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668 HAZWOPER for General Site Workers IX
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Recommended Precautions

Preventing slips, trips, and falls is crucial for maintaining a safe work environment.

Falls in Construction/Reroofing

Take these precautions to help prevent injuries due to slips, trips, and falls on the worksite:

  • Use fall arrest/restraint systems, as appropriate, when working at elevation.
  • Consider using aerial lifts or elevated platforms to provide safer elevated working surfaces.
  • Erect guardrail systems with toeboards and warning lines or install control line systems to protect workers near the edges of floors and roofs.
  • Cover floor holes.
  • Use safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems (body harnesses).

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

2-2. Which precaution should an employer take to help prevent slips, trips, and falls when an employee is working at elevation?