Protect Your Workers From Falls

Protect Your Workers From Falls 

Several fall protection protocols that Safety Managers, Supervisors, and Employers must adhere to:

- Provide training to workers on fall protection and post-fall rescue

- Hazards and risks must be identified, measured, and thoroughly evaluated

- Establish a clear rescue plan

- Assign roles and responsibilities to the Rescue Team

- Implement comprehensive fall prevention measures

- Document the work and rescue procedures performed

Several procedures that workers must follow:

- Use appropriate PPE

- Report hazards

Some Protective and Rescue Equipment that must be used:

- Anchors

- Hooks

- Safety harnesses

- Self-retracting safety harnesses

- Rope clamps

- Lanyards

- Blocks

- Tripods

- Ladders

- Body support devices

- Body guard to maintain upright position

- Spinal support devices

- Connectors

- Shock absorbers

- Guardrails

- Warning Lines 

- Footboards

Things to avoid:

- Injuries

- Prolonged hanging without movement

- Trauma from hanging

When an emergency occurs:

- Workers must be able to be safely rescued if they fall

- Workers who experience trauma from hanging must be properly treated

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