Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Is your workplace compliant with OSHA fall protection?

Many people believe that the OSHA regulations for protection against falls, accidents, falls and deaths would decline. Instead, OSHA has reported falls increased in recent years. Often, the sites have systems of protection against falling into place, but the workers are not trained on how to use it. Another reason that the number of falls increases because the systems of protection against falling into place are not properly installed. The only way to ensurethat tragic accidents and falls do not occur both in the construction of pipelines to follow the fall protection Rules of Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in September

Under OSHA 29 CFR 1926.501-503, falls may be provided by different systems. The system consists of a handrail driving more than 42 cm from the ground. In mid-iron must be installed midway between top rail and floor. The skirt should be 3 ½ inches. Screens andmesh can be used to replace the half rail, provided that extend from the top rail of the floor.

Another system is the personal fall arrest system. This can be a harness, lanyard, lifeline, connector, and an anchorage capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds. The personal fall arrest system should be checked before each use.

The positioning system device is a harness that allows someone to work on a vertical surface like a wall with both handsFree.

safety monitoring system has other formats such as monitoring person working on an elevated area and warn against any risk of falling.

Another type of fall protection system is the warning line, which consists of a line or cable installed around the work area on the roof and what is allowed on the slope of the roof. Lines or cables to act as a barrier for those working on the roof near the edges and must be on all sides and not less than 6 meters fromroof edge. It should also be used in combination with another system of protection against falling, the more often the system of safeguards.

And 'essential protection system complies with OSHA against falling into place on the site to reduce the risk of accidents and injuries. Often, the sites have protection against falls, but are often unsanitary, inadequate and does not allow site safely. Consequently, workers fall and suffer catastrophic damage. Employers can say is that the protection against fallscurrent system, but this is not the end of history. The system of protection against falls may be outdated or improperly installed. Worse, workers are not adequately trained to use the system of protection against falling, despite the fact that there is. Simply because the employer has a system of protection against falling does not mean to blame the fall of a worker and injury.

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