So, just how competent is your competent person? The training they receive and the training they provide should instill confidence in the equipment and your work procedures at heights. If OSHA is the only reason your staff is using fall protection, an alert bell should be going off. It is important to comply with standards and regulations, but the workforce must also understand that these standards and regulations exist for a reason.
OSHA 1926.502(d)(6)(iii) – Unless the snaphook is a locking type and designed for the following connections, snaphooks shall not be engaged to a dee-ring to which another snaphook or other connector is attached. Misconception – Workers commonly put more than one snaphook in a dee-ring. Depending on the type of snaphooks used, 20 percent to 30 percent of the workers will attach the snaphook to the other snaphook and not to the dee-ring. This is improper procedure and could result in a snaphook gate failure in the event of a fall.