Walking and Working Surfaces

Course Description: This course alerts participants to the hazards of walking and working surfaces and provides information about workplace action needed to eliminate or control these hazards.

Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Develop a working knowledge of key elements surrounding OSHA’s Walking and Working Surfaces regualtion
• Understand key terminology concepts
• Examine the consequences of poor housekeeping and hazards of wall and floor openings
• Discuss the specifications for safe design and construction of fixed general industry stairs
• Learn the minimum requirements for dock-boards and proper care and use of portable ladders
• Discuss general scaffolding requirements

Topics Covered:

• Introduction
• General Requirements
• Guarding Floor and Wall Openings and Holes
• Stairs
• Ladders
• Scaffolds
• Summary