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