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PC02 FALL PROTECTION

Course Introduction • • • • •

Instructor(s) Classroom Rules Restrooms Breaks Emergency Procedures • Emergency Exits • Evacuation Wardens • Severe Weather Shelter

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Disclaimer • Hennepin Technical College and the North Dakota Safety Council are NOT endorsing any of the products shown in this training program. They are used for demonstration purposes, ONLY.

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01 - Introduction

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Construction Worker Dies In Fall At U.S. Bank Stadium • One worker was killed and another injured after falling during construction Wednesday morning on the roof at the new Minnesota Vikings stadium.

August 26, 2015

Construction Worker Dies In Fall At U.S. Bank Stadium • The workers, from Berwald Roofing, fell about 7:45 a.m. on the stadium’s north side, said a statement from John Wood, senior vice president for Mortenson Construction. August 26, 2015

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Construction Worker Dies In Fall At U.S. Bank Stadium • Both were treated at the scene and taken to nearby Hennepin County Medical Center, Wood said. • The surviving worker was in serious condition, he added.

August 26, 2015

Grim Facts • 2009 Bureau of Labor Statistics: – 605 worker deaths – 212,760 workers seriously injured – $70 billion annual cost

• Non-fatal injuries – 80% require surgery – 60% have fractures – 30% have spinal fractures – 10% permanently disabled

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Grim Facts • Of the 4,383 worker deaths in 2012, 668 workers died from falls (15%) • In construction alone, over 100,000 workers are injured each year due to falls. • Most workers who fall sustain multiple injuries – many never return to work.

Grim Facts • The greatest number of falls occur to workers between 25-34 years of age.

•WHY?

Three Dangerous Attitudes that Lead to Fatal Falls • “I Don’t Work Very High” • “I Have Good Balance” • “I’ll Catch Myself”

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“I Don’t Work Very High” • While it’s true that in 2012, 25% of fatal falls occurred in falls greater than 30 feet, it is also true that 25% of fatal falls occurred in falls less than 10 feet. • There’s a reason OSHA’s fall protection rules don’t begin at 20 or 30 feet – because you don’t have to fall far to be seriously injured or killed. 16

“I Have Good Balance” • In your job do you have perfect conditions and a perfectly controlled environment? – An unexpected gust of wind – A misty rain that’s making your walking surface slippery. – A co-worker or piece of equipment may have spilled an oily substance that you are unaware of. – Something could swing into you or your path, such as a rigged load on a crane, or equipment being set by a forklift. – You could back up and trip into a skylight and fall several stories to your death. 17

“I Have Good Balance” • Anybody who has ever experienced an attack of low blood sugar can tell you that it can be both dizzying and unexpected. • A mild heart attack could be survivable, but probably not at 30’ with no fall protection. • Who hasn’t moved just a little too quickly and experienced a ‘head rush’? • Any of these things could result in an otherwise ‘balanced’ worker plummeting to their death. 18

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“I’ll Catch Myself” • Some people actually believe that their reaction time is so good that if they were to fall, they would just catch themselves. • While this might work if

Distance (feet) Time (in seconds)

– a) you felt like you were about to fall and – b) there was actually something nearby to grab onto,

• The fact of the matter is if you do fall, you are out of arms reach in a blink of an eye.

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How far and fast would you fall? • The time required for a person to see the stimulus, • react to it by contracting muscles • and the time required for the response to begin usually will be on the order of 0.75 sec.

At Time (Seconds)

Distance of Fall (Feet)

0.25 0.35 0.50 0.61 0.79 1.12 1.76

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200 Pound Falling Body Falling a Falling a distance of 6 ft. distance of 10 ft. = 3,919 ft. / lbs. = 5,060 ft. / lbs. Falls from as little as 4 to 6 feet can cause serious lost-time accidents and sometimes death.

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My Favorite Quote • “If you fall from 11 feet you have a fifty percent chance of being killed. • If you fall from 45 feet you have a ninety percent chance of being killed. • We will be starting from the seventh floor of the building… • Check Your Knots!” Roco Rescue Training – Reno, NV (1983)

Fall Protection Competent Person Training • This course is for individuals that are responsible for the supervision, implementation and monitoring of a managed fall protection program.

• Students will expand their knowledge and ability to identify hazardous conditions, develop programs and make equipment selections to properly deal with fall hazards.

Fall Protection Competent Person Training • This course is a pass/fail • Upon successful program, it incorporates completion of this extensive classroom course, the student will and hands-on training receive a certificate and both written and acknowledging they practical examinations have met or exceeded that are based on the OSHA, ANSI and CSA requirements of the US requirements as a OSHA Regulations, ANSI Competent Person. Z359.2 standard and CSA.

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Course Outline • Fall protection standards • Competent person responsibilities • Fall protection plans and programs – Hazard elimination – Hazard control – Personal fall arrest systems

Course Outline • Detailed equipment inspection • Selection and use of non-certified anchorages • Fall protection rescue procedures

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FALL PROTECTION STANDARDS

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General Duty Clause • (a) Each employer – (1) shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees; – (2) shall comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under this Act.

General Duty Clause • (b) Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to this Act which are applicable to his own actions and conduct.

1910 vs. 1926 • Although 29 CFR 1910 and 1926 are separate standards, there are notable differences. • Some standards are covered in duplicate, and some go into more depth than the other. • Although both 1926 & 1910 have versions of the fall protection standard, the construction industry standard is far more detailed than the General Industry standard.

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Fall Protection Standards • 29 CFR 1910 – Subpart D

• 29 CFR 1926 – Subpart M

• Walking-Working Surfaces

– Subpart F

• Fall Protection

– Subpart X

• Powered Platforms, Manlifts and VehicleMounted Work Platforms

• Stairways and Ladders

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29 CFR 1910 SUBPART D WALKING – WORKING SURFACES

29 CFR 1910 Subpart D - Walking-Working Surfaces • 1910.23 - Guarding floor and wall openings and holes. • 1910.27 - Fixed ladders. • 1910.28 - Safety requirements for scaffolding.

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1910 - Fall Protection Standards • The General Industry standard 1910.23(c)(2) states that "every runway shall be guarded by a standard railing on all open sides 4 feet or more above floor or ground level" referring to when guardrails are required on a platform or runway.

1910 - Fall Protection Standards • OSHA standard 1910.27(d)(1)(ii) requires fixed ladders be equipped with cages or wells on ladders of more than 20 feet (to a maximum unbroken length of 30 feet). – However, fixed ladders on towers, water tanks, and chimney ladders that are over 20 feet in unbroken length may be equipped with suitable safety devices such as lifebelts, friction brakes, and sliding attachments in lieu of cages.

1910 - Fall Protection Standards • There are also numerous OSHA general industry standards for various types of scaffolding which require guardrails be installed along open sides and ends of work platforms, but only if they are located greater than ten (10) feet above the ground or floor. – 1910.28(b)(15), (c)(14), (d)(7), (f)(15), (g)(5), (h)(8), (k)(5), (m)(7), (o)(2), and (p)(7)

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29 CFR 1910 SUBPART F POWERED PLATFORMS, MANLIFTS AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED WORK PLATFORMS

1910 - Fall Protection Standards • 1910.66(f)(5)(i)(G) requires that each working platform of powered platforms used for building maintenance be provided with a guardrail system on all sides.

1910 - Fall Protection Standards • When using a scissor lift, the employee need not use any type of restraint. • However, the employee MUST remain on the platform and within the guardrail system.

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1910 - Fall Protection Standards • 1910.66(f)(5)(ii)(M) requires a vertical lifeline be provided as part of a fall arrest system… for each employee on a working platform suspended by two or more wire ropes.

1910 - Fall Protection Standards • Employees on working platforms shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system meeting the requirements of 1910.66 Appendix C, Section I, of this standard, and as otherwise provided by this standard.

1910 - Fall Protection Standards • OSHA standard 1910.67(c)(2)(v) for aerial boom-lifts requires the user(s) to wear a body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working in the basket. – There is no height specified for this requirement.

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Only Dummies…

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29 CFR 1926 SUBPART M FALL PROTECTION

Subpart M – Fall Protection • 1926.501(b)(2)(ii) – Each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level where leading edges are under construction, but who is not engaged in the leading edge work, shall be protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.

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Can You Be Hurt

NO MAYBE

29 CFR 1926.

502(b)

Guardrail systems

502(h)

Safety Monitor Systems

502(g)

Controlled Access Zones

502(f)

Warning Line Systems

502(e)

YES

Comments

502(d)

502(c)

Positioning Device Systems • Allow a 2 foot limited fall • 3,000# anchor Personal Fall Arrest Systems [PFAS] • Allow 6 foot free fall OR • 2 foot limited fall • 5,000# anchor • 1,800# arresting force Safety Net Systems • Allow 30 foot free fall

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29 CFR 1910 SUBPART X STAIRWAYS AND LADDERS

Subpart X – Stairways and Ladders • 29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(19) states that fall protection must be provided whenever the length of climb on a fixed ladder equals or exceeds 24 feet. – A fixed ladder is "a ladder that cannot be readily moved or carried because it is an integral part of a building or structure" (1926.1050(b)). – Also, even if the length of climb is less than 24 feet, under 1926.1053(a)(18), cages, wells, ladder safety devices, or selfretracting lifelines must be provided where the top of the fixed ladder is greater than 24 feet above lower levels.

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Subpart X – Stairways and Ladders •

1926.1053(a)(18)

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Fixed ladders shall be provided with cages, wells, ladder safety devices, or self-retracting lifelines where the length of climb is less than 24 feet (7.3 m) but the top of the ladder is at a distance greater than 24 feet (7.3 m) above lower levels. 1926.1053(a)(19)

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Where the total length of a climb equals or exceeds 24 feet (7.3 m), fixed ladders shall be equipped with one of the following: 1926.1053(a)(19)(i)

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Ladder safety devices; or 1926.1053(a)(19)(ii)

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Self-retracting lifelines, and rest platforms at intervals not to exceed 150 feet (45.7 m); or 1926.1053(a)(19)(iii)

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A cage or well, and multiple ladder sections, each ladder section not to exceed 50 feet (15.2 m) in length. Ladder sections shall be offset from adjacent sections, and landing platforms shall be provided at maximum intervals of 50 feet (15.2 m).

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COMPETENT PERSON RESPONSIBILITIES

Competent Person • 29 CFR 1926.32(f) – "Competent person" means one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.

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Competent Person Responsibilities • The "Competent Person" is capable of identifying hazardous or dangerous conditions in the personal fall arrest system or any component thereof, as well as in their application and use with related equipment.

• Fall hazard surveys and procedures • Fall protection system assessments • Fall protection component inspections

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FALL PROTECTION PLANS AND PROGRAMS

02 - Work Plan

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Fall Protection Planning • Identify fall hazards that you can’t eliminate. • If you can’t eliminate fall hazards, you must ensure that someone who does fall doesn’t die

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Fall Protection Planning • Ways to eliminate fall hazards: – Perform construction work on the ground before lifting or tilting it to an elevated position. – Install permanent stairs early in the project so that workers don’t need to use ladders between floors. – Use tool extensions to perform work from the ground.

Fall Protection Planning • There are two ways: – Prevent falls with covers, guardrails, handrails, perimeter safety cables, and personal fallrestraint systems. – Control falls with personal fall-arrest systems, positioningdevice systems, and safety-net systems.

Fall Protection Planning • Use these fallprotection systems only when you can’t eliminate fall hazards or prevent falls from occurring.

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05 - Work Procedures

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Good Work Practices • Perform work at ground level if possible • Use passive fall protection • Tether (or restrain) workers so they can't reach the edge • Position / suspend workers to prevent falls • Designate and use safety monitors (spotters) – This is less desirable of all the systems

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FALL HAZARD ELIMINATION

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01 - Introduction

Fall Hazard Elimination Elimination • Controlled Access Zones – Control line or by any other means that restricts access (1926.502(g))

• Safety monitor system (1926.502(h)) • Guardrail systems (1926.502(b)) • Restraint

Guardrails • Top rails between 39 and 45 inches tall • Toeboards at least 3-1/2 inches high

Top Rail Mid- Rail Toeboards

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Restraint • This technique aims to keep the worker from entering a zone where there is a risk of falling. – Leash principle

03 - Fall Restraint

02:16

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FALL HAZARD CONTROL

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Fall Hazard Control Elimination • Controlled Access Zones – Control line or by any other means that restricts access (1926.502(g))

• Safety monitor system (1926.502(h)) • Guardrail systems (1926.502(b)) • Restraint

Control • Positioning systems • Suspension systems • Safety net systems • Personal Fall Arrest System [PFAS] • Retrieval system

Work Positioning • This technique allows the worker to work while hanging in his equipment, hands free: – Where there is no risk of falling into space – Where there is a risk of falling into space

Positioning • This system holds the worker in place while keeping his/her hands free to work. • Whenever the worker leans back, the system is activated. – However, the personal positioning system is not specifically designed for fall arrest purposes.

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Suspension • This equipment lowers and supports the worker while allowing a hands-free work environment, and is widely used in window washing and painting industries.

Suspension • This suspension system components are not designed to arrest a free fall, a backup fall arrest system should be used in conjunction with the suspension system.

Fall Arrest • Reduce the distance required to arrest the fall • Absorb the energy of the fall in order to limit the impact transferred to the human body • Maintain the victim in a position that limits the effects of inert suspension

• Fall Factor and Clearance – The fall factor is the relationship between the height of the fall and the length of the rope or lanyard available for absorbing the energy of the fall. – Height of fall / Length of rope or lanyard

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04 - Fall Arrest

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Safety Nets • Can be used to reduce the fall exposure when working where temporary floors and scaffolds are not used and the fall distance exceeds 25 feet. – Place as close as possible, but no more than 30 feet below where employees work

Safety Nets • In 1936, when delays slowed construction, Strauss invested over $130,000 in a novel safety feature: a vast net -similar to a circus net -suspended under the bridge. – The safety net extended ten feet wider than the bridge's width and fifteen feet further than the roadway's length.

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Safety Nets • It gave workers an abiding sense of security as they moved more freely -- and quickly -- across the slippery, half-constructed steel. – Some workers were positively giddy about the innovation, so much so that they had to be threatened with dismissal so they wouldn't dive into the net for thrills.

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Breaktime • You have 10 minutes to go to the bathroom, get a cup of coffee, grab a snack, rotate your tires, check your e-mails, and call home. • BEGIN!

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PERSONAL FALL ARREST SYSTEM [PFAS]

Personal Fall Arrest System [PFAS] • A fall arrest system is required if any risk exists that a worker may fall from an elevated position, as a general rule, the fall arrest system should be used anytime a working height of six feet or more is reached.

GRIM FACTS • The terminal velocity of the mass before arresting a fall at 6 feet is 5.99 m/s (19.65 ft/sec), • Which is the equivalent of hitting a brick wall at almost 14 mph.

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Personal Fall Arrest System [PFAS] • Thorough employee training in the selection and use of personal fall arrest systems is imperative. • Employees must be trained in the safe use of the system.

Personal Fall Arrest System [PFAS] • This should include the following: – application limits; – proper anchoring and tie-off techniques;

Personal Fall Arrest System [PFAS] • This should include the following: – estimation of free fall distance, including determination of deceleration distance, and total fall distance to prevent striking a lower level;

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Personal Fall Arrest System [PFAS] • This should include the following: – methods of use; and inspection and storage of the system.

• Careless or improper use of the equipment can result in serious injury or death.

Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS) • Anchor – Must withstand 5,000# per person

• Body Harness – Must keep person upright – May apply 1,800# of force

• Connection – Fall Limiting / Arresting Devices

04 - Anchorage

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Anchorage • Must be independent of any platform anchorage and capable of supporting at least 5,000 lbs. per worker

Anchorage

Anchorage

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Anchorage

Anchorage

06 - Harness

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Body Belt • Body belts (single or double D-ring) are designed to restrain a person in a hazardous work position and to reduce the possibility of falls. – They should not be used when fall potential exists; positioning only.

Suspension Belts • Suspension belts are independent work supports used to suspend a worker, such as boatswain's chairs or raising or lowering harnesses. • Separate fall arrest is required.

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Body Harness • A full-body harness with a shock-absorbing lanyard or a retractable lifeline is the only product recommended. – A full-body harness distributes the forces throughout the body, and the shock-absorbing lanyard decreases the total fall arresting forces.

05 - Lanyard

03:07

Connection Positioning Devices • 1926.502(e)(1) – Positioning devices shall be rigged such that an employee cannot free fall more than 2 feet.

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Connection Fall Limiting Devices • 1926.502(d)(12) – Self-retracting lifelines and lanyards which automatically limit free fall distance to 2 feet (0.61 m) or less – shall be capable of sustaining a minimum tensile load of 3,000 pounds (13.3 kN) applied to the device with the lifeline or lanyard in the fully extended position.

Connection Fall Arresting Devices • 1926.502(d)(13) – Self-retracting lifelines and lanyards which do not limit free fall distance to 2 feet (0.61 m) or less, ripstitch lanyards, and tearing and deforming lanyards – shall be capable of sustaining a minimum tensile load of 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) applied to the device with the lifeline or lanyard in the fully extended position.

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FALL PROTECTION PLANNING

07 - Planning

01:55

Calculating Your Fall Distance • Bottoming Out: – When a worker hits a lower level, or the ground, before the fall is fully arrested. – Occurs when required fall clearance is greater than the distance from the work surface to the next level.

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Calculating Your Fall Distance • Situation – I am 6 feet tall – Using a 6 foot lanyard – Anchored at my shoulder height

• How much fall clearance do I need?

Calculating Your Fall Distance • General Rule: – – – –

6 feet free fall 3.5 feet deceleration 1 foot D-ring slide 2 foot safety factor

• 12.5 feet clearance required

Calculating Your Fall Distance • What if I don’t have 12.5 feet of clearance? – Raise the anchor point – Use a shorter lanyard – Use a Self-Retracting Lifeline [SRL]

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Calculating Your Fall Distance • Using an SRL: – 3.5 feet deceleration – 1 foot D-ring slide – 2 feet safety factor

• 6.5 feet clearance required. – Versus 12.5 feet

Calculating Your Fall Distance • Using an Rope Grab: – – – – – –

6 feet free fall 2 feet for rope grab 3.5 feet deceleration 1.5 feet rope stretch 1 foot D-ring slide 2 feet safety factor

• 16 feet clearance required

Fall Protection Considerations

Fall Obstruction

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Fall Protection Considerations

Swing Obstruction

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DETAILED EQUIPMENT INSPECTION

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Inspection Frequency • How often should fall protection equipment be inspected? – Fall protection equipment should be inspected by the user before each use, and should also be inspected at least once a year by a Competent Person who is designated by the employer to oversee the fall protection program. Note the Competent Person can inspect the equipment more frequently if the use is severe.

• Is the ANSI required "once a year" full inspection of equipment by a competent person OK under all circumstances? – Fall arrest equipment must be inspected by the user before each use. The competent person must perform a full inspection of the equipment at least once a year or sooner if the competent person feels the equipment is being used in an aggressive environment and requires more frequent inspection.

Equipment Inspections

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Detailed Equipment Inspection

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06 – Anchor Hardware Inspection

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03 – Full Body Harness Inspection

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05 – Carabiner Inspection

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04 – Lanyard Inspection

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07 – Retracting Lifeline Inspection

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Fall Protection Test - Funny

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Inspection • DO NOT connect two (or more) snap-hooks directly to one ‘D’-ring. – Use an extension device

Inspection • DO NOT connect two snap-hooks to each other.

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Inspection • DO NOT connect a snap-hook back on its integral lanyard.

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SELECTION AND USE OF NONCERTIFIED ANCHORAGES

Selection and Use of Non-Certified Anchorages • Anchor Systems – Z359.2 establishes strength criteria for various fall protection anchors, simplifying in one standard the design requirements for fall arrest, horizontal lifelines, work positioning, travel restraint and rescue systems.

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Selection and Use of Non-Certified Anchorages • a certified anchorage is one where there is documentation that the system meets the requirements of the standard and where the anchorage is identified and the system designed by a qualified person.

• A non-certified anchorage is one that a competent person can judge to be capable of supporting the predetermined anchorage forces and that incorporates an energy-absorbing device.

Selection and Use of Non-Certified Anchorages • Fall Arrest – Noncertified anchor: 5,000 lbf. static strength. – Certified anchor: designed, selected and installed by qualified person; static strength two times maximum arresting force.

• Work Positioning

• Restraint & Travel Restriction – Noncertified anchor: 1,000 lbf. static strength. – Certified anchor: static strength two times foreseeable force.

• Rescue Systems

– Noncertified anchor: 3,000 lbf. static strength. – Certified anchor: static strength two times foreseeable force.

– Noncertified anchor: 3,000 lbf. static strength. – Certified anchor: static strength five times the applied load.

Static Load Requirements Non-Certified

Certified

Fall Arrest Systems

5,000 lbs. (22.2 kN)

2 X maximum arresting force

Work Positioning Systems

3,000 lbs. (13.3 kN)

2 X foreseeable force

Restraint & Travel Systems

1,000 lbs. (4.5 kN)

2 X foreseeable force

Rescue Systems

3,000 lbs. (13.3 kN)

5 X applied load

Horizontal Lifelines

Must sustain at least two times the maximum tension developed in the lifeline during fall arrest in the direction applied by lifeline forces

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Breaktime • You have 10 minutes to go to the bathroom, get a cup of coffee, grab a snack, rotate your tires, check your e-mails, and call home. • BEGIN!

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FALL PROTECTION RESCUE PROCEDURES

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Deer Stand Accident

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Prolonged, Upright Suspension • In 29 CFR 1926.502, OSHA requires employers to "provide for prompt rescue of employees in the event of a fall," • Research indicates that "suspension in a fall arrest device can result in unconsciousness, followed by death, in less than 30 minutes."

Prolonged, Upright Suspension • The risk of "orthostatic intolerance" and "suspension trauma," which refer to some of the potential health hazards – death being the chief one – experienced by workers who are suspended upright by fall arrest equipment after a fall.

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Prolonged, Upright Suspension • Injuries suffered during the fall, or the shock resulting from the experience of the fall, "can increase the onset and severity" of venous pooling and orthostatic intolerance.

Prolonged, Upright Suspension • Other physical and environmental factors such as:

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Fatigue, Dehydration, Hypothermia, Cardiovascular disease, Respiratory disease and Blood loss

Suspension Trauma Prolonged, Upright Suspension

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Prolonged, Upright Suspension • "Unless the worker is rescued promptly using established safe procedures, venous pooling and orthostatic intolerance could result in serious or fatal injury, as the brain, kidneys and other organs are deprived of oxygen,"

Prolonged, Upright Suspension

Retrieval • 1926.502(d)(20), when personal fall arrest systems are used, the employer must assure that employees can be promptly rescued or can rescue themselves should a fall occur.

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Retrieval • In some situations, equipment which allows employees to rescue themselves after the fall has been arrested may be desirable, such as devices which have descent capability.

Retrieval

Rescue Positioning Device [RPD] • System to transfer victim from fall arrest equipment to hauling / lowering system. • May require secondary anchorage if fall has damaged primary anchorage.

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Retrieval • The availability of rescue personnel, ladders or other rescue equipment should be evaluated.

Victim Pickoff

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Pole Top Drop

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Retrieval • OK for raising and lowering tools and materials. • NOT for PFAS or personnel retrieval

Equipment Inspection Exercise • Harness selection • Inspection of anchor, lanyard, harness, and hardware. • Donning and fitting the harness • Climbing exercise • Harness suspension exercise

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COURSE SUMMARY

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Course Summary • Fall hazard elimination and controls – Controlled Access Zones – Passive Fall Protection (e.g. handrails, guardrails, etc.) – Fall Restraint systems – Fall Arrest systems (e.g. personal fall arrest systems [PFAS], and nets)

Course Summary • Detailed equipment inspection • Selection and use of non-certified anchorages • Fall protection rescue procedures

Course Summary • Competent person responsibilities – Fall hazard surveys and procedures – Fall protection system assessments – Fall protection component inspections

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Summary

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QUESTIONS

QUIZ

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