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PPT 10-hr. General Industry – Fall Protection v.03.01.171
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Fall Protection
OSHA 10-hour Outreach TrainingGeneral Industry
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Introduction• Slips, trips, and falls make up the majority of general
industry accidents• Are second only to motor vehicle crashes
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Introduction• Unless working on a
ladder, scaffold or scissor lift, OSHA requires fall protection when exposed to a 4-foot fall or greater.
Source: OSHA
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Introduction
Lesson Objectives1. Identify types of fall hazards associated
with workplace environments.2. Identify methods to eliminate or protect
against fall hazards.
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Common Fall Hazards• Overhead Platforms • Overhead Runways• Elevated Work Stations
Source of photos: OSHA
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Common Fall Hazards• Floor Openings/Pits• Wall Openings• Shelving Units
Source of photos: OSHA
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Common Fall Hazards• Stationary Storage Tanks• Tanker Trucks• Industrial Production Units
Source: WVU Source: OSHA Source: OSHA
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Fall Hazard Controls
Hierarchy of Fall Hazard Control:• First line of defense
– Eliminate the fall hazard• Second line of defense
– Prevent the fall• Third and last resort
– Control the fall
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Fall Hazard Controls
Eliminate fall hazards – work from the ground• Gauge at top of tank
moved to ground level• Use drone, equipped
with camera, for inspections at heights
Source: WVU
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• Very effective way to eliminate a fall hazard.
• Designed to withstand intended load.
• Secured-bolted, hinged, latched, locked
Source: WVU
Fall Hazard Controls Eliminate fall hazards – hole covers/grates
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Fall Hazard ControlsPrevent the fall – guardrails • Standard railing
– Top rail, mid rail, and posts – Height from upper surface of top
rail to floor level is 42” (+/− 3”) – Mid-rail height is 21”
• Standard toeboard– 3.5” high– Not more than ¼” clearance
above the floorSource: OSHA
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Prevent the fall – fences and barricades• Prevents unauthorized
employee exposure to fall hazard
• Employer authorizes access• Authorized personnel must
then be protected from the fall hazards within
Source: WVU
Fall Hazard Controls
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Fall Hazard Controls
Source: OSHA
Prevent the fall –personal all restraint• Prevent falls by keeping
worker from reaching fall hazard
• Comprised of a body belt or body harness, an anchorage, connectors
• Often used when section of guardrail or hole cover is temporarily removed
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Fall Hazard Controls
Know the A, B, Cs of Personal Fall Arrest Systems• Anchorages• Body harness• Components
(connectors like snaphooks or Dee-rings, connection points, lanyards, deceleration devices, lifelines, etc.)
Installed, used, and maintained according to the manufacturer
Source: Honeywell/Miller; used with permission.
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Fall Hazard Controls
PFAS – temporary anchorage
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Fall Hazard Controls
PFAS – permanent anchorage
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Fall Hazard Controls PFAS – full-body harness
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Fall Hazard Controls
PFAS – connecting components
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Control the fall –positioning devices• Consists of a body belt
and connecting device• Keeps workers from
falling, while allowing their hands to be free to perform work Source: OSHA
Fall Hazard Controls
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Source: OSHA
Control the fall –safety net systems• Consists of specially
designed mesh nets, panels, and connecting components
• Must be designed, installed and maintained properly
Fall Hazard Controls
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Employer RequirementsTraining – your employer must train you on the following:• Fall hazards associated with your facility
and your work• Methods used to protect you from those
hazards• Proper and safe use of any personal fall
arrest, positioning, or fall restraint systems• Applicable OSHA standards
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Employer Requirements
Inspection• Your employer must inspect the:
– workplace for existing and potential fall hazards– fall hazard controls used; such as guardrails,
covers, grates, and anchorage points • You must inspect your PFAS, Positioning and
Fall Restraint hardware before each use.
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Employer Requirements
Rescue• Personal Fall Arrest
Systems require a rescue plan
• Employer must develop and communicate the rescue plan to all involvedSource: OSHA
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Hazard Recognition
Source of photo: OSHA
Workers could fall while
climbing on the shoring structure to set it up and
remove it.
Ladders and lifts must be
provided.
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Hazard Recognition
Source of photo: OSHA
Workers are exposed to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet, while working near
stairwell opening.
Workers must be
protected from falls
over 6 feet.
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Hazard Recognition
Source of photo: OSHA
Unprotected open-sided floors 6 feet or more above ground level.
Guardrail systems, safety net systems or
personal fall arrest systems are required.
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Hazard Recognition
Source of photo: OSHA
Workers are installing a new metal roof without fall
protection.
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Hazard Recognition
Source of photo: OSHA
Lack of fall protection for
workers on fabricated frame
scaffolds.
The workers are exposed to a 35-foot
fall hazard from a scaffold while stacking
blocks prior to overhand bricklaying
operations.
Planks appear to be overloaded and there is no safe access for
workers.
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Hazard Recognition
Source of photo: OSHA
The photo shows a mid-rail and toeboard are missing on an
open-sided floor of a building.
This could expose
workers to a 12 foot fall.
Toeboards are required to
protect workers below
from falling objects.
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Hazard Recognition
Source of photo: OSHA
Ladder to work platform is not of sufficient length.
It must extend 3 feet above the working
surface.
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A worker is working from a carpenters'
scaffold that has no guardrail, extends
too far beyond either end, and is not wide enough.
The worker also does not have
proper access to the scaffold.
The worker inside of the window is not
provided with fall protection as there
is no standard guardrail for the
window.
The worker working below is exposed to the struck-by hazards of tools and
equipment falling from the employees working above.
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Workers working on balcony of structure
exposed to fall hazard due to unprotected side/edge.
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Worker working on an 8:12 pitch roof with only
the lifeline tied to his waist as fall protection.
Employer must
provide full body
harnesses.
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Hazard RecognitionScaffold was not erected with guardrails in areas
where workers were working at heights
greater than 10 feet.
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Knowledge Check
1. What is the first line of defense when it comes to falls in the workplace?
a. Control the fall itself once it occursb. Eliminate the fall hazard completelyc. With the fall hazard present, prevent the
fall.d. Use personal protective equipment
Answer: b. Eliminate the fall hazard completely
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Knowledge Check2. A worker is required to remove a section
of guardrail in order to receive materials from a fork truck; which of the following provides the best protections to prevent a fall?
a. Avoid the edgeb. Use a personal fall arrest systemc. Use a fall restraint systemd. Use grab handles
Answer: c. Use a fall restraint system
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Knowledge Check
3. A personal fall arrest system (PFAS) anchorage point must be capable of handling ___ pounds.
a. 2,000b. 3,000c. 4,000d. 5,000
Answer: d. 5,000