Fall Protection

Workers need to take which of the following common-sense steps to protect themselves from falls through skylights and roof and floor openings?

All of the above.

When no other alternative fall protection system has been implemented, the employer shall implement a safety monitoring system. Employers must:

Ensure that the safety monitor is a competent person knowledgeable about fall protection.

The top of edge of a guardrail must be from 39 to 45 inches above the walking/working level, and there must also be a means of protection from:

Falling between the top rail and the walking surface.

Safety nets must be strong enough to support workers who fall, and must:

Have small enough mesh openings that the employee doesn't fall through the net itself.

Employers must provide a training program that teaches employees who might be exposed to fall hazards:

How to recognize such hazards and how to minimize them.

At holes, guardrail systems must be set up:

On all unprotected sides or edges.

A system used to arrest a worker in a fall from a working level that consists of an anchorage, connectors, a body belt or body harness, and may include a lanyard, deceleration device, lifeline, or suitable combinations of these is called a:

Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS).

The OSHA standard mandates that any time a worker is at a height of six feet or more, the worker is at risk and needs to be protected. Most fatalities, however, happen when workers fall from:

Roofs.

Employers must ensure that all walking and working surfaces have the structural integrity to:

Support workers safely.

Controlled access zones serve a dual purpose - they allow specially trained individuals (such as masons) to operate without traditional fall protection within a certain area, and:

They keep unauthorized individuals out.