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BLOCK 4B - PROTECTION When fall prevention is not economical or feasible due to location or not practical for the work to be done, then plans for personal fall protection must be put into place. The overall objective is to minimize the potential for the employee to sustain injury due to a fall. Also as important is to determine how rescue will be accomplished in the event of a fall. Personal fall protection is not designed to be used as a tool for positioning or restraint. Rather, it should serve as a back up to comfortably arrest a free fall. Items required for personal fall protection include but are not limited to: body harness with lanyards, rope grabs, vertical and horizontal lifelines and retractable lifelines. BLOCK 5 - ORIENTATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM A personal fall protection system must include not only the device and all the accessories, but also proper orientation and training. The need for training cannot be overemphasizedl Training is the first step to increase awareness and to develop an understanding of the capabilities and limitations of available equipment. Training is the key to making employees aware of tine danger and how to hook up the proper equipment, once anchor points have been established. Fall protection equipment is designed for people and therefore, people should have the opportunity to train with their personal protective equipment to learn capabilities and limitations. The objective of training is to determine what additional skills, knowledge or understanding an individual needs to perform his responsibilities with maximum efficiency and effectiveness- - without incidents. An understanding of the equipment and its limitations enables employees to work out simple sequences of moving with protection. BLOCK 6 -INSPECTION & MAINTENANCE PROGRAM Proper training must also include service,repair and comprehensive instruction required for proper use.Upon completion of training, each employee must demonstrate understanding either by hands-on use of equipment, by written test;or both. E BLOCK 7 - PROGRAM AUDIT i An audit can be used to assess the effectiveness of the fall protection program. A means to gather feedback is important to continually improve any program. Evaluations are necessary to check that the elevated fall hazard control employed is working properly and is the most suitable for the job.