Fall protection
Fall is the leading cause in construction industry
Most atalities occur when employees fall from open sided floor and through floor openings.
Fall from as little as 4 to 6 feet can cause serious injury , accident and sometime death.open side floor and platform 6 feet or more in hight must
be guarded.
Fall protection options
1. PFAS (Personal fall arrester system)
2. Guardrail
3. Safety net
Fall arrester -fall arrester is provided over 6 feet.
In most cases,a guardrail system,a safety net system,or ap fall arrest system must be equipment guards or a controlled access zone be used.
Employees must be protected not from falling off a surface , but from falling through holes and from having object fall on them from above.
Personal fall arrest system
You must be trained how to properly use PFAS.
PFAS=anchorage, lifeline and harness.
Apersonal fall arrest system places the employee into a body harness that is fastened to a secure anchorage so that he/she cannot fall. Body belts are
notacceptable acceptable as personal fall arrest system.A few key requirements
There should be no free fall more then 6 feet.
There should be rescue after afall.
PFAS must be inspected prior to each use.
Line anchorage
Must be independent of any platform anchorage
Safety and capable of supporting at least 5000lbs.perworker
Guard rail
1.Trail b/w 39 and 45inches tall.
2. Toeboard at least 3.5 inch high.
Guardrail system provide abarrier to protect employee from falling.
Top edge of the guardrail must be 39-45inches above the walking walking.
There must also be protection from falling between the top rail and the walking surface. screen,messy, or intermidiate vertical members may be used for this protection.
There are specific requirements for their installation.
The protectiv barriers must be strong enough to support a falling employee.wood ,chain and
Wire rope may be used for top rails and midrails.
Safety net
Place as close as possible, but no more than 30 feet below where employees work
Safety net system catch the employee if he/she does fall . The safety nets.
Must be strong enough to support a falling employee,
Must have sufficiently small mesh opnings so the employee cannot fall through the net .
Must be closed enough to the surface of the walking /working surface so that the
Fall into the safety net will not still injure the employee (never more than 30 feet below the walking/working level)
Must be close enough to the edge of the working surface (the outer edge of the net between 8-13feet from the edge of the walking/working surface so that the working surface depanding on the distance to the walking/working surface)so that the falling employee will not slip past the net.
When fall protection is needed
*Walkway & ramps
* Roofs
*Wall opnings
*Holes
*Bricklaying
*Concrete forms &rebar
*Residential construction
Training
Employees must provide fall protection training
The training is teach you
1. How to recognise hazards
2 How to mainimize hazard
The training must cover
1. Fall hazards
2. Fall protection systes
3. Use of fall protection devices
If you can fall more than 6 feet ,you must be protected
Use fall protection on
1. Walkway and ramps , open side and edges Holes, concrete forms and rebar , excavation,roof,wall openings, bricklaying residential construction.
2. Protectiv measures include guardrail, coves , safety net and personal fall arrest system.
Fall is the leading cause in construction industry
Most atalities occur when employees fall from open sided floor and through floor openings.
Fall from as little as 4 to 6 feet can cause serious injury , accident and sometime death.open side floor and platform 6 feet or more in hight must
be guarded.
Fall protection options
1. PFAS (Personal fall arrester system)
2. Guardrail
3. Safety net
Fall arrester -fall arrester is provided over 6 feet.
In most cases,a guardrail system,a safety net system,or ap fall arrest system must be equipment guards or a controlled access zone be used.
Employees must be protected not from falling off a surface , but from falling through holes and from having object fall on them from above.
Personal fall arrest system
You must be trained how to properly use PFAS.
PFAS=anchorage, lifeline and harness.
Apersonal fall arrest system places the employee into a body harness that is fastened to a secure anchorage so that he/she cannot fall. Body belts are
notacceptable acceptable as personal fall arrest system.A few key requirements
There should be no free fall more then 6 feet.
There should be rescue after afall.
PFAS must be inspected prior to each use.
Line anchorage
Must be independent of any platform anchorage
Safety and capable of supporting at least 5000lbs.perworker
Guard rail
1.Trail b/w 39 and 45inches tall.
2. Toeboard at least 3.5 inch high.
Guardrail system provide abarrier to protect employee from falling.
Top edge of the guardrail must be 39-45inches above the walking walking.
There must also be protection from falling between the top rail and the walking surface. screen,messy, or intermidiate vertical members may be used for this protection.
There are specific requirements for their installation.
The protectiv barriers must be strong enough to support a falling employee.wood ,chain and
Wire rope may be used for top rails and midrails.
Safety net
Place as close as possible, but no more than 30 feet below where employees work
Safety net system catch the employee if he/she does fall . The safety nets.
Must be strong enough to support a falling employee,
Must have sufficiently small mesh opnings so the employee cannot fall through the net .
Must be closed enough to the surface of the walking /working surface so that the
Fall into the safety net will not still injure the employee (never more than 30 feet below the walking/working level)
Must be close enough to the edge of the working surface (the outer edge of the net between 8-13feet from the edge of the walking/working surface so that the working surface depanding on the distance to the walking/working surface)so that the falling employee will not slip past the net.
When fall protection is needed
*Walkway & ramps
* Roofs
*Wall opnings
*Holes
*Bricklaying
*Concrete forms &rebar
*Residential construction
Training
Employees must provide fall protection training
The training is teach you
1. How to recognise hazards
2 How to mainimize hazard
The training must cover
1. Fall hazards
2. Fall protection systes
3. Use of fall protection devices
If you can fall more than 6 feet ,you must be protected
Use fall protection on
1. Walkway and ramps , open side and edges Holes, concrete forms and rebar , excavation,roof,wall openings, bricklaying residential construction.
2. Protectiv measures include guardrail, coves , safety net and personal fall arrest system.
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