Fall Protection

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