Fall Protection
Falls are a leading cause of workplace injury and death. Fall protection is most common safety violations got registered every year.
Employees fall for many reasons: unstable working surfaces, improperly positioned ladders, misuse of fall protection, and unprotected sides and edges of working surfaces.Organization must have set up worksite to prevent employees from falling off of overhead platforms, elevated workstations, or into holes in the floor and walls. Safety rules requires that fall protection be provided at elevations of 4 feet in general industry workplaces, 5 feet in shipyards, 6 feet in the construction industry, and 8 feet in long shoring operations.
Regardless of height, if a worker can fall into or onto dangerous machines or equipment (such as a vat of acid or a conveyor belt), you must provide guardrails and toe-boards to prevent workers from falling and getting injured.In order to properly protect employees at risk of falls, you must:
- Assess the worksite for fall hazards.
- Develop, implement, and commit to a fall protection program
- Provide training on the program and in the proper selection, use, and maintenance of fall protection.
- Select fall protection systems appropriate for given situations.
- Use proper construction and installation of safety systems.Supervise employees properly.
- Evaluate your fall protection program regularly to make sure it is effective and determine if changes or updates are needed.
When employees are exposed to falls from heights, one of the following is required:
- Using guardrail systems
- Using safety net systems
- Using fall arrest systems
- Covering or guarding floor holes as soon as they appear, and assuring that covers will support twice the weight of employees, equipment, and materials that may be imposed on the cover at any time
- Immediately covering or guarding any openings or holes through which an employee could fall.
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