Plan. Provide. Train.
- PLAN ahead to get each job done safely. When working from heights - six feet or more - plan projects to ensure that the job can be done safely. Decide how the job can be done, what tasks will be involved, and identify the safety equipment needed to complete each task safely.
- PROVIDE the right equipment for each job. Employees working six feet or more above lower levels are at risk for falls. To protect them, fall protection needs to be provided along with the right equipment for the task.
- TRAIN all employees to use the equipment correctly. Every employee needs to be trained on proper set-up and safe use of all equipment they use on the job including recognizing the hazards they will face on each job.
Safe Work Practices
- Use guardrail systems, safety net systems and personal fall protection systems where applicable.
- Adopt safe work practices and procedures for fall protection.
- Provide for appropriate fall protection training.
- Use warning lines, designated areas, and controlled access zones to limit the number of workers exposed.
Training Requirements
Provide a training program that is conducted by a competent person for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards.
- Nature of fall hazards in the work area and the hazards of falling.
- Correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used.
- Use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used.
- Limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs.
- Role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used.
- Correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection.
- Role of employees in fall protection plans.
- Provide a written certification record for the training.
- Retrain when there are inadequacies in employee's knowledge, changes in type of equipment used, or changes in workplace requirements for fall protection.