new fall protection rule wac 296-155-24601. history of the rule ad hoc group – governs moratorium...
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New Fall Protection Rule
WAC 296-155-24601
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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
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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
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Definitions Important to understand
– Affected Area
– Hazardous Slope
– Positioning Harness
– Self Rescue Devices
– Safety Watch
– Walking Working Surface
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Less than 12 inches
This includes surface
Floor Hole
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12 inches or more
This includes surface
Floor Opening
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Free Fall Distance
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Hazardous Slope
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Leading Edge
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Pitch of a Roof4/12 equal to or less than
Low Pitched
4/12 greater than
Steep Pitched
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Positioning Harness
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Self Rescue Devices
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Walking Working Surface
45 Inches
45 Inches
45 Inches
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General Requirements– Surfaces Structurally Sound
– Inspections
– Safety Nets
– Personal Fall protection only for employee protection
– Exemptions
• Initial installation
• Inspection on Low Pitched roofs
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Installation and removal of fall protection
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Regardless of Height
• Dangerous Equipment
• Floor holes and
Floor openings
• Impalement Hazards
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Fall Protection - 4 Feet
Walking working surface
Adding Guardrail Height
Floor Openings
Vertical Work on Rebar or Forms
Steep Pitched Roofs – regardless of activity
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Fall Protection - 4 Feet
Low Pitched Roofs – except low pitched roofing or leading edge work
Hazardous Slopes
Catch Platforms
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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
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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
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Fall Arrest Specifications
Full Body Harness – ANSI Z359.1
Shock Absorbing Lanyards – ANSI Z359.1
Catch Platforms
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Fall Restraint Specifications
4 times the intended load
Warning Lines on Low Pitched Surfaces – 15 feet
Safety Watch – Low Pitched Surfaces
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Flagging of cable guardrails
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Positioning Specifications
Positioning Harness - ANSI Z359.3
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Other Specifications
Self Rescue Devices
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Documented Training and Kept on file
Training
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Appendix’s
Appendix B‑-Calculating fall clearance
distance using a shock-absorbing lanyard
and D-ring anchorage connector
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Options for Fall Protection on Roofs
Fall Restraint/Fall Arrest Safety watch First man up Fall protection work plan Pre planning of task
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Safety Watch
Competent person monitors ONE worker who is engaged in repair work or servicing equipment on low pitch roofs
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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.
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Questions
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Steve Heist
Construction Safety and Health Specialist 360-902-5582 desk 360-280-5107 cell [email protected]