Do you have employees or contractors working over 4 feet off the ground?
Do you have people on your roof, even once?
Do you have a written Fall Prevention Plan?
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Solution:
Let Hilmerson Safety Services help Engineer Out the Fall Hazards with our FREE initial Fall Hazard Analysis review.
Contact us to receive your Fall Hazard Survey Questionnaire. Hilmerson Safety Services will analyze the information on the questionnaire to determine exposure areas and provide to you recommended Fall Hazard Prevention Solutions.
HSS "Fall Prevention Solution Systems" will help you avoid fatal mistakes that can cost lives and your company millions of dollars in OSHA fines and litigation.
Fall Hazard Questions:
- Do you have employees or contractors working 4' or more above a lower level where there are no guardrails or other fall protection systems?
- Do you have roof hatches and/or skylights without guardrails or prevention systems around them?
- Do you regularly perform maintenance or construction activities (For Example: Lights, cameras, rooftop units, condensers, roof drains, antennas that need maintenance) within 15' of the roof's edge where there are no guardrails or fall prevention systems?
- Do you need a written Fall Protection Program?
Hilmerson Safety Services, Inc. partners with leading manufacturers of fall protection equipment, products and services as well as engineering firms to develop the right Fall Prevention Solutions for your company. Contact HSS or email Debra Hilmerson directly now to ensure a safe working environment for your employees and contractors.
Don't wait for an accident to happen or for an OSHA citation to make the change!
APPLICABLE OSHA STANDARDS:
General Industry Requirements
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1)
Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level shall be guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder. The railing shall be provided with a toeboard wherever, beneath the open sides,
- Persons can pass,
- There is moving machinery, or
- There is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.
29 CFR 1910.23(a)(4)
Every skylight floor opening and hole shall be guarded by a standard skylight screen or a fixed standard railing on all exposed sides.
Construction Industry
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1)
"Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.
Hilmerson Safety Services Fall Hazard Analysis
- Identification of fall hazards based on required work activities. Example: working from ladders, elevated locations such as mezzanine areas, roofs, on top of mechanical equipment, leading edges, etc.
- Establish Safe Zones for roof work
- Develop written policies and procedures to mitigate fall hazard exposures. Locate and identify equipment within roof Danger Zones (between roof edge and 15;).
- Plot equipment on CAD (computer-aided design) and establish procedures for performing maintenance and construction activities within danger zones.
- Provide various fall prevention solutions and/or options to meet your needs.
- Develop a cost estimate for Fall Prevention Solutions.
- Assist with obtaining an OSHA grant to subsidize the cost for implementing Fall Prevention Solutions.
- Provide all equipment (at a discounted rate) and install according to manufacturer's requirements.
- Conduct Fall Hazard Training and Education
- Develop a comprehensive written Fall Prevention Plan.
SOLUTIONS INCLUDE:
- Guardrail Systems
- Fall Restrain Systems: Penetration or non-penetrating body harness, self-retracting lifeline, rope and rope grabs, etc.
- Fall Arrest Systems: Full body harness and shock absorbing lanyards
- Engineered Anchoring Systems
- many more options available....
Hilmerson Safety Services, Inc. partners with leading manufacturers of fall protection equipment, products and services as well as engineering firms to develop the right Fall Prevention Solutions for your company. Contact HSS or email Debra Hilmerson directly now to ensure a safe working environment for your employees and contractors.