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Learning Objectives
At the end of this course you will:
► Have
► Plan
knowledge and skills needed for fall hazards
and work safely when hazards are present
Agenda
Today’s agenda:
► Overview
► Fall
protection strategies
► Types
► Your
of equipment for fall arrest systems
responsibilities
Section 1
Overview
The Hazards of Working at Heights
Frequently cited OSHA provisions are failure to:
► Protect
workers from falls of 6 feet or more
► Protect
workers from falling into floor openings
► Provide
guardrails
The Hazards of Working at Heights
Hazards causing most fall-related injuries:
► Unprotected
► Improper
scaffold construction
► Unguarded
► Misuse
sides, wall openings, and floor holes
protruding steel rebar
of portable ladders
Employee Training
Training is required in the following areas:
►The
nature of fall hazards
►Correct
►Use
procedures for fall protection systems
and operation of protection devices
►Roles
in safety monitoring and fall
protection plan
►Limitation
of equipment
Employee Training
Refresher training is required if there are:
► Changes
in the workplace
► Changes
in the types of fall protection systems
► Inadequacies
in an affected employee's knowledge
Control Measures
Control measures used to for serious hazards:
► Perform
work at ground level
► Restrain
worker so they can not reach the edge
► Use
aerial lifts
► Use
control line and personal fall
arrest systems
► Cover
holes as they are created
Section 2
Fall Protection
Strategies
Fall Protection Strategies
Fall Protection Strategies include:
► Guardrails
► Safety
nets
► Personal
► Warning
fall arrest systems
lines
► Controlled
► Safety
access zones
monitoring
► Covers
► Fall
protection plans
Guardrail Systems
A barrier to prevent employee falls to lower levels:
► Specific
requirements:
– Height of top rails shall be 42 inches plus or
minus 3 inches above walking or working level
– Withstand force of at least 200 pounds
Safety Net
Safety nets must have:
► Border
rope for webbing
► Minimum
breaking strength of 5,000 pounds
Installations must be tested:
► After
initial installation or major repair
► Before
being used
► Whenever
► At
relocated
6-month intervals if left in one place
► Inspected
for deterioration at least
once weekly
Personal Fall Arrest System
Personal fall arrest systems:
► Stops
► Limit
► Be
employee falls from working levels
maximum arresting force to 1,800 lbs
rigged
► Complete
► Strength
stop and limit maximum deceleration
to withstand twice the
potential impact energy
Warning Line System
Roof barrier warning of side or edge
► Warning
lines shall consist of:
– Ropes
– Wires
– Chains
– Supporting stanchions
Controlled Access Zones
Controlled access zone is permitted only in:
► Overhand
► Fall
brick laying and related work
Protection Plan for leading edge work
Controlled access zone should be as follows:
► Consist
of ropes, wires, tapes, or equivalent and
supporting stanchions
► Flagged
► Rigged
and supported
► Minimum
breaking strength
of 200 pounds
Safety Monitoring
Safety monitoring permitted when:
► Employees
► Workers
are engaged in low slope roofing work
are covered by written fall protection plan
Employer designated competent person must:
► Be
able to recognize hazards
► Monitor
► Visual
► Can
working or walking surfaces
sight and communication
not be distracted duties
Covers
Covers protect employees from falls through holes:
► Holes
► Sites
covered
surveyed before working
► Continually
► Support
audit as work continues
two times the weight of employees
Fall Protection Plan
Written fall protection plan must state:
► Why
conventional fall protection systems cannot be
used where the fall hazard is present
► Measures
taken to reduce or eliminate fall hazard
where conventional fall protection systems cannot
be used
An example fall protection plan is provided in the
OSHA fall protection standard
Section 3
Personal Fall
Arrest Equipment
Equipment Use, Care, and Maintenance
Equipment used:
► Body
harness
► Vertical
lifeline or lanyard
► Horizontal
lifeline
► Webbing
► Connectors
► Anchorages
Body Harness
Body harnesses are designed to:
► Minimize
stress forces
► Provides
freedom of movement
► Minimize
force on the body in falls
Vertical Lifeline or Lanyard
Vertical lifeline or lanyard must have:
► Strength
of 5,000 lbs or more
► Protected
► Separate
from being cut or abraded
vertical lifeline for each employee
► Self-retracting
vertical lifelines have minimum
strength of 3,000 lbs
Horizontal Lifeline
Horizontal lifelines:
► Designed,
► Complete
installed, and used under supervision
personal fall arrest system
Webbing
Ropes and straps used in:
► Lifelines
► Lanyards
► Body
► Made
harness strength component
from synthetic fibers
Connectors
Made of drop-forged, pressed or formed steel, or
equivalent material:
► Rings
and Snap hooks
– Minimum tensile strength of 5,000 lbs
Unless designed for it, do not engage to:
► Webbing,
► Each
rope, or wire
other
► D-ring
► Horizontal
lifeline
► incompatibly
shaped object
Anchorages
Used in attachment of personal fall
arrest equipment:
► Must
be independent of anchorage
► Supports
at least 5,000 lbs
Section 4
Your
Responsibilities
Your Responsibilities
Your Responsibilities:
► Recognize
► Utilize
► Use
fall hazards in the workplace
fall protection strategies
personal fall arrest systems equipment
Additional Information
Additional Resources:
Stairways and Ladders: A Guide to OSHA Rules.
OSHA Publication 3124, (2003)
Preventing Worker Deaths and Injuries from Falls
Through Skylights and Roof Openings. NIOSH
Publication No. 90-100, (1989, December)
Plain Language Revision of OSHA
Instruction. STD 03-00-001
[STD 3-0.1A], (1999, June18)