COMPLIANCE TRAINING

Fall Prevention & Protection

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Goal To provide an understanding of our

Fall Prevention and Protection Compliance Standard.

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Objectives Understand the requirements of the Fall Prevention

& Protection Compliance Standard.

Understand the requirements for fall prevention.

Understand the requirements for fall protection.

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General Requirement Each employee or contractor on a

walking/working surface four feet or more above a lower level must be prevented or protected from falling. Prevention can be achieved by guardrails or

stair rails, Protection can be achieved by a personal

fall arrest system – body harness and lanyard that is attached to an appropriate anchorage point

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Any Walking/Working Surface Must be designed, built and maintained free of

recognized hazards Must be designed, built and maintained to support

the maximum intended load Must never have its maximum intended load

exceeded Must have safe means of access and egress Must be regularly inspected and maintained Must have all hazardous conditions immediately

corrected, repaired, or temporarily guarded to prevent use.

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Open-Sided Floors & Platforms Must be guarded by a

standard railing at four (4) or more feet above a lower level

Ladder way openings in platform railings must be protected by self-closing swing gates

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Holes A hole is defined as a gap

or opening of one inch in its least dimension in a walking or working surface

Holes must be protected by standard railings with toe boards or by covers

Skylight covers or guards must be capable of supporting at least 200 pounds

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Vertical Openings A vertical opening is a gap 30 inches or more high and 18

inches or more wide in a wall or partition through which an employee can fall to a lower level.

All openings from which there is a drop of 4 feet or more and the bottom of the opening is less than 39 inches above the walking/working surface must be protected by standard railings.

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Stairways All stairs with 4 or more

risers must have standard stair rails or handrails

The vertical height must be between 30 and 34 inches from the surface of the tread at the front of the tread

30” to 34”

Handrail

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Stairways Fixed stairs must be provided for access from one

level to another where operations necessitate regular travel between levels, such as each day or each shift

Where handrails are provided, they must be used Stairways with four or more

risers or more than 30 inches high must have a stair rail along each unprotected side or edge.

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Fixed Ladders

All fixed ladders, where the length of climb is more than 20 feet, must have:

A cage, or A ladder safety device

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Portable Ladders

A harness and lanyard is not required when using a portable ladder for its intended purpose

The ladder must be properly erected, with the user facing it and maintaining a position with the belt buckle between the side rails at all times

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Portable Ladders

Example: Step stool (ladder type) means a self-supporting, foldable, portable ladder, nonadjustable in length, 32 inches or less in overall size, with flat steps and without a pail shelf, designed to climbed on the ladder top cap as well as all steps.

Workers must never stand on the top two steps of a stepladder unless it was designed for that purpose

General Ladder Requirements Use ladders only for their designed purpose When using a portable ladder for access to an

upper landing surface, the side rails must extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface

DON’T Tie ladders together to make longer sections, unless designed for such use

DON’T Load ladders beyond the maximum load for which they were built, nor beyond the manufacturer’s rated capacity

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Ladder Angle Non-self-supporting

ladders: (which lean against a wall or other support)

Position at an angle where the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is 1/4 the working length of the ladder

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Aerial Lifts

A body harness and lanyard attached to the manufacturer’s designed anchorage point must be worn when working from an aerial lift

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Aerial Lifts

The area under an aerial lift in use must be blocked to prevent pedestrian or vehicle traffic.

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Personal Fall Arrest Systems

If fall hazards of 4 feet or more cannot be controlled with standard rails or covers, or

If the work cannot be performed with scaffolds, lifts or ladders, then…

A personal fall arrest system must be used.

NO FALL PROTECTION CAN BE WORN WHILE OPERATING BUGGIES OR FORKLIFTS

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Personal Fall Arrest Systems

A personal fall arrest system consists of:

Body harness Lanyard with locking snap hooks,

attached to an appropriate anchorage point

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Body BeltsBody belts must never be used for fall arrest.

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Anchorage Points

Personal fall arrest equipment must be attached to an anchorage point:

Capable of supporting 5,000 pounds per person attached to it, or

Designed by a qualified person with a safety factor of twice the maximum anticipated force generated during a fall.

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Anchorage Points

Employees must not tie off to: Conduit Sprinkler pipes Standard railings Sharp-edged objects, such

as I-beams, unless a beam strap or other product designed to prevent cutting the lanyard is used.

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Personal Fall Arrest System

The fall arrest system must limit the force on a falling employee by:

Using a deceleration device, such as a shock absorbing or self-retracting lanyard

Limiting free fall to no more than 6 feet Not allowing a falling employee to contact a

lower level.

Anchorage points must be overhead whenever possible

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Personal Fall Arrest Equipment

Personal fall arrest equipment must be inspected prior to use.

Damaged or defective equipment must be removed from service.

After a fall, the personal fall arrest equipment must be removed from service, and the anchorage point must be inspected for damage.

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Fall Protection Rescue

Rescue protection for non-designated jobs less than 10 foot fall can be handled from a catwalk or floor level.

Rescue protection for non-designated jobs more than 10 foot fall will require preparation prior to job. A man lift or extension ladder will be identified in the event that rescue is needed.

A secondary person will be assigned to monitor any non-routine jobs that require fall protection to alert area personal in case of an emergency.

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Training

Training must be conducted: Before person is exposed to fall hazards When there is a change in the workplace, fall

protection systems or equipment When reason to believe that previously

trained person does not have the required skills or understanding