Other Fall-Protection Methods
The following methods may also be appropriate for preventing falls:
- Safety monitoring for roofing work: A method in which a person - rather than a mechanical system - warns roofers when they are in danger of falling. The monitor, who must be a competent person, is responsible for recognizing the hazards and warning workers about them.
- Catch platforms: Though not covered in OSHA standards, catch platforms are an acceptable method of protecting workers from falls.
Net covers for holes is a newer method to protect workers from falls.
- Covers for holes: Simple and effective when they're properly installed, rigid covers prevent workers from falling through temporary holes, openings, and skylights in walking/working surfaces. Net covers for holes is another method more recently being employed (See image).
- Fences and barricades: Use a fence or similar barricade to keep people away from wells, pits, and shafts.
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5-2. On construction sites, fall protection safety monitors must be _____.
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