A Guide for Avoiding Fall Hazards - Mission Safety Services

1. Fall Hazards & Protection Guide
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2.  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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3. What are Fall Hazards ?
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4. Hazard……..?
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 Unconscious Falls

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 Construction Worksites
Hazard……..?

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 Incomplete Fall Harness
Hazard……..?

7. Factors Involving Fall Hazards 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. Types of Fall Protection System Passive Fall Protection System
 Active Fall Protection System
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11. Passive Fall Protection System Guard Rails
 Nets
 Covers
 Aerial Lifts
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12. Active Fall Protection System Positioning Device system
 Personal Fall Arrest System
 Personal Fall Restraint
System
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13. Providing Fall Protection TrainingIn 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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14. 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 TrainingParticipants 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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