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Fall Hazards & Protection Guide
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Each year, more than 200,000 people disable due to fall hazards & about 11,000 people die onsite.
Falls are leading cause of traumatic occupational death accounting for 35% of total deaths in construction industry.
Canadian businesses suffer total loss of $1000 each year, due to fall hazards.
Fall protection equipment require a pre-inspection every time it’s being used.
Truth About Fall Hazards
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What are Fall Hazards ?
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Hazard……..?
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Unconscious Falls
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Construction Worksites
Hazard……..?
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Incomplete Fall Harness
Hazard……..?
Factors Involving Fall Hazards
Ladders..
Scaffolds..Towers..
Lifts..
Buildings..
Unstable Working Surface
Misuse of Fall Protection Equipment
Lack of Information
Unconscious Slip on Wet Surfaces
Sucked by Some Falling Object
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Planning To Prevent Falls? Determine Safety Level of Fall Hazard Surfaces
Conduct a Fall Hazard Assessment
Select Appropriate type of Fall Protection System
Cross Check the Equipment/ Inspection
Fall Protection Monitoring
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What is Fall Protection?
Basically, the fall protection is defined as the different methods used to minimize injury due to falls from heights.
It is the backup system planned for a worker who could loose balance at height.
For thousands of years man has used ropes and various knots to secure objects against the gravity forces.
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Types of Fall Protection System
Passive Fall Protection System
Active Fall Protection System
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Passive Fall Protection System Active Fall Protection System
Passive Fall Protection System
Guard Rails
Nets
Covers
Aerial Lifts
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Active Fall Protection System
Positioning Device system
Personal Fall Arrest System
Personal Fall Restraint System
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Providing Fall Protection Training
In North America, Fall harness safety training and certifications to prevent falls from heights in industrial and construction places are covered by design training standards issued by ANSI (American National Standards Institute) in the United States and by CSA (Canadian Standards Association) in the Canada.
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Professional Fall Protection
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Hazard Control
Fall Protection Plans
Rescue and Escape Planning
Self-Rescue
Communication
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Fall Protection Training
Participants in a fall protection training learn about the different varieties of equipment required to make up a fall protection, also the regulations regarding when and where fall protection systems are required.
When there is a change in workplace, protection equipment or working conditions, training must be conducted over workers.
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OSSA Fall Protection Certification
Review of legislation as per OSSA standards
Identification of Fall Hazards and active
monitoring
Proper controlling of Fall Hazards
Identifying anchor points types and their
proper set-up
Different connectors and way to use them
Pre inspections of Protection Equipment
Emergency response procedures
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