Ladder Safety & Fall Arrest Update

Richard SpencerVP Technical Services & Quality Control

Arrow Exterminators

Good is the Enemy of Great!

Favorite Quote:

•“I can accomplish great things, as long as I don’t care who receives the credit”Harry S. Truman

Commitment!

•We’re eating Scrambled Eggs and Bacon for Breakfast.•Which animal is more

committed?• The Chicken or the Pig?

It is easier to build a strong child than it

is to repair a broken adult.

It is easier to build a safe employee than

it is to repair a broken one.

BUT!

OSHA doesn’t care how much

it costs!

Examples Of OSHA in Arrow Ladder Safety & Fall Arrest Workplace:

• Alpharetta Wildlife

• Alpharetta Handyman

Examples of OSHA in other industries:

• Residential Roofing Contractor in Cumming, GA

• FT Valley, GA

Cumming, GACUMMING, Ga. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Norcross-based construction company LRG Framing Inc. for six safety violations at a residential work site in Cumming. OSHA received a referral, and an inspector observed employees working at heights of up to 30 feet without fall protection, among other hazards. Proposed penalties total $66,660.

LRG Framing is being cited with one willful violation, with a $46,200 penalty, for allowing employees to work without fall protection. The same violation has been cited at the company's construction sites three times since 2006, including in connection with a construction site fatality in East Point in 2007. After the 2007 fatality, the employer attended an OSHA 10-hour safety training course; and after each inspection, the employer entered into an informal settlement agreement with OSHA requiring compliance with all OSHA standards. A willful violation is one committed with intentional knowing or voluntary disregard for the law's requirements, or with plain indifference to worker safety and health.

Four serious violations, with $11,220 in penalties, include failing to ensure that workers use head protection such as hard hats when exposed to overhead hazards, and remove from use a damaged electrical cord and a powered saw with a deficient guard. The company also lacked a training program to teach employees how to avoid electrical, "struck-by" and fall hazards. A serious violation occurs when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.

"Falls are the leading cause of death for workers in residential construction. OSHA is committed to educating employers on how to identify hazards and prevent injuries, but they must take responsibility for ensuring that workers have and wear proper equipment at all times," said William Fulcher, director of OSHA's Atlanta-East Area Office.

One repeat violation, with a $9,240 penalty, is being cited for failing to provide employees with fall protection training. The same violation was cited in 2007. A repeat violation exists when an employer previously was cited for the same or a similar violation of a standard, regulation, rule or order at any other facility in federal enforcement states within the last five years.

One repeat violation, with a $9,240 penalty, is being cited for failing to provide employees with fall protection training. The same violation was cited in 2007. A repeat violation exists when an employer previously was cited for the same or a similar violation of a standard, regulation, rule or order at any other facility in federal enforcement states within the last five years.

Fort Valley, GA

“He said a single violation where a

ladder had a bent rung cost $2,900.00 in

fines!”

Inspect your Ladders!

• 1926.1053(b)(16)• Portable ladders with structural defects, such as,

but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, shall either be immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or be tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and shall be withdrawn from service until repaired.

Replacement Parts vs New Ladder?

Safety Stickers

Duty

Rating Sticker

Inspection Tags on safety gear

• Make sure your inspection Tags are not removed from your safety gear.

• Arrow Example:– Lifeline in Lawrenceville• $300 lifeline in great condition had to be removed from

service due to safety tag being removed.

Inspection Tag

Reminders:

• All Safety topics are a living process• Must continually research and update

programs• Must train annually• If they got it right the first time, we would not

have a job.• Employees do what you inspect; not what you

expect!