of comfort to employers, with the knowledge that their staff have the proper tools to take corrective action.
Instructor/Agency
When selecting an instructor or agency, it is important to ensure that the instructor has experience of delivering technical course content.
There is a common misunderstanding that any person with the competent person title can conduct training. You would not assume that a licensed automobile driver is capable of teaching driver’s education just because they have a driver’s licence. Instructors must not only know the content, but must also understand how to effectively deliver information, evaluate student abilities, recognise learning barriers (and ways around them) and conduct safe exercises.
The ANSI Z359 Fall Protection Code is a great resource for employers. Section 3.3.4 of ANSI/ASSE Z359.2 includes guidance for employers on how to train their competent person(s). There are several other considerations for training that have not been discussed in this article that are detailed in this document.
The requirements included in the ANSI Z359 Fall Protection Code can be applied to your internal training programme or used as a measuring stick for outside training sources. Either way, it will help employers take steps towards more effective training programmes.
Conclusion
As the wind energy industry matures, there is a need for increased awareness of fall hazards and ongoing development of industry regulations. Continuous and comprehensive training in fall protection and rescue enables windfarm personnel to stay up to date and use the latest equipment and best practices to implement systems and protect themselves. To adequately protect the worker, fall protection training must be thorough, include effective materials, allow adequate time, consider rescue, be conducted by qualified staff and include observations of performance. n
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