When your team can recognize trip and fall hazards and use the right protection, working at height gets safer for everyone on site. OSHA fall protection training builds that skill and reminds everyone why it’s important.
Fall Protection Training
What You'll Learn
This training reviews the fall hazards that apply to your work environment and the methods used to keep people safe, whether the risk is a fall from height or a slip at ground level. Courses can cover:
Fall and Working Surface Hazards
Recognize fall hazards across surfaces and heights, including unprotected edges and slip and trip risks. Understand where falls of four feet or more (general industry) or six feet or more (construction) call for added protection.
Prevention and Protection
Learn the difference between preventing a fall and stopping one that's already started. We'll discuss fall protection and prevention methods, including fall arrest systems and controlled access zones, so your team knows which approach fits the task.
Equipment and Harnesses
Get familiar with the common types of equipment used to work safely at elevated heights, as well as how personal fall arrest harnesses should fit and how to conduct a pre-use inspection.
Requirements and Standards
Understand what OSHA requires under its fall protection standards for general industry (29 CFR 1910 Subpart D) and construction (29 CFR 1926 Subpart M), and how those requirements apply to your workplace.
How Do You Learn?
Who Is This Course For?
These courses are for anyone whose work brings them near fall hazards, including:
Employees
Supervisors and Managers
Why Choose Us?
Trusted Nationwide
With more than 20 years in safety and OSHA compliance, we know what it takes to build safer workplaces and navigate real-world compliance challenges. As an OSHA VPP Star Mobile Workforce, we bring proven safety practices and hands-on experience to every client. Our nationwide team of Safety & Health Professionals gives you access to knowledgeable, responsive support whenever and wherever you need it.
Train Anytime, Anywhere
Our experience has taught us that effective training needs to work around your employees and your operations—not the other way around. Choose the format and schedule that fits your workplace, whether that means training employees together at your location, remotely with a live trainer, or online anytime. Training is available in English and Spanish, with closed captioning offered in 25+ languages for online courses.
Compliance to Feel Confident About
Knowing what training you need can be challenging. Our experienced Safety & Health Professionals help take the guesswork out of the process by delivering the training your employees need while helping you meet OSHA requirements. We provide training documentation for your records, signed by all attendees. When applicable, certificates of completion or wallet cards will be provided.
Trusted Nationwide
With more than 20 years in safety and OSHA compliance, we know what it takes to build safer workplaces and navigate real-world compliance challenges. As an OSHA VPP Star Mobile Workforce, we bring proven safety practices and hands-on experience to every client. Our nationwide team of Safety & Health Professionals gives you access to knowledgeable, responsive support whenever and wherever you need it.
Train Anytime, Anywhere
Our experience has taught us that effective training needs to work around your employees and your operations—not the other way around. Choose the format and schedule that fits your workplace, whether that means training employees together at your location, remotely with a live trainer, or online anytime. Training is available in English and Spanish, with closed captioning offered in 25+ languages for online courses.
Compliance to Feel Confident About
Knowing what training you need can be challenging. Our experienced Safety & Health Professionals help take the guesswork out of the process by delivering the training your employees need while helping you meet OSHA requirements. We provide training documentation for your records, signed by all attendees. When applicable, certificates of completion or wallet cards will be provided.
Hear From Our Trainees
"Training session for FALL PROTECTION, Lancaster Safety Consulting, Certified Instructor was very patient, excellent, informative, and very detailed, in both languages, is professional manner. The instructor was thorough in his explanations and ensured that all participants understood the importance of this course. He kept the group engaged and ensured that everyone fully understood the material presented. We will continue with Lancaster Safety Consulting, they are expertise, dedication, attention, professionalism, commitment, and delivered of a high-quality training program. Thank you for all your valuable trainings."
Winny
"I highly recommend the Lancaster team for all of your safety needs. The entire team is responsive, knowledgeable, and efficient. The training content is relevant and presented in a manner easy for employees to digest. It is a relief having them in your corner."
Jennifer Hevelone
"We had Randy come to our office to provide fall protection training for our arborists. Randy showed up on time, was incredibly knowledgeable, and was able to relate the importance of safety to a varied audience of 'tree guys' — which is not easy to do. Thanks for the professionalism. We'll be calling again next time we need safety training."
Kacy Keeffe
Arbor Bay Tampa
"LSCI has been an outstanding partner for our health & safety training needs. Their expert team delivered clear, engaging content tailored to our requirements, and their responsiveness ensured seamless coordination at every step. Their support has been instrumental in keeping our team secure and compliant."
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Fall Protection Resources
Video: Preventing Falls in Construction
Toolbox Talk: Falls in Construction
Toolbox Talk: Ladder Safety
Frequently Asked Questions
In general industry, fall protection is required when working at four feet or more above a lower level. In construction, it’s six feet. These requirements come from OSHA's fall protection standards in 29 CFR 1910 Subpart D and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M.
OSHA requires training for employees who use personal fall protection systems or work where fall hazards exist. That includes supervisors exposed to those same hazards on site.
OSHA doesn't set a fixed expiration date for fall protection training, but we recommend annual training. Retraining is required when your workplace or equipment changes, or when a worker no longer seems to understand how to work safely. Many employers also run periodic refreshers as a best practice.
OSHA doesn't mandate a set number of training hours. The right length depends on your worksite and equipment, plus any contractor or agency requirements you need to meet. A short consultation will help us to ensure you get the right training for your needs.
Fall prevention aims to keeps a fall from happening at all, using control measures like guardrails. A fall arrest system, such as a harness, stops a fall safely once it has started. Training covers both so your team knows what a task calls for.
OSHA defines a competent person as someone who can identify fall hazards and has the authority to correct them. In construction, OSHA requires this person to conduct the training under 29 CFR 1926.503.
Need More Than Training?
Training is just the start of a complete health and safety program. If your team needs safety procedures and ongoing compliance support, we also offer full service partnerships where we help your business to build a safety culture.

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