Step 1: Plan
Planning to prevent a fall starts when you are estimating the cost of a job. Here are some questions to think about to get you started.
1. What fall exposures are expected?
- Deck or floor integrity (underside of deck, points of possible failure due to corrosion, etc.)
- Roof edge exposure where parapets are not at least 39″ high
- Holes, skylights, hatches, or skylights openings
- Loading/offloading, material handling, access points
- Ladders (set up or take down, climbing up and down, using to perform work)
- Scaffolds (climbing onto, using to perform work)
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- Open-sided ramps, floors or other walking/working surfaces, etc. with unprotected edges/sides
- Job-related material handling trip hazards
- Roof and other material loading and off loading
- ATV or other motorized equipment use
- Penthouse (access, work in a small area)
- Conduit or other piping (gas, water)
- Other (describe)
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2. What fall protection will be used?
- Guardrail system (GRS)
- Scaffold w/guardrails
- Scissor lift
- Personal fall restraint system
- Personal fall arrest system (PFA)
- Covers for holes and openings
- Safety Monitor with warning lines
- Safety Monitor on roofs <50’ in width
- Guardrails system with toe board
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- Horizontal life lines
- Roofing slide guards (used with PFA, GRS or SNS)
- Catch platform
- Safety net system (SNS)
- Warning line (low slope roofs only – 4 in 12 [or 4:12] or less)
- General awareness training (describe)
- Other (describe)
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3. Specifically, who will ensure the proper inspection, use, set up, and take down of fall protection?
4. How will drop hazards/falling objects be prevented?
- Inspect and protect for overhead holes/gaps
- Set up a restricted area below overhead work
- Tether tools and materials where possible
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- Properly store tools, materials and refuse at heights
- Hoisted materials to be secured/netted
- Other (describe)
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5. If a worker falls:
a) How will the fallen worker be rescued?
b) Who will be contacted in the event of an emergency?
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