Identifying and Evaluating Fall Hazards
What is a Fall Hazard?
A fall hazard is anything in the workplace that could cause an unintended loss of balance or bodily support and result in a fall.
A competent person should evaluate for fall hazards.
Fall hazards cause accidents such as the following:
- A worker walking near the edge of a loading dock falls to the lower level.
- A worker falls while climbing a defective ladder.
- A weak ladder collapses under the weight of a heavy worker carrying tools.
- A worker carrying a heavy box falls down a stairway.
Despite the examples above, the vast majority of fall hazards are foreseeable. You can identify them and eliminate or control them before they cause injuries.
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3-1. Most workplace fall hazards are _____.
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