Fall Protection Prevention

1. 1
SKILLS & LANGUAGES
WORK EXPERIENCE
PERSONAL PROFILE
ACHIEVEMENTS
EDUCATION
Computer Skills CONTACT INFO
Technical Engineer Member of SEC.
Grad IOSH Member of the IOSH UK.
Saudi Aramco Approved as a Safety Engineer.
Sabic Approved as a Safety Engineer.
Saudi Electricity Company Approved as a
Safety Consultant
B.E Chemical Engineering
Professional Certification:
NEBOSH-IGC, IOSH MS, ISO-45001,ISO-
14001, IOSH Train the Trainer , 132hrs
OSHA , International Post graduate
diploma in OHSM), UK.
Phone # 0966533259255
Email : Engrasif.hse@gmail.com
MS Word.
MS PowerPoint.
MS Excel.
Engr. ASIF HUSSAIN
Nationality : Pakistan
Working Location: Al Khobar Saudi Arabia
+ 8 Years
In HSE professional career I worked in
Oil and gas ,Chemicals, Foods, Power
industries etc. in different Countries
KSA,UAE, and Pakistan's as Safety
Trainer, Safety Engineer, HSE Manager
English
About Me

2. About ICG
2
• ICG is an innovative global group that provides complete end-to-end
consulting, training and digital services.
• Through its three regional offices (Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Morocco),
ICG develops industry-specific and business-related solutions based on
international best-fit practices.
Services:
• ENTERPRISE TRANSFORMATION- Digital Strategy ,Digital Production Innovation, Digital
HR, Etc.
• TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATION- Artificial intelligence, Automation, Cybersecuirty, etc.
• TALENT EMPOWERING- Talent agility, career growth and leadership, Marketing Etc.
Happy Clients:

3. Fall Protection and
Prevention
OSHA 3146 -10-hours- Training General
Industry

4. Reason Why need Fall Protection?
4
• The top two causes of workplace fatalities were (i) Vehicular
Incidents and (ii) Falls from Height. These collectively accounted for
51% (19 fatal injuries) of the total number of workplace fatal injuries in
2021.
 CAUSES OF WORKPLACE FATAL INJURIES

5.  CAUSES OF WORKPLACE MAJOR INJURIES:
5
• The top three causes of workplace major injuries were (i) Slips, Trips &
Falls, (ii) Machinery Incidents,16 and (iii) Falls from Height. These
collectively accounted for 55% (334 injuries) of the total number of
workplace major injuries in 2021.

6. 6
Falls are the leading cause of
deaths in the construction industry.
Most fatalities occur when
employees fall from open-sided
floors and through floor openings.
Falls from as little as 1.2 to 1.8
meters can cause serious lost-
time accidents and sometimes
death.
Falls in Construction

7. 7
Working at Height means:
• Working on temporary or permanent
structures that are greater than 1.8 meters
above the ground or floor level
What is Fall Protection
Procedure, equipment, plans, work method
put in place to protect people working at
height from falling.
• Guard rails
• Hole covers
• Warning lines
• Lifelines
• Harness

8. 8
Hazards when Working at Heights
Working at a significant
elevation above the
ground or floor level can
result in:
• a person falling to the
ground, or
• dropping an object which
could strike another
worker

9. 9
• Engineering factors –
missing guardrails and safety
harnesses, unreliable or unstable
scaffoldings, floors, ladders;
• Process factors – mistakes in
method statement or operation
procedures;
• Psychological factors – fear,
coordination impairment, careless
moves, unsafe behavior;
• Weather factors – strong wind,
extremely hot or cold temperature,
rain, snow, fog, ice.
Causes of Falling from Height

10. 10
Fall Protection & Prevention
Systems:
Fall Protection (PFAS)
• Safety Harness with Double lanyards
• Retractable lanyard
• Rope Grab
• Safety nets
•Warning line system and a safety
monitoring system
Fall Prevention
• Ladders
• Railing
• Handrails
• Access platforms
• Guards
• Hole Cover

11. Responsibilities to provide Fall
Protection?
 Initially, Employers must assess the
workplace to determine if walking or working
surfaces have the necessary strength and
structural integrity to safely support the
workers.
 Employer must determine whether fall
protection is required.
 Select and provide workers with fall
protection systems that comply with the
criteria found in 29 CFR 1926.502.
11

12. 12
Scaffolding/Temporary Platform
 All temporary platform are to
be equipped with standard
guardrails system and a
solid decking free from
openings
 Personnel traveling or
working on incomplete
structure shall wear and
secure their lanyards to an
anchorage point capable of
supporting 2,500kg
 Every temporary platform
shall be provided with a safe
of access/egress

13. 13
Temporary Hole Cover
To make hole safe it can
be covered by steel plates
or wooden planks to get
suitable strength and
support.
The fixed support must not
be easily removable.
A TRIP HAZARD sign
board must be posted

14. 14
Guardrail Systems-29 CFR 1926.502(b)
 Top rail must be 1.1 meters
above the walking/working
platform
 Midrails must be installed in
between top rail and the
working level
 Top rail must be capable of
withstanding without failure a
force of at least 91kg
 If the top rail is wire rope, it
must be flagged with high
visibility material at intervals

15. 15
Ladders
 Temporary ladders shall extend at
least 1 meters or 3 rungs above
the landing platform and be
properly secured
 Ladder extending above 3.7m
must be equipped with a
retractable lifeline
 Personnel using these ladder
must secure their retractable
lifeline to the harness
 Personnel using a ladder not yet
secured at the top must have
another person to hold the ladder
at the bottom

16. 16
Full Body Harness with Two lanyard
Used during works performed on an
unprotected work location at
elevations higher than 1.8 meters
above the ground
Lanyard must be secured to a
suitable anchorage point that is
capable of supporting an impact load of
2,500Kg
Prior to use, make sure that fall
protection equipment is in good
operating condition
Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS) 29 CFR
1926.502(d)

17. 17
Retractable Lanyard / Rope Grab
"Deceleration device" - Any
mechanism, such as a rope
grab, rip-stitch lanyard,
specially-woven lanyard,
tearing or deforming lanyards,
automatic self-retracting
lifelines/lanyards, etc., which
serves to dissipate a
substantial amount of energy
during a fall arrest, or
otherwise limit the energy
imposed on an employee
during fall arrest.

18. 18
Retractable Lanyard / Rope Grab

19. 19
Lifelines
Lifelines shall be secured above the
point of operation to an anchorage
or structural
member capable of supporting a
minimum dead weight of 2,500 Kg.
Lifelines shall be used only for
employee safeguarding. Any lifeline
actually subjected to in-service
loading, as distinguished from static
load testing, shall be immediately
removed from service and shall not
be used again for employee
safeguarding

20. Safety Net Systems – 29 CFR 1926.502(c)
 Must be installed as close as practicable
under the walking or working surface on
which workers are working and never more
than 30 feet below that level.
 Safety nets must be installed with sufficient
clearance underneath to prevent a falling
body from hitting.
 Do not use defective nets & Remove
materials, tools.
20

21. 21
Scaffolding should be used when work will be
performed at elevated locations in the following
situations:
 when there is no
permanent access to
the workplace;
 when work cannot be
done safely from a
portable ladder;
 when work cannot be
done from a mechanical
lift or work basket;
 when the job is such
that it is safer to do it
from scaffolding

22. 22
Personnel shall not work at height:
 When feeling fatigue or
dizziness
 If fall protection
equipment is defective or
damaged
 During high winds (speed
of approximately 32 km/s
or greater)
 If scaffolds are covered
with ice or snow
 When visibility is poor

23. 23
 Understand the potential hazards
of the task to be performed
 Review how you will raise or lower
any tools or equipment
 Ensure required PPE is in good
condition, and make sure you
understand how to properly use it
 Always use the 3-point climbing
method
 Watch out for the safety of others
When Working at Height

24. 24
If you are
connected –
you are
protected!
REMEMBER!!!!