This webinar provides guidance on the foundational elements of a managed fall protection program. Key topics include evaluation and control of fall hazards and the uses and limitations of equipment.
With something as critical as fall protection, the difference between an effective and an ineffective program can be the difference between life and death.
Essential Elements of a Managed Fall Protection Program
1. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF A
MANAGED FALL PROTECTION
PROGRAM
TRACEY RIEPENHOFF, P.E., C.S.P., P.M.P. - PRINCIPAL
TRiepenhoff@LJBInc.com; Phone: (419) 225-5995
MARCH 2012
2. INTRODUCTION
Tracey Riepenhoff, P.E., C.S.P., P.M.P.
> Principal in LJB Safety division
> 20 years experience in fall protection industry
> Past member: ANSI Z359 Committee
> ASSE Top 100 Women in Safety
> Frequent speaker at regional and national
conferences
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3. BOTTOM LINE UPFRONT
The difference between an effective and an ineffective program
can be the difference between life and death.
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4. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Discuss the core elements of a fall protection program
Apply the Hierarchy of Control when evaluating and controlling
fall hazards
List common uses and limitations of PPE
Identify action steps to improve an existing fall protection
program
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5. CALL TO ACTION
1. Evaluate your current practice for fall hazard identification
• Existing hazards
• Future hazards
2. Determine how abatement solutions are selected
3. Identify who needs competent person training
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6. PROGRAM CORE ELEMENTS
Management leadership and employee participation
Hazard identification and evaluation
Hazard abatement
Training
Program evaluation
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7. PROGRAM CORE ELEMENTS
Management leadership and employee participation
Hazard identification and evaluation
Hazard abatement
Training
Program evaluation
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8. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR?
Fall hazard categories
> Means of access
> Locations
> Tasks
> Improper use of PPE
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17. HAZARD EVALUATION
Prioritize risk
Probability
> What is the chance you are going to fall?
>Frequency
>Likelihood of a fall
Severity
> What will happen to you if you fall?
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18. WHERE IS YOUR GREATEST RISK?
Risk
123… Hazard Rank …5206
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19. WHERE IS YOUR GREATEST RISK?
32% of risk in top 1% of hazards
Risk 77% of risk in top 10% of hazards
98% of risk in top 50% of hazards
123… Hazard Rank …5206
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20. PROGRAM CORE ELEMENTS
Management leadership and employee participation
Hazard identification and evaluation
Hazard abatement
Training
Program evaluation
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21. HOW DO YOU PICK?
HIERARCHY OF CONTROL
Elimination
Substitution
Engineering controls
Effectiveness
Administrative controls
Personal protective
equipment (PPE)
Defeatability 21
25. ABCs (& R) WHEN USING PPE
A = Anchorage
B = Body support
C = Connecting means
R = Rescue
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26. ABCs (& R)
Anchorage
> Restraint
> Positioning
> Arrest
> Horizontal lifeline
> Rescue
B
C
R
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27. ABCs (& R)
Anchorage
Body support
> Full body harness
> Body belts (DO NOT USE!!!)
> Weight limitation
C
R
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28. ABCs (& R)
Anchorage
Body support
Connecting means
> Connectors
> Lanyards and energy absorbers
> Self retracting devices
> Vertical systems
> Anchorage connectors
R
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29. NEW EQUIPMENT STANDARDS
1. ANSI Z359.12-2009: connectors
2. ANSI Z359.13-2009: energy absorbers and lanyards
3. ANSI Z359.14-2012: self-retracting devices
4. ANSI Z359.17-20XX: horizontal lifelines
5. ANSI Z359.11-20XX: harnesses
6. At least three others in coming years.
Available from www.asse.org
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30. ABCs (& R)
Anchorage
Body support
Connecting means
Rescue
> Self-rescue
> Assisted rescue (internal)
> Assisted rescue (emergency response)
> Professional rope access
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31. PROMPT RESCUE
Factors to consider in planning for
response
> Hanging vertically in a harness can cause
loss of consciousness even in the absence
of trauma or blood loss
> The body’s tolerance to suspension trauma
varies from person to person
> Rescuing a worker quickly post fall is at
least as critical as protecting the worker
from a fall
From “Does 911 Work for Rescue?” by Robert N. AP Photo by Janet B. Campbell
Aguiluz (September 2003) Erie Times-News, 5/25/2004 31
32. FALL ARREST: RESIDUAL RISK
Inappropriate anchorage
Fall distance
Swing fall
Equipment malfunction / failure
Maximum arrest force
Post-fall suspension time
Rescue
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39. PROGRAM CORE ELEMENTS
Management leadership and employee participation
Hazard identification and evaluation
Hazard abatement
Training
Program evaluation
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40. PROGRAM ROLES
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR QUALIFIED PERSON
Policy development System planning and design
System integration
Program evaluation
COMPETENT PERSON COMPETENT RESCUER
System implementation,
periodic inspection and use
AUTHORIZED PERSON AUTHORIZED PERSON AUTHORIZED AUTHORIZED
RESCUER RESCUER
System use and daily inspection
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41. DO YOU HAVE THESE?
Training programs
Awareness
Authorized person
> System-specific
Competent person
Qualified person
Rescue
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42. PROGRAM CORE ELEMENTS
Management leadership and employee participation
Hazard identification and evaluation
Hazard abatement
Training
Program evaluation
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43. CALL TO ACTION
1. Evaluate your current practice for fall hazard identification
• Existing hazards
• Future hazards
2. Determine how abatement solutions are selected
3. Identify who needs competent person training
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44. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
Blog
> LJBfallprotectionblog.com
Past webinars
> Slideshare.net/kmesser
Twitter
> @LJBInc
YouTube channel
> Youtube.com/LJBinc
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Notas do Editor
Discuss how I love fall protection. While it is something that is just a part of your job, I, as well as many other at LJB, have dedicated our career to this topic. That is the reasons you see that I am registered as a PE and CSP. In fp, you never have a project that is completely safety or completely engineering. No matter what the solution, there are always aspects of both that need to be considered. For example for a personal fall arrest system, there are obvious structural aspects like the design of the rail or horizontal lifeline to which you attach, the connection to thee building structure, the building structure itself. On the other hand, making sure that a fall arrest system should even be used, is a safety related item. Same as specifying the correct equipment, procedures and training.
First put on harnesses – awkward 2 rescues PPE rescue from fall Get to medical attention 2 pts. rescue (pre-plan) anchorage
First put on harnesses – awkward 2 rescues PPE rescue from fall Get to medical attention 2 pts. rescue (pre-plan) anchorage
Most of these items are taken from OSHA’s description of typical hazards encountered.
Employees generally do a good job of not climbing ladders with materials in their hands, although when they get to the top of the ladder, they reach over the edge to haul up the material. Also, if there is a group of people accessing the roof, they tend to gather at the ladder whether they are ascending or descending the ladder.
Question to class: How far away from a fall hazard is considered safe? 6’? 10’? Actually, OSHA does not give a distance and considers any WWS without fall protection a hazard. Discuss 6’ and 10’ distances and exposure to hazard based on discussions with OSHA.
First put on harnesses – awkward 2 rescues PPE rescue from fall Get to medical attention 2 pts. rescue (pre-plan) anchorage
Agenda for this module
Agenda for this module
Agenda for this module
Ask “which part of strap is load bearing, which is for abrasion protection?” “If there was just a hole in just the abrasion webbing, would you pass it?” Possibly not.
First put on harnesses – awkward 2 rescues PPE rescue from fall Get to medical attention 2 pts. rescue (pre-plan) anchorage
First put on harnesses – awkward 2 rescues PPE rescue from fall Get to medical attention 2 pts. rescue (pre-plan) anchorage
I edited this slide to make it easier to process/remember.