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Fall Protection

Fall Protection. Your life depends on it. Objectives. Understand the purpose for fall protection Identify fall protection locations Understand and be familiar with how to use fall protection equipment Understand employee’s responsibilities Understand the regulations Answer questions

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Fall Protection

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  1. Fall Protection Your life depends on it

  2. Objectives • Understand the purpose for fall protection • Identify fall protection locations • Understand and be familiar with how to use fall protection equipment • Understand employee’s responsibilities • Understand the regulations • Answer questions • Practice proficiency

  3. Purpose of Fall Protection Training is a part of this process

  4. Fall Protection • Protection at WBI Holdings may include: • Guardrails with toeboards, • Handrails • Personal fall arrest systems • Anchor points • Full body harness • Restraint system • Shock absorbing lanyard • Fall limiter lanyard • Retractable lifeline • Rope grabs with vertical lifeline • Connectors • Engineered horizontal lifelines

  5. Fall Protection Locations • Flat and sloped roof locations when within 6 feet of the edge • Exterior and interior equipment, equipment or working platforms, catwalks, antennas/towers etc. • Exterior and interior fixed ladders above 20 feet • Open excavations or pits • Required use of articulating man lifts • When leaning outside the vertical rails of ladders and when performing work where 3 points of contact can’t be maintained • Scaffolding erection • Whenever there is a fall hazard above 6 feet or more • Guardrails may be required on stairways (4 or more steps) and walkways over 38 inches (4 feet)

  6. Engineering controls • Can the task be done remotely? • Could it be redesigned? • Engineered systems can be designed with 2 to 1 safety factor • Fall prevention system • Guardrails (4 or more stairs and above 38 inches/4 ft) • Open walkways • Open pits • Open wall openings • Stairways (don’t forget the handrails) • Work platforms • Restraint System • Harness attached to a line or lanyard • Line or lanyard attached to anchor point • Prevents fall beyond edge of working surface Feasible Controls Types of controls

  7. Feasible Controls • Fall Arrest System • Full body harness • Lanyard or self retracting lifeline • Anchor point

  8. Anchor Points • 5000 pound anchor point for free fall situations or • not part of an engineered fall arrest system • Engineered horizontal lifelines can have a safety factor of 2 to 1 • 350 pound person and equipment = 450 pounds • Anchor points need to hold 900 pounds • Self Retracting Life Lines – not part of an engineered system • Engage within 2 ft – 3,000 pound • Engage at or above 2 ft – 5,000 pound anchor

  9. Calculating the Fall Distance

  10. Compare to: 4 ft Lanyard 4 ft 3.5 1 ft 5 ft 3 ft Total Estimated Fall distance 16.5 ft Know your distance! Don’t forget your connectors

  11. Compare: Self Retracting Lifeline 2 ft 3 1/2 ft* 1 ft 5 ft 3 ft 14’ 1/2 Know your distance! Remember to add your connectors. * 39 inches is required by code probable stop is 2 to 6 inches

  12. Considerations • Will the PPE keep you from falling a great distance? • Will the PPE keep you from hitting equipment? • Will the PPE lessen the damage or injury? • Consider what the PPE will do – stabilize, prevent injury, prevent death

  13. Horizontal Lifelines • Permanent and Temporary solutions • Designed by an engineer • Installed and used as designed • Have to know how many workers are allowed • Have to understand the tension on the line

  14. Anchor Points • Work as directly under the anchor point as possible to prevent swing back • Even with a retractable life line – consider the swing should you fall • When using the crane trolley remember to pull it so it is right above you Think it out Before you snap it in

  15. Inspection – Before EACH use • Examine and verify the nylon webbing to ensure there are no burn marks, or torn, frayed, broken fibers, pulled stitches or frayed edges • Examine D-ring for excessive wear, pits deterioration or cracks • Verify the buckles are not deformed, cracked and operate correctly – and easily • Grommets (if present) must be secure and not deformed • Rivets must be tight and not deformed • Tongue/straps should not have excessive wear Harness Front and Back

  16. How to wear a full body harneess Six steps to save your life http://www.millerfallprotection.com/fall-protection-products/videos/how-to-put-on-a-harness-six-easy-steps-that-could-save-your-life-2

  17. Inspection – Before EACH use • Check for cuts, burns, abrasions, kinks, knots, broken stitches, and excessive wear • Inspect snaphooks for hook, locks and eye distortion • Check carabiner for excessive wear, distortion, and lock operation • All locking mechanisms must seat and lock properly and prevent hook from opening • Visually inspect shock absorber for signs of damage – look closely where it attaches to the lanyard • Verify points where lanyard attaches to the snaphook is free of defects Lanyards and Shock Absorbing Lanyards

  18. Inspection – Before EACH use • Inspect for hook and eye distortions • Verify there are no cracks, pitted surfaces or eye distortions • Ensure the keeper latch is not bent, distorted or obstructed and seats within the nose without binding • Ensure the spring mechanism closes the latch securely and locks properly • Inspect for integrity and attachment to solid surface Snaphooks/Carabineers Tie-off adaptors/Anchorages

  19. Inspection – Before EACH use • Visually inspect to ensure no physical damage to the body of the unit • Ensure all back nuts or rivets are tight • Ensure the entire length of strap is free of any cuts, burns, abrasions, kinks, knots, broken stitches, or excessive wear and it retracts freely • Test unit to ensure it locks correctly with a sharp pull on the lanyard • Articulating Manlift • Horizontal Lifelines – line and anchors • Guardrails • Conduct • Visual inspection for structural integrity • Follow manufacturer’s recommendations Self Retracting Lanyards Other

  20. Storage and Maintenance • Never store personal fall arrest equipment in the bottom of a tool box, on the ground, or exposed to the elements • Equipment should be hung up to retain its shape • Hanging equipment in a compressor building, warehouse, or locker is acceptable • Equipment should be kept relatively clean • Clean with a mild soap and water • Hang to dry • Equipment should not be stored near corrosives, excessive heat, chemicals, moisture or sunlight Your life Is on the line

  21. Rescue • Means of getting the person down or up depending on the space and the work • Rope to bring down employee at 3 ft per second decent (Rescumatic or Rollgliss systems) • Self rescue or assisted rescue • Use of Relief Step Safety Device Fall protection is both Up and down situations

  22. General Information • Documented inspection required annually for all equipment • Documented monthly inspection required for self-retracting lanyards • Annual training required • Harnesses, lanyards, snaphooks, carabineers, tie-off adaptors and anchorages must be destroyed if involved in a fall • Self-retracting lanyards must be inspected after a fall • Manufacturer’s may have additional servicing and maintenance requirements – consult the user’s manual

  23. Training • Recognizing fall hazards • General overview of fall protection • Identify fall hazards at company facilities and work areas • Controlling fall hazards • General overview of equipment • Means of control at our facilities • Ensuring co-workers and contractors control fall hazards • Inspection and maintenance of equipment • Installation of equipment • Use of equipment • Employee responsibilities • Review of Company policy • Hands on performance observation

  24. Hands-on Performance • Go to a location where a harness, lanyard, anchor points are needed for fall protection • Determine what equipment is necessary • Inspect equipment • Determine anchor points • Prepare to perform a climb • Discuss the rescue plan should a fall occur • Don equipment and perform a climb • After all the class has performed a climb consider a rescue operation

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