Fall Protection for Construction 342015 Timber Products Manufacturers

Fall Protection for Construction 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 1

Training objectives • Worksite fall hazards • OSHA’s rules • Procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting fall protection systems • Use and operation of protective systems 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 2

Training objectives • Employees’ roles • Low-sloped roofing work limitations • Handling, storing equipment 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 3

Fall hazards in the work area • Leading edge work • Overhand bricklaying • Holes, openings • Ramps, runways 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 4

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 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 5

Fall protection measures • Surfaces must support employees • Provide protection: – at 6 feet and above – any fall into dangerous equipment – any falling objects 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 6

Fall protection measures • Guardrail systems • Safety net systems • Personal fall arrest systems (PFAS) • Positioning device systems 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 7

Fall protection measures • Warning line systems • Controlled access zones • Safety monitoring systems • Covers 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 8

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 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 9

Guardrail systems • Top rails 39 inches to 45 inches • Meet design/strength requirements 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 10

Safety net systems • Installed within 30 feet of working surface • Inspect: – at least once a week – after any incident 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 11

Personal fall arrest systems • Body belts are not part of a PFAS • Components meet design, strength requirements 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 12

Personal fall arrest systems • If using vertical lifelines, one employee per vertical lifeline • PFAS anchorages for PFAS only 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 13

Personal fall arrest systems • 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 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 14

Positioning device systems • No free fall over 2 feet • Components meet design, strength requirements 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 15

Fall protection systems • Fall protection is needed: – unprotected sides and edges – hoist areas – holes – wall openings – formwork and reinforcing steel 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 16

Fall protection systems • Fall protection is needed: – ramps, runways, walkways – excavations greater than 6 -feet deep – dangerous equipment – overhand bricklaying 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 17

Fall protection systems • Fall protection is needed: – roofing work – leading edge work – precast concrete erection – residential construction 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 18

Unprotected sides and edges • Fall protection options: – guardrail systems – safety net systems – PFAS 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 19

Protecting hoist areas • Fall protection options: – guardrail systems – PFAS 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 20

Protection for holes • Covers must: – support specified weights – be secured in place – be color coded or marked with a warning 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 21

Protecting wall openings • Fall protection options: – guardrail systems – safety net systems – PFAS 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 22

Formwork and reinforcing steel • Fall protection options: – PFAS – safety net system – positioning device system • Not required while moving on rebar assemblies 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 23

Ramps, runways, and walkways • Must have guardrails when employees could fall 6 feet or more 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 24

Excavations • Protect excavations 6 feet or more in depth and not readily seen by: – guardrail systems – fences – barricades 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 25

Falls into dangerous equipment • Protect workers from falling into/onto dangerous equipment at any height 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 26

Overhand bricklaying • Fall protection options: – guardrail systems – PFAS – safety net systems – controlled access zones 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 27

Overhand bricklaying • Only masonry and mortar can be stored within 4 feet of the working edge • Regularly remove debris 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 28

Roofing on low-slope roofs • Fall protection options: – guardrail systems – safety net systems – PFAS 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 29

Roofing on low-slope roofs options • A combination of warning line and: – guardrail systems – safety net systems – PFAS – safety monitoring systems 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 30

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 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 31

Roofing on low-slope roofs options • When a safety monitoring system is used: – authorized employees only follow safety monitor warnings 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 32

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 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 33

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 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 34

Roofing on steep roofs • Fall protection options: – Guardrail systems with toeboards – PFAS – safety net systems 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 35

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 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 36

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 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 37

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 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 38

Precast concrete erection • 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 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 39

Residential construction • Fall protection options: – guardrail systems – safety net systems – PFAS • Use a fall protection plan if these are infeasible/hazardous 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 40

Fall protection plans • Can only use a fall protection plan with: – leading edge work – precast concrete erection work – residential construction work 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 41

Other walking/working surfaces • Fall protection options: – guardrail system – safety net system – PFAS 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 42

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 3/4/2015 Timber Products Manufacturers Association 43