Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
Do you have special training for working at heights using ropes?
It’s become a mandatory special training course for anyone working on slopes, hasn’t it?
With this specialized training, there are no issues with using ropes to perform work on-site.
However, some people say that, depending on the general contractor, special training for full-body harnesses is also required.
I imagine there are probably some of you who have been told this, or who have already obtained it.
Actually, slope workers only need to complete the special training for rope-access work at heights.
However, if you absolutely must complete the special training for full-body harness fall arrest devices, all you need to do is take a 30-minute course!
[Course Content by Exemption Criteria]
| Do you have at least 6 months of experience using a full-body harness? | Have you used a waist belt for 6 months or longer? | Whether or not the individual has completed special training for working at heights using scaffolding or ropes | Required Courses (see below for details) | Time |
| 〇 | – | 〇 | Ⅳ | 0.5 h |
| 〇 | – | × | III・IV | 1.5 hours |
| × | 〇 | 〇 | II, IV, V | 4.0 h |
| × | 〇 | × | II, III, IV, V | 5.0 h |
| × | × | 〇 | I, II, IV, V | 5.0 h |
○... Yes, ×... No (Special Education Association for Small and Medium-Sized Construction Companies)
It is abbreviated as shown above.
But actually, there’s no such thing as a 30-minute lecture, lol.
You're probably thinking, "What the...?" lol
So, you're saying it's okay to just bring the textbook to the office and explain it as if I were giving a presentation there. (Explanation of the differences)
That means you will have completed the special training for full-body harness fall arrest devices.
It also says that as long as you’ve completed the Special Training for Rope Access Work as part of the Full-Body Harness Special Training, you’ll be fine. (I’d like to show you the actual text, but I don’t have the manual right now.)
At this rate, it looks like the entire slope construction industry will likely be using full-body harnesses by around next spring.
I don't know how many slope construction companies there are nationwide, but I hear the manufacturers are really stepping up their game, lol.
However, according to one of our employees (who received six sets this spring), the garment sometimes digs into the stomach or thighs and causes pain. Is this a sizing issue, or is it just how the product is designed?
I'm looking forward to what's next. (New things are great!)
See you later.
