The course is designed to provide construction workers with information they need to know to recognize fall hazards in the workplace and to properly utilize equipment to prevent falls.

• • Residential construction employees will be able to recognize how to properly use portable and attached ladders to access scaffolds.
• • Students will be able to understand what the federal and state requirements are regarding scaffold stairway towers.
• • Students will understand how to properly utilize stair rails, top rails, and handrails.
• • Students will understand general requirements for ramps and walkways used to access scaffolding.
• • Students will be able to understand the requirements for making direct access to or from another surface.

Larry Gearheart or Amanda Boyster (amanda.boyster@kctcs.edu)

• Module 14-Residential Construction: Access to Scaffolds and Fall Protection
• Module 14-Residential Construction: Access to Scaffolds and Fall Protection (Evaluation)