1. Fall Protection for Construction
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Training objectives
Worksite fall hazards
OSHA’s rules
Procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting fall protection systems
Use and operation of protective systems
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Training objectives
Employees’ roles
Low-sloped roofing work limitations
Handling, storing equipment
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4. Fall hazards in the work area
Leading edge work
Overhand bricklaying
Holes, openings
Ramps, runways
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5. 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
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6. Fall protection measures
Surfaces must support employees
Provide protection:
at 6 feet and above
any fall into dangerous equipment
any falling objects
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7. Fall protection measures Timber Products Manufacturers Association
Guardrail systems
Safety net systems
Personal fall arrest systems (PFAS)
Positioning device systems
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8. Fall protection measures Timber Products Manufacturers Association
Warning line systems
Controlled access zones
Safety monitoring systems
Covers
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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
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Guardrail systems
Top rails 39 inches to 45 inches
Meet design/strength requirements
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Safety net systems
Installed within 30 feet of working surface
Inspect:
at least once a week
after any incident
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12. Personal fall arrest systems
Body belts are not part of a PFAS
Components meet design, strength requirements
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13. Personal fall arrest systems Timber Products Manufacturers Association
If using vertical lifelines, one employee per vertical lifeline
PFAS anchorages for PFAS only
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14. Personal fall arrest systems Timber Products Manufacturers Association
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
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15. Positioning device systems
No free fall over 2 feet
Components meet design, strength requirements
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16. Fall protection systems
Fall protection is needed:
unprotected sides and edges
hoist areas
holes
wall openings
formwork and reinforcing steel
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Fall protection is needed:
ramps, runways, walkways
excavations greater than 6-feet deep
dangerous equipment
overhand bricklaying
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Fall protection is needed:
roofing work
leading edge work
precast concrete erection
residential construction
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19. Unprotected sides and edges
Fall protection options:
guardrail systems
safety net systems
PFAS
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20. Protecting hoist areas
Fall protection options:
guardrail systems
PFAS
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Protection for holes
Covers must:
support specified weights
be secured in place
be color coded or marked with a warning
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22. Protecting wall openings
Fall protection options:
guardrail systems
safety net systems
PFAS
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23. Formwork and reinforcing steel
Fall protection options:
PFAS
safety net system
positioning device system
Not required while moving on rebar assemblies
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24. Ramps, runways, and walkways
Must have guardrails when employees could fall 6 feet or more
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Excavations
Protect excavations 6 feet or more in depth and not readily seen by:
guardrail systems
fences
barricades
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26. Falls into dangerous equipment
Protect workers from falling into/onto dangerous equipment at any height
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Overhand bricklaying
Fall protection options:
guardrail systems
PFAS
safety net systems
controlled access zones
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Overhand bricklaying
Only masonry and mortar can be stored within 4 feet of the working edge
Regularly remove debris
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29. Roofing on low-slope roofs
Fall protection options:
guardrail systems
safety net systems
PFAS
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30. Roofing on low-slope roofs - options
A combination of warning line and:
guardrail systems
safety net systems
PFAS
safety monitoring systems
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31. 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
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32. Roofing on low-slope roofs - options
When a safety monitoring system is used:
authorized employees only follow safety monitor warnings
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33. 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
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34. 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
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Roofing on steep roofs
Fall protection options:
Guardrail systems with toeboards
PFAS
safety net systems
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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
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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
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38. 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
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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
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40. Residential construction
Fall protection options:
guardrail systems
safety net systems
PFAS
Use a fall protection plan if these are infeasible/hazardous
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Fall protection plans
Can only use a fall protection plan with:
leading edge work
precast concrete erection work
residential construction work
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42. Other walking/working surfaces
Fall protection options:
guardrail system
safety net system
PFAS
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43. 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
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