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How To Safeguard Workers From Falls
OTHER PARTS OF THIS ARTICLEPt. 1: OSHA Standard Requires Annual Hazmat TrainingPt. 2: Lockout-Tagout Training Reduces Injury RiskPt. 3: Electrical Training Prevents Fire, Shock and ElectrocutionPt. 4: This PagePt. 5: Identifying Confined Spaces Minimizes Potential Hazards Pt. 6: Managers Need to Raise Asbestos AwarenessPt. 7: Safety-Training Issues Require Written CompliancePt. 8: Training Areas Include Ergonomics and IAQ
Maintenance managers have a number of options for protecting workers from falls. They include conventional systems, such as guardrails, safety nets, and personal fall-protection systems, fall-arrest systems, positioning systems, and travel-restraint systems. Proper training and the use of safe work practices can increase the effectiveness of this equipment.
Managers should include training requirements for walking and work-surface hazards, such as slips, trips, and falls, as well as for fall-protection procedures, personal protective equipment, proper use of ladders and scaffolding, and safe operation of powered platforms and personnel lifts.
OSHA Standard Requires Annual Hazmat Training
Lockout-Tagout Training Reduces Injury Risk
Electrical Training Prevents Fire, Shock and Electrocution
How To Safeguard Workers From Falls
Identifying Confined Spaces Minimizes Potential Hazards
Managers Need to Raise Asbestos Awareness
