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Step-by-step guide to prevent falls

Step-by-step guide to prevent falls. Module B – Fall Protection Required at Four Feet or More Part C-1-Fall Protection Requirements for Construction. Table of Contents. If you have already seen the Overview slideshow, click the box to jump to the rule requirements. Sections of the rule

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Step-by-step guide to prevent falls

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  1. Step-by-step guide to prevent falls Module B – Fall Protection Required at Four Feet or More Part C-1-Fall Protection Requirements for Construction

  2. Table of Contents If you have already seen the Overview slideshow, click the box to jump to the rule requirements. Sections of the rule What’s in Part C-1? What’s the rule telling you to DO? Web links to useful documents

  3. Before continuing, print your own copy …of Part C-1; Keep it handy throughout the slideshow, as we will ask you to find specific requirements to make your job safer. Click here to download and print

  4. Sections of the rule • Scope and application • Definitions • General requirements • Fall protection required regardless of height • Fall protection required at 4 feet or more • Fall protection required at 10 feet or more • Fall arrest specifications • Fall restraint specifications • Positioning device system specifications • Other specifications • Training • Appendices A and B non mandatory guidelines

  5. Scope and Application Part C-1 requires employers to provide and enforce the use of fall protection for employees performing activities covered under chapter 296-155 WAC, Safety Standards for Construction.

  6. Fall restraint specifications • “Full body harness” is now being used throughout the rule. • Body belts are no longer allowed as an option for fall restraint. • “Standard guardrail system” is used for consistency throughout the rule.

  7. Read and understand all definitions that apply to your work Affected area is the distance away from the edge of an excavation equal to the depth of the excavation up to a maximum distance of 15ft. For example, an excavation 10 ft. deep has an affected area extending 10 ft. from the edge of any side of the excavation. Catch platform is a type of fall arrest system that consists of a platform installed within four vertical feet of the fall hazard, is at least forty-five inches wide and is equipped with a standard guardrail system on all exposed sides. Equivalent means alternative designs, materials, or methods to protect against a hazard which the employer can demonstrate and will provide an equal or greater degree of safety for employees than the methods, materials or designs specified in this standard. • All definitions are located in WAC 296-155-24603 • Here are a few… Floor hole is an opening measuring less than 12 in. but more than 1 in. in its least dimension in any floor, roof, platform, or surface through which materials but not persons may fall, such as a belt hole, pipe opening, or slot opening. Walking/working surface means any area including, but not limited to, floors, a roof surface, bridge, the ground, and any other surfaces whose dimensions are forty-five inches or more in all directions, through which workers can pass or conduct work. A walking /working surface does not include vehicles or rolling stock on which employees must be located in order to perform their job duties. Floor opening means an opening measuring 12 in. or more in its least dimension in any floor, roof, platform, or surface through which persons may fall. Hazardous slope is a slope where normal footing cannot be maintained without the use of devices due to the pitch of the surface, weather conditions, or surface material. Safety watch system means a fall protection system as described in WAC 296-155-24615(6), in which a competent person monitors one worker who is engaged in repair work or servicing equipment on low pitch roofs only.

  8. Part C-1 covers these trigger heights Fall hazards can occur at any level. There are three threshold levels which have fall hazard concerns and requirements: Wow!! Fall hazards on walking/working surfaces, with open sides, wall openings, ramps, or runways. It also includes work on steep pitch roofs, hazardous slopes, etc. Ooops! Fall hazards when working above or adjacent to dangerous equipment; floor holes/openings into which persons can walk; and impalement hazards. Arghhh!!! Fall hazards during leading edge and roofing work on low pitched surfaces, excavation work, or any other working surface that is not a walking/working surface, such as beams, the sides of structures, etc. 10 feet 0 feet 4 feet

  9. WA State Requires Fall Protection at 4 ft. or more for Construction Exceptions to the 4 ft. rule (Based on certain hazards) Exemptions from the 4 ft. rule (Based on certain activities) Working above or adjacent to dangerous equipment Roofing work & leading edge work on a low pitch surface Employees exposed to these hazards must be protected from falls regardless of height Employees engaged in these activities must be protected from falls of 10’ or more Working on any surface that does not meet the definition of a walking/working surface Floor holes/openings into which persons can accidentally walk Trenching and Excavation (see note below) Impalement hazards Exception: fall protection is not required for persons directly involved in the excavation process (foreman; signal person; employee hooking on pipe or other material; grade person; state, county, or city inspectors; engineer or other professional conducting a QA inspection)

  10. Fall protection trigger heights requirements • Regardless of height is covered in module - A • 4 ft. or more is covered in this module - B • 10 feet or more is covered in module - C • Fall protection systems specifications are presented in module - D • Other specifications are explained in module - E

  11. What’s the rule telling you to DO? Q&A to safer work at heights of four feet or more. Have your Part C-1 section available.

  12. Open sided surfaces Q.How can I protect employees from falls of 4 ft. or more while working on open sided walking/working surfaces? • Find the answer in section WAC 296-155-24615(2) Yes! Roofs are walking/working surfaces. • A.Evaluate and select one or more of the six systems described in this section.

  13. Guarding surfaces with unprotected sides and edges Q.How would you protect employees working on stilts, above the protection of the guardrail? • Find the answer in section WAC 296-155-24609(2)(a)(i) • A.Raise the height of the top rail or equivalent member of the standard guardrail system an amount equal to the height of the stilts.

  14. Guarding ramps, runways and inclined walkways Q.When are guardrails required on ramps and runways? • Find the answer in section WAC 296-155-24609(3) • A.When there is a fall hazard of 4 ft. or more.

  15. Floor openings Q.How would you protect employees from this fall hazard? • Find the answer in section WAC 296-155-24609(4) • Also note tripping hazards from power cords. • A: Install a standard guardrail system along all open sides, except at entrance to stairway or ladder. A cover is an option, but may be impractical depending on the size of the opening.

  16. Guarding ladderway floor openings or platforms Q.How can you effectively guard a ladderway floor opening or platform? • Find the answer in section WAC 296-155-24609(4)(b) • A.Ladderway floor openings shall be guarded by standard guardrail system on all exposed sides, except at entrance to opening, which must have either a swinging gate or be off set.

  17. Hatchways and chute openings Q.How do I guard hatchways and chutes? • Find the answer in section WAC 296-155-24609(4)(c)(i) and (ii) • A.Hinged covers of standard strength and construction or a removable standard guardrail system with toe board.

  18. Unprotected skylights Q.When must skylights or skylight openings be guarded? • Find the answer in section WAC 296-155-24609(4)(d) A.When there is a danger of falling through an unprotected skylight opening, or the skylight has been installed and is not capable of sustaining the weight of a 200 lbs. person with a safety factor of 4.

  19. Pits and trap doors Q.How must a pit/trap door opening be guarded when the cover is not in place? • Find the answer in section WAC 296-155-24609(4)(e) A.While the cover is not in place, the pit or trap openings shall be protected on all exposed sides by removable standard guardrail system.

  20. Manholes Q.When do manholes need to be protected by a standard guardrail system? • Find the answer in section WAC 296-155-24609(4)(f) A.While the cover is not in place, the manhole opening shall be protected by standard guardrail system.

  21. Wall opening Q.When must a wall opening be guarded? • Find the answer in sections WAC 296-155-24603 and 24609(5) • A: When the fall is 4 ft. or more and the wall opening is at least 30 in. high by 18 in. wide, and the bottom of the opening is less than 39 in. above the surface. 39

  22. Form and rebar work Q.What type of fall protection is required during form and rebar work? • Find the answer in section WAC 296-155-24609(6) A.Personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, or positioning device systems are required when employees are placing or tying reinforcing steel on a vertical face and are exposed to a fall height of 4 ft. or more.

  23. Steep pitched roofs Q.When is fall protection required while working on a steep pitched roof? • Find the answer in section WAC 296-155-24609(7)(a) Also, shirt and long pants are required during construction WAC 296-155-200 A.Regardless of the work activity, fall protection is required on a pitch greater than 4:12 when the fall hazard is 4 ft. or more.

  24. Low pitched roofs Q.When must fall protection be provided while working on a low pitched roof and engaged in work other than roofing work or leading edge work? • Find the answer in section WAC 296-155-24609(7)(b) A.When the fall is 4 feet or more.

  25. Hazardous slopes Q.When is fall protection required while working on a hazardous slope? • Find the answer in section WAC 296-155-24609(8) A.When the fall hazard is 4 ft. or more.

  26. Training Q.When is retraining required? • Find the answer in section WAC 296-155-24621 • A.When workplace conditions or fall protection systems change. Also, when the employer notices that the worker has not retained the required understanding and skill.

  27. Click on any of these useful web links • Safety standards for construction work • Fall Protection Part C-1 • Accident prevention program • Click on the page … • Worksite housekeeping • Click on the page… • Fall Protection Basics publication • Fall Protection Work Plan Template

  28. To view other Fall Protection modules, click on any link below: Module A – Overview of Part C-1 Module B – Fall protection required at 4 feet or more Module C – Fall protection required at 10 feet or more Module D – Fall protection systems specifications Module E – Other specifications

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