Transcript MIOSHA Construction - Part 45 Fall Protection

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Falls in Construction
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Falls are the leading cause of death in construction
Falls from as little as 4 to 6 feet can cause serious
lost-time accidents and sometimes death
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Falls from 11 feet result in death 50% of the time
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Every worker on a job site is at risk of a fall
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Types of Fall Protection
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Guardrails
Safety nets
Personal fall arrest system
Covers/ Holes
Conventional
Fall Protection
Systems
5. Positioning device systems
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systems
 Warning
These 4 line
systems
should be used for most situations
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access
zones
 Controlled
The other 5
systems
are for:
• leading edge, precast concrete, overhand bricklaying
• Unique situations have unique fall protection
8. Safety
monitoring
methods
9. Fall protection plans
• When and if conventional fall protection is
infeasible
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Floor Holes
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MIOSHA Standard Requires
Cover completely and securely and mark with the
words “Hole” or “Cover”
Capable of supporting 2 times
If no cover, guard with a guardrail
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Skylights and Roof Openings
Covers, guardrails, or
PFAS
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"Each employee in a hoist area shall be protected from falling 6 feet or
more to lower levels by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest
systems. If guardrail systems, or portions thereof, are removed to
facilitate the hoisting operation and an employee must lean through
the access opening or out over the edge of the access opening (to
receive or guide equipment and materials, for example), that
employee shall be protected from fall hazards by a personal fall arrest
system.
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Many falls have taken place when employees are
cutting a hole or removing a cover from an existing
hole. In order to prevent falls and falling object
hazards, the following requirements will apply:
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A cover must not be removed unless the work operation does
not allow for it to be in place.
When cutting a hole and/or removing an existing cover,
employees must be protected from falling into the hole with a
personal fall arrest system or restraint system unless the hole is
in the immediate process of being permanently filled or
covered with the equipment for which it was intended
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A cover must be readily available when cutting a hole.
Immediately after completing the cut, the cover shall be
secured over the hole and properly marked. Under no
circumstances shall an employee walk away from a newly
created hole, a re-exposed hole, or a partially cut hole
without properly covering it.
To prevent being struck by falling objects, precautions shall
be taken to prevent workers from walking underneath an
area where a hole is actively being cut or where a cover has
been removed. This can be accomplished by barricading the
area below the hole and having a spotter keep others from
entering the area.
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Covers may only be removed on the hole that is actively
being worked on. Multiple uncovered holes are not allowed.
Exception: During roofing work when workers are actively
working on multiple holes, additional precautions must be
implemented to prevent access to the other holes.
MIOSHA CSHD-COM-04-2R2
SUBJECT: Fall Protection – General Interpretations
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MIOSHA Fact Sheets
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MIOSHA CSHD-COM-04-2R2
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