Federal OSHA Region IX Instructor: Peter Wilsey, Safety Manager

1. OSHA’s Fall Prevention Campaign Federal OSHA Region IX Instructor: Peter Wilsey, Safety Manager

2. Purpose To provide you with information to recognize potential fall hazards and take corrective actions to PROTECT YOU!

3. OSHA Fall Campaign To raise awareness among workers and employers about the hazards of falls from: • Ladders • Scaffolds • Roofs • Walking and working surface

4. Falls Are Leading Cause of Death In 2010, there were 264 fatalities (255 falls to lower level) out of 774 total fatalities in construction. These deaths are preventable

5. Falls Can Be Prevented • Lives can be saved through three simple steps: • PLANahead to get the job done safely • PROVIDE right equipment • TRAIN everyone to use the equipment safely

6. Falls Can Be Prevented • PLANahead to get the job done safely: • When working from heights • Begin by deciding how the job will be done • When estimating the cost of a job, employers should include safety equipment • For example, in a roofing job, think about all of the different fall hazards.

7. Falls Can Be Prevented • PROVIDEthe right equipment: • Workers who are 6 ft/ more above lower levels • Employers must provide fall protection and the right equipment for the job • Different ladders and scaffolds are appropriate for different jobs • For roof work, there are many ways to prevent falls • Make sure the Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS) fits

8. Falls Can Be Prevented • TRAIN everyone to use the equipment safely: • Falls can be prevented • Employers must train workers in hazard recognition • OSHA has provided numerous materials and resources

9. Falls Can Be Prevented • Employees must be trained to properly use a ladder: • Maintain three points of contact • Place the ladder on level footing • Always face the ladder • Secure the ladder • Don't overreach • Don't walk the ladder

10. Falls Can Be Prevented • Scaffold Safety: • Employees must be trained • During setup: • Ensure proper access to scaffolds • A competent person must inspect before use • Don't climb over cross braces • Don't stand on guardrails • Don't use a ladder on a scaffold

11. Falls Can Be Prevented • Roof Safety: • Employees must be trained • Make sure their harness fits • Always stay connected/tie off • Ensure that all anchor points are safe • Protect all holes, openings and skylights • Don't sit or walk on skylights or other openings • Proper wearing of Personal fall arrest systems.

12. When Fall Protection is Needed? • Walkways & ramps • Open sides & edges • Holes • Concrete forms & rebar • Excavations • Roofs • Wall openings • Bricklaying • Residential Construction

13. Fall protection options Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS) Safety Net Guardrails

14. Personal fall arrest systems

15. Safety Line Anchorages • Must be independent of any platform anchorage and capable of supporting at least 5,000 lbs. per worker

16. Positioning Device (PD) 29 CFR 1926.502(d) & 1910.66

17. Positioning Device • Use PFAS when working on formwork or rebar • Cover or cap protruding rebar

18. Positioning Device Use PFAS and PD when working on formwork or rebar0.66

19. Walkways and Ramps Guard ramps, runways, and other walkways

20. Temporary Guardrail Systems Top Rail Mid- Rail Toeboard • Toeboards at least 3 1/2 inches high • Top rails between 39 and 45 inches tall • Midrails at midway of top edge of the guardrail system and the platform surface

21. Safety Nets Place as close as possible, but no more than 30 feet below where employees work

22. What is wrong with this picture? Unprotected sides and edges must have guardrails or equivalent. Use PFAS

23. What is wrong with this picture? Unprotected sides and edges must have guardrails or equivalent. Use PFAS

24. What is wrong with this picture? This 1/4" nylon rope alone is not a proper way to guard this open floor

25. What is wrong with this picture? • Holes more than 6 feet high must be protected • This opening could be made safe by using a guardrail, or strong cover

26. What is wrong with this picture? Improperly Covered • Cover completely, securely, and mark it • If no cover, can guard with a guardrail

27. What is wrong with this picture? If you work near wall openings 6 feet or more above lower levels you must be protected from falling

28. What is wrong with this picture? • Top rails between 39 and 45 inches tall • Midrails at midway of top edge of the guardrail system and the platform surface

29. What is wrong with this picture? • Top rails between 39 and 45 inches tall • Midrails at midway of top edge of the guardrail system and the platform surface

30. What is wrong with this picture? Unprotected sides and edges must have guardrails or equivalent. Use PFAS.

31. What is wrong with this picture? Unprotected sides and edges must have guardrails or equivalent. Use PFAS.

32. What is wrong with this picture? Unprotected sides and edges must have guardrails or equivalent. Use PFAS.

33. What is wrong with this picture? • Toeboards at least 3 1/2 inches high • Top rails between 39 and 45 inches tall • Midrails at midway - top edge of the guardrail system and the platform surface

34. Good Work Practices • Perform work at ground level if possible • Example: Building prefab roofs on the ground and lifting into place with a crane • Tether or restrain workers so they can't reach the edge • Designate and use safety monitors (This is less desirable of all the systems) • Use conventional fall protection

35. TRAINING Employers must provide fall protection training • Training is to teach you: • How to recognize hazards • How to minimize hazards The training must cover: • Fall hazards • Fall protection systems • Use of fall protection devices

36. Summary • PLAN ahead to get the job done safely • PROVIDE right equipment • TRAIN everyone to use the equipment safely • Protective measures: guardrails, covers, safety nets, and PFAS • Use fall protection on: walkways & ramps, open sides & edges, holes, concrete forms & rebar, excavations, roofs, wall openings, bricklaying, residential construction

37. Questions?