Fall Hazards & Protection Guide

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Each year, more than 200,000 people disable due to fall hazards & about 11,000 people die onsite.

Falls are leading cause of traumatic occupational death accounting for 35% of total deaths in construction industry.

Canadian businesses suffer total loss of $1000 each year, due to fall hazards.

Fall protection equipment require a pre-inspection every time it’s being used.

Truth About Fall Hazards

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What are Fall Hazards ?

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Hazard……..?

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Unconscious Falls

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Construction Worksites

Hazard……..?

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Incomplete Fall Harness

Hazard……..?

Factors Involving Fall Hazards

Ladders..

Scaffolds..Towers..

Lifts..

Buildings..

Unstable Working Surface

Misuse of Fall Protection Equipment

Lack of Information

Unconscious Slip on Wet Surfaces

Sucked by Some Falling Object

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Planning To Prevent Falls? Determine Safety Level of Fall Hazard Surfaces

Conduct a Fall Hazard Assessment

Select Appropriate type of Fall Protection System

Cross Check the Equipment/ Inspection

Fall Protection Monitoring

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What is Fall Protection?

Basically, the fall protection is defined as the different methods used to minimize injury due to falls from heights.

It is the backup system planned for a worker who could loose balance at height.

For thousands of years man has used ropes and various knots to secure objects against the gravity forces.

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Types of Fall Protection System

Passive Fall Protection System

Active Fall Protection System

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Passive Fall Protection System Active Fall Protection System

Passive Fall Protection System

Guard Rails

Nets

Covers

Aerial Lifts

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Active Fall Protection System

Positioning Device system

Personal Fall Arrest System

Personal Fall Restraint System

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Providing Fall Protection Training

In North America, Fall harness safety training and certifications to prevent falls from heights in industrial and construction places are covered by design training standards issued by ANSI (American National Standards Institute) in the United States and by CSA (Canadian Standards Association) in the Canada.

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Professional Fall Protection

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Hazard Control

Fall Protection Plans

Rescue and Escape Planning

Self-Rescue

Communication

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Fall Protection Training

Participants in a fall protection training learn about the different varieties of equipment required to make up a fall protection, also the regulations regarding when and where fall protection systems are required.

When there is a change in workplace, protection equipment or working conditions, training must be conducted over workers.

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OSSA Fall Protection Certification

Review of legislation as per OSSA standards

Identification of Fall Hazards and active

monitoring

Proper controlling of Fall Hazards

Identifying anchor points types and their

proper set-up

Different connectors and way to use them

Pre inspections of Protection Equipment

Emergency response procedures

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