Analyze Fall Hazards
Each year, falls consistently account for the greatest number of fatalities in the construction industry. A number of factors are often involved in falls, including:
- unstable working surfaces
- misuse or failure to use fall protection equipment
- human error
Is this fall protection system sufficient?
Studies have shown that using guardrails, fall arrest systems, safety nets, covers and restraint systems can prevent many deaths and injuries from falls.
Analyze the project to determine if you will be using:
- aerial lifts or elevated platforms to provide safer elevated working surfaces
- guardrail systems with toeboards and warning lines or install control line systems to protect workers near the edges of floors, roofs, and floor holes; and/or
- safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems (body harnesses)
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
5-9. Which of the following consistently accounts for the greatest number of fatalities in the construction industry?
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