What Are The Different Types Of Fall Protection Specifications In Construction?

By Author: Alan Wood
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Falls happen to be the commonest causes of acute injuries related to risk-prone work, as in the construction sector, and even deaths resulting from the same cause. Employers have to install the work place in such a way as to prevent the falls of workers from elevated work stations or overhead platforms into holes in the walls and floors. Employers need to adhere to the following Fall Protection in Construction Specification in order to prevent workers from getting injured or dying due to falls.

Use of toe boards and guard rails

Irrespective of height, in case a worker falls onto or into dangerous equipment or machines – like conveyor belt or acid vat, employers need to set up toe-boards or guardrails to prevent the injuries and fatalities of workers.

Guarding of the floor holes

It is important to guard each floor hole into which employees may walk into accidentally. A floor cover, toe-board or railing can prevent such ...
... mishaps. These have to be provided around each open sided elevated platform, runway or floor.

Use of fall protection equipment

Employers, going by the standards and specifications laid down by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), might need to offer fall protection equipment on specific jobs – such as safety lock, hand rails, stair railings, safety nets, safety line, safety harnesses etc.

According to the specifications of OSHA, fall protection needs to be provided at spaces higher than 4 ft (general industry workplaces), 5 ft (shipyards), 6 ft (construction industry) and 8 ft (long-shoring operations).

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