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Fall Protection Guide
Falls are a major hazard, accounting for over 200,000 injuries and 11,000 deaths annually in Canada. Fall protection equipment and training are required to prevent these outcomes. Various fall protection systems exist, including passive methods like guardrails and active methods like personal fall arrest systems, and all require regular inspection and training to ensure proper use.
Fall Protection Guide
- 1. Fall Hazards &Protection Guide Mission Safety Services | 8429-24 st Edmonton, AB T6P 1L3
- 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 Mission Safety Services | 8429-24 st Edmonton, AB T6P 1L3
- 3. What are FallHazards ? Mission Safety Services | 8429-24 st Edmonton, AB T6P 1L3
- 4. Hazard……..? Mission Safety Services| 8429-24 st Edmonton, AB T6P 1L3 Unconscious Falls
- 5. Mission Safety Services| 8429-24 st Edmonton, AB T6P 1L3 Construction Worksites Hazard……..?
- 6. Mission Safety Services| 8429-24 st Edmonton, AB T6P 1L3 Incomplete Fall Harness Hazard……..?
- 7. Factors Involving FallHazards Unstable Working Surface Misuse of Fall Protection Equipment Lack of Information Unconscious Slip on Wet Surfaces Sucked by Some Falling Object Mission Safety Services | 8429-24 st Edmonton, AB T6P 1L3
- 8. Planning To PreventFalls? 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 Mission Safety Services | 8429-24 st Edmonton, AB T6P 1L3
- 9. What is FallProtection?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. Mission Safety Services | 8429-24 st Edmonton, AB T6P 1L3
- 10. Types of FallProtection System Passive Fall Protection System Active Fall Protection System Mission Safety Services | 8429-24 st Edmonton, AB T6P 1L3
- 11. Passive Fall ProtectionSystem Guard Rails Nets Covers Aerial Lifts Mission Safety Services | 8429-24 st Edmonton, AB T6P 1L3
- 12. Active Fall ProtectionSystem Positioning Device system Personal Fall Arrest System Personal Fall Restraint System Mission Safety Services | 8429-24 st Edmonton, AB T6P 1L3
- 13. Providing Fall ProtectionTrainingIn 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. Mission Safety Services | 8429-24 st Edmonton, AB T6P 1L3
- 14. Professional Fall Protection MissionSafety Services | 8429-24 st Edmonton, AB T6P 1L3 Hazard Control Fall Protection Plans Rescue and Escape Planning Self-Rescue Communication
- 15. Mission Safety Services| 8429-24 st Edmonton, AB T6P 1L3 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.
- 16. Mission Safety Services| 8429-24 st Edmonton, AB T6P 1L3 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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