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New Fall Protection Rule
WAC 296-155-24601
History of the Rule Ad Hoc Group – Governs Moratorium
New Rule Combine Part C-1 with Part K
Filed New Draft 2012
Statewide Hearings – October 2012
Adoption Date Feb 2013
Effective Date April 2013
Fall Protection
Definitions
General Requirements
Fall protection Regardless of Height
Fall protection 4 feet
Fall Protection 10 feet
Fall Arrest, Restraint and Positioning systems
Training
Appendix A, B non mandatory guidelines
How the Rule is Broken Up
Definitions Important to understand
– Affected Area
– Hazardous Slope
– Positioning Harness
– Self Rescue Devices
– Safety Watch
– Walking Working Surface
Less than 12 inches
This includes surface
Floor Hole
12 inches or more
This includes surface
Floor Opening
Free Fall Distance
Hazardous Slope
Leading Edge
Pitch of a Roof4/12 equal to or less than
Low Pitched
4/12 greater than
Steep Pitched
Positioning Harness
Self Rescue Devices
Walking Working Surface
45 Inches
45 Inches
45 Inches
General Requirements– Surfaces Structurally Sound
– Inspections
– Safety Nets
– Personal Fall protection only for employee protection
– Exemptions
• Initial installation
• Inspection on Low Pitched roofs
Installation and removal of fall protection
x
Regardless of Height
• Dangerous Equipment
• Floor holes and
Floor openings
• Impalement Hazards
Fall Protection - 4 Feet
Walking working surface
Adding Guardrail Height
Floor Openings
Vertical Work on Rebar or Forms
Steep Pitched Roofs – regardless of activity
Fall Protection - 4 Feet
Low Pitched Roofs – except low pitched roofing or leading edge work
Hazardous Slopes
Catch Platforms
Fall Protection – 10 feet
Roofing work on low pitched roofs
Constructing a leading edge
Trenching and Excavations
Non - Walking Working Surface
Exceptions;– Trenching and Excavations – affected area
Fall hazards can occur at any level. There are three threshold levels at which fall hazard concerns and requirements are addressed in DOSH standards:
0 feet 4 feet
Hazards of falls on walking/working surfaces with open sides, ramps, roofs or runways
Hazards of falls where conditions of the surface have a risk of a fall, even though the fall distance may be small.
Hazards of falls during leading edge work, roofing work or any other working surface that is not a walking/working surface, such as beams, the sides of structures, etc.
10 feet
WAC 296-155 Part C-1 applies here
Fall Arrest Specifications
Full Body Harness – ANSI Z359.1
Shock Absorbing Lanyards – ANSI Z359.1
Catch Platforms
Fall Restraint Specifications
4 times the intended load
Warning Lines on Low Pitched Surfaces – 15 feet
Safety Watch – Low Pitched Surfaces
Flagging of cable guardrails
Positioning Specifications
Positioning Harness - ANSI Z359.3
Other Specifications
Self Rescue Devices
Documented Training and Kept on file
Training
Appendix’s
Appendix B‑-Calculating fall clearance
distance using a shock-absorbing lanyard
and D-ring anchorage connector
Options for Fall Protection on Roofs
Fall Restraint/Fall Arrest Safety watch First man up Fall protection work plan Pre planning of task
Safety Watch
Competent person monitors ONE worker who is engaged in repair work or servicing equipment on low pitch roofs
Safety watch system specifications. When one employee is conducting any repair work or servicing equipment on a
roof that has a pitch no greater than four in twelve, Ensure the safety watch system meets the following requirements: There can only be two people on the roof One employee is safety watch , one employee engaged in work Employee must comply promptly with fall hazard warnings from the safety
watch;
• Mechanical equipment is not used• When weather conditions create additional hazards.
Safety watch meets all of the following: Is a competent person as defined in WAC 296-155-24603; Has full control over the work as it relates to fall protection; Has a clear, unobstructed view of the worker; Is able to maintain normal voice communication; and Performs no other duties while acting as the safety watch.
Questions
Steve Heist
Construction Safety and Health Specialist 360-902-5582 desk 360-280-5107 cell heiu235@lni.wa.gov
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