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Fall Protection for Construction

Fall Protection for Construction. Fall hazards in the work area. Leading edge work Overhand bricklaying Holes, openings Ramps, runways. 2a. Standard applicability. OSHA requires employers to: identify, evaluate fall hazards provide fall protection train employees

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Fall Protection for Construction

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  1. Fall Protection for Construction

  2. Fall hazards in the work area • Leading edge work • Overhand bricklaying • Holes, openings • Ramps, runways 2a

  3. Standard applicability • OSHA requires employers to: • identify, evaluate fall hazards • provide fall protection • train employees • Fall protection in other OSHA rules • scaffolding • ladders and stairways • steel erection 3a

  4. Fall protection measures • Surfaces must support employees • Provide protection: • at 6 feet and above • any fall into dangerous equipment • any falling objects 4a

  5. Fall protection measures • Guardrail systems • Safety net systems • Personal fall arrest systems (PFAS) • Positioning device systems 4b

  6. Fall protection measures • Warning line systems • Controlled access zones • Safety monitoring systems • Covers 4c

  7. Terms • Body belt • Body harness • Controlled access zone (CAZ) • Guardrail system • Personal fall arrest system (PFAS) • Positioning device system • Safety-monitoring system • Warning line system 5a

  8. Guardrail systems • Top rails 39 inches to 45 inches • Meet design/strength requirements 6a

  9. Safety net systems • Installed within 30 feet of working surface • Inspect: • at least once a week • after any incident 7a

  10. Personal fall arrest systems • Body belts are not part of a PFAS • Components meet design, strength requirements 8a

  11. Personal fall arrest systems • If using vertical lifelines, one employee per vertical lifeline • PFAS anchorages for PFAS only 8b

  12. Personal fall arrest systems • When stopping a fall: • limit force on employee to 1,800 pounds • no free fall over 6 feet • maximum deceleration distance of 3.5 feet 8c

  13. Positioning device systems • No free fall over 2 feet • Components meet design, strength requirements 9a

  14. Fall protection systems • Fall protection is needed: • unprotected sides and edges • hoist areas • holes • wall openings • formwork andreinforcing steel 10a

  15. Fall protection systems • Fall protection is needed: • ramps, runways, walkways • excavations greater than 6-feet deep • dangerous equipment • overhand bricklaying 10b

  16. Fall protection systems • Fall protection is needed: • roofing work • leading edge work • precast concrete erection • residential construction 10c

  17. Unprotected sides and edges • Fall protection options: • guardrail systems • safety net systems • PFAS 11a

  18. Protecting hoist areas • Fall protection options: • guardrail systems • PFAS 12a

  19. Protection for holes • Covers must: • support specified weights • be secured in place • be color coded or marked with a warning 13a

  20. Protecting wall openings • Fall protection options: • guardrail systems • safety net systems • PFAS 14a

  21. Formwork and reinforcing steel • Fall protection options: • PFAS • safety net system • positioning device system • Not required while movingon rebar assemblies 15a

  22. Ramps, runways, and walkways • Must have guardrails when employees could fall 6 feet or more 16a

  23. Excavations • Protect excavations 6 feet or more in depth and not readily seen by: • guardrail systems • fences • barricades 17a

  24. Falls into dangerous equipment • Protect workers from falling into/onto dangerous equipment at any height 18a

  25. Overhand bricklaying • Fall protection options: • guardrail systems • PFAS • safety net systems • controlled access zones 19a

  26. Overhand bricklaying • Only masonry and mortar can be stored within 4 feet of the working edge • Regularly remove debris 19b

  27. Roofing on low-slope roofs • Fall protection options: • guardrail systems • safety net systems • PFAS 20a

  28. Roofing on low-slope roofs - options • A combination of warning line and: • guardrail systems • safety net systems • PFAS • safety monitoring systems 20b

  29. Roofing on low-slope roofs - options • On roofs 50 feet or less in width, can use a safety monitoring system alone • When a safety monitoring system is used: • competent person as safety monitor • safety monitor has no other duties • mechanical equipment is not used 20c

  30. Roofing on low-slope roofs - options • When a safety monitoring system is used: • authorized employees only follow safety monitor warnings 20d

  31. Roofing on low-slope roofs - options • When warning line systems are used: • erected around all sides • at least 6 feet from roof edge • warning lines form access path • warning lines meet design/strength requirements 20e

  32. Roofing on low-slope roofs - options • Falling object protection: • materials, equipment stored more than 6 feet from roof edge unless there are guardrails • materials stored near a roof edge must be stable 20f

  33. Roofing on steep roofs • Fall protection options: • guardrail systems with toeboards • PFAS • safety net systems 21a

  34. Leading edge work • Leading edge work 6 feet and above: • guardrail systems • safety net systems • PFAS • Must use a fall protection plan if these can’t be used • Controlled access zone 22a

  35. Leading edge work • Control lines: • 6 to 25 feet from the edge • along the entire length of the edge • connected to a guardrail or wall • flagged, marked at least every 6 feet • meet design/strength requirements 22b

  36. Precast concrete erection • Erecting precast concrete members 6 feet above a lower level: • guardrail systems • safety net systems • PFAS • Must use a fall protection plan if these can’t be used • Controlled access zone 23a

  37. Precast concrete erection • Control line: • 6 to 60 feet from the edge, or • half the length of the member being erected, whichever is less, from the leading edge • along the entire length of the edge • connect to a guardrail, wall • meet design/strength requirements • flagged, marked at least every 6 feet 23b

  38. Residential construction • Fall protection options: • guardrail systems • safety net systems • PFAS • Use a fall protection plan if these are infeasible 24a

  39. Fall protection plans • Can only use a fall protection plan with: • leading edge work • precast concrete erection work • residential construction work 25a

  40. Other walking/working surfaces • Fall protection options: • guardrail system • safety net system • PFAS 26a

  41. Protection from falling objects • Wear hard hats • Employers must also do one of the following: • erect toeboards, screens, guardrails • erect a canopy; keep objects far from the edge • barricade the area; keep workers out 27a

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