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5-Fall Protection

The document outlines Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations for fall protection in the construction industry. It discusses where fall protection is required, such as for ramps, excavations, hoist areas, and roofing work. It also summarizes the key requirements for different types of fall protection systems, including guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, safety monitoring systems, safety net systems, and warning line systems. Requirements address proper installation, strength testing, clearance distances, and safety monitoring procedures.

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5-Fall Protection

The document outlines Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations for fall protection in the construction industry. It discusses where fall protection is required, such as for ramps, excavations, hoist areas, and roofing work. It also summarizes the key requirements for different types of fall protection systems, including guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, safety monitoring systems, safety net systems, and warning line systems. Requirements address proper installation, strength testing, clearance distances, and safety monitoring procedures.

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration

(OSHA)
USA Department of Labor
wael gomaa– Authorized OSHA Trainer

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY REGULATIONS


Subpart M – Fall Protection
29 CFR 1926.500 – 29 CFR 1926.503

Introduction:

Areas or Activities Where Fall Protection is Needed:


• Ramps, runways, and other walkways.
• Excavations,
• Hoist areas.
• Form work and reinforcing steel.
• Leading edge work, unprotected sides and edges.
• Roofing works, pre-cast concrete erection
• Residential construction and other walking/working surfaces.

Fall Protection Standard:


• The rule sets a uniform threshold height of 6 feet (1.8 meters), thereby
providing consistent protection.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)
USA Department of Labor
wael gomaa– Authorized OSHA Trainer

• Employer must assess the workplace to determine if the walking or


working surfaces have the strength and structural integrity to safely
support workers.
• Select the proper fall protection system to protect exposed employees
at 6 feet (1.8 m) or more.
• Provide the proper training.
• Protection also must be provided for construction workers who are
exposed to the hazard of falling into dangerous equipment.

Fall Protection Systems:


1. Guardrail Systems.
2. Personal Fall Arrest Systems.
3. Positioning Device Systems.
4. Safety Monitoring Systems.
5. Safety Net Systems.
6. Warning Line Systems.

1- Guardrail Systems:
• The top edge height of toprails must be 42 inches (1.1 meters) plus or
minus 3 inches (8 cm) above the walking/working level.
• Screens, midrails, mesh, intermediate vertical members must be
installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and
walking/working surface (at least 21 inches (53 cm) high.
• The guardrail system must be capable of withstanding a force of at
least 200 pounds applied on the top from both directions, midrail shall
be capable of withstanding a force of at least 150 pounds applied in
any downwards or outward direction.
• A toe-board with minimum 3.5 inches high should be installed all
around the platform and should be capable of withstanding a force of
at least 50 pounds.
• Guardrail systems shall be surfaced to protect workers from punctures
or lacerations and to prevent clothing from snagging.
• Distance Between Vertical Posts should not be more than 2.8 Ft.
• If no midrail is installed the distance between the vertical posts should
not be more than 19 inches.

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(OSHA)
USA Department of Labor
wael gomaa– Authorized OSHA Trainer

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(OSHA)
USA Department of Labor
wael gomaa– Authorized OSHA Trainer

2- Personal Fall Arrest Systems:


• These consist of an anchorage, connectors, and body belt or body
harness. It must do the following:
1. Limit maximum arresting force on an employee to 900 pounds when
used with a body belt.
2. Limit maximum arresting force on an employee to 1800 pounds when
used with a body harness.
3. Be rigged so that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet
(1.8 meters) nor contact any lower level.
4. Bring an employee to a complete stop and limit maximum decelarion
distance an employee travels to 3.5 feet (1.07 m). (shock absorber)
5. To keep at least 3 feet clearnance from the ground.

6. Have sufficient strength to withstand twice the potential impact


energy of an employee free falling a distance 6 feet or the free fall
distance permitted by the system, whichever is less.
7- The use of body belts for fall arrest is prohibited (1/1/1998) and a
full body harness is required.
8- The anchoring point must withstand a force not less than 5000
pounds.

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USA Department of Labor
wael gomaa– Authorized OSHA Trainer

3- Positioning Device Systems:


• Body belt or harness are to be set up that a worker can free fall no
farther than 2 feet.
• Secured to an anchorage capable of supporting 3000 pounds.

4- Safety Monitoring Systems:


• Used when no other alternative fall protection has been implemented.
• Competent person to monitor the safety of workers.
• The employer shall ensure that the safety monitor is competent in the
recognition of fall hazards.
• Is capable of warning workers of fall hazard dangers and in detecting
unsafe work practices.
• Is closed enough to work operations to communicate orally with
workers and has no other duties to distract from the monitoring
function.

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)
USA Department of Labor
wael gomaa– Authorized OSHA Trainer

5- Safety Net Systems:


• Safety nets must be installed as close as practicable under the
walking/working surface and never more than 30 feet (9.1 m) below
such levels.
• Installed with sufficient clearance underneath to prevent contact with
the surface or structure below.
• The maximum size of each safety net mesh opening shall not exceed
36 square inches nor be longer than 6 inches (15 cm) on any side.
• Each Safety net or section shall have a border rope for webbing with a
minimum breaking strength of 5000 pounds.
• Safety nets must extend outward from the outermost projection of the
work surface as follows:

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USA Department of Labor
wael gomaa– Authorized OSHA Trainer

• Safety nets shall be inspected at least once a week for wear, damage,
and other deterioration.
• Safety nets shall be capable of absorbing an impact force of drop test
consisting of a 400-pound (180 kilograms) bag of sand 30 inches (76
cm) in diameter dropped from the highest walking/working surface at
which workers are exposed, but not less than 42 inches (1.1 m) above
the level.
• Items that have fallen into safety nets including – but not restricted to,
materials, scrap, equipment, and tools – must be removed as soon as
possible and at least before the next work shift.

6- Warning Line Systems:


• Consists of ropes, wires, or chains, and supporting stanchions and are
set up as follows:
1. Flagged at not more than 6 foot intervals with high visibility
materials.
2. Rigged and supported so that the lowest point including sag is no less
than 34 inches (0.9 meters) from the walking/working surface and its
highest point is no more than 39 inches (1 m) from the
walking/working surface.
3. Shall be erected around all sides of roof work areas.
4. Warning lines shall be erected around all sides of roof work areas.
5. When mechanical equipment is being used, the warning line shall be
erected not less than 6 feet (1.8 m) from the roof edge parallel to the
direction of mechanical equipment operation, and not less than 10 feet
(3 m) from the roof edge perpendicular to the direction of mechanical
equipment operation.
6. When mechanical equipment is not being used, the warning line must
be erected not less than 6 feet (1.8 m) from the roof edge.

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(OSHA)
USA Department of Labor
wael gomaa– Authorized OSHA Trainer

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