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Copyright  Progressive Business Publications Fall Protection

Copyright  Progressive Business Publications Falls Cause Serious Injuries If you fall from a height of more than 6 feet you can be seriously hurt If you trip at ground level, you can get: –A head injury, or –Fractures The result is painful rehabilitation and a loss of income

Copyright  Progressive Business Publications You Will Get Hurt If: Something makes you trip or fall Something drops on you Your protective equipment breaks You have the wrong protective equipment

Copyright  Progressive Business Publications Three Keys To Working Safely Use your fall protection equipment, every time Stay away from the edge Wear a hard hat

Copyright  Progressive Business Publications Staying Safe Up High: Platforms or stairs get you up there safely Guardrails keep you safe once you are up high Edges on the guardrail keep tools and other objects from falling

Copyright  Progressive Business Publications Ramps, Bridges and Hand Rails Ramps give you a safe way to get to work areas Bridges connect work areas or ramps Hand rails keep you from falling over the edge

Copyright  Progressive Business Publications Warnings and Safety Nets Warning lines caution you about the approaching danger of an unprotected edge Safety nets are there to: –Catch you if you fall –Protect you from impact

Copyright  Progressive Business Publications It Hurts When You Land!! Stopping is the painful part of falling! Your injury is determined by: –Things in your path –Things you land on –How fast you are going when you hit –How far you fall

Copyright  Progressive Business Publications You Need Fall Arrest Equipment When You: Are high above the ground Need to keep your hands free to work Are working on an open edge Have to be suspended above the ground to do your job

Copyright  Progressive Business Publications Personal Fall Arrest Systems Body Harness Proper D-ring positioning Lanyard Anchor

Copyright  Progressive Business Publications Equipment and Work Area Inspections Inspect fall arrest equipment before you use it Have a clear area to drop in, to prevent dangerous puncture wounds

Copyright  Progressive Business Publications Other Ways To Save Your Life! Don’t use knots (they can untie) Connectors keep you safe –Snaphooks (self-locking) –Ring Keep the line away from sharp objects

Copyright  Progressive Business Publications How Do You Make Sure The Equipment Works Every Time? Inspect it every time you use it. There shouldn’t be: –Tears or cracks in the lines –Ripped stitches –Burrs on the metal –Alterations of the equipment

Copyright  Progressive Business Publications Trips Can Cause Serious Injuries You can prevent injury by: –Walking, not running –Watching for obstacles in your path, such as a skid of product, a misplaced waste container or a pallet jack –Maintaining your work area –Reporting accidents that are “waiting to happen”

Copyright  Progressive Business Publications It’s Your Life, Stay Safe Know your work area Know your fall arrest equipment Use the protection you need Make sure your equipment always works Report problems Listen for, watch for and recognize hazards