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OSHA updated

Walking Working Standard

Cari Gray, CSPSafety Consultant

Ohio BWCCari.Gray@bwc.state.oh.us

Why Update

2nd Leading cause of Workplace fatalities

$70 Billion Workers’ Comp Cost - US

100+ Million lost workdays/year - US

Who & What it Covers

o All general industry workplaces and covers all

walking-working surfaces, which include

horizontal and vertical surfaces such as floors,

stairs, roofs, ladders, ramps, scaffolds, elevated

walkways, and fall protection systems.

Housekeeping 1910.22(a)

(1) All places of employment are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary

(2) The floor of each workroom clean and dry

(3) Maintained free of hazards such as sharp or protruding objects, loose boards, corrosion, leaks, spills, snow and ice.

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1910.22 (b) and (c)

o Can Support the Load

o Safe Access to and from surfaces

Inspections and repair

(1) Inspected, regularly and as necessary, and maintained in a safe condition;

(2) Hazardous conditions on walking-working surfaces are corrected before use. If the correction cannot be made immediately, the hazard must be guarded to prevent use

(3) When any correction or repair involves the structural integrity of the walking-working surface, a qualified person performs or supervises the correction or repair.

OSHA’s Definition of Qualified

“Qualified" means one who, by possession of a recognized degree, certificate, or professional standing, or who by extensive knowledge, training, and experience, has successfully demonstrated his ability to solve or resolve problems relating to the subject matter, the work, or the project.

Ladders

o Specific telecommunications requirements

o Design requirements, uniform, spacing,

o Step stools included

o Ladders are inspected before initial use in each work shift, and more frequently as necessary, to identify any visible defects that could cause employee injury;

o Tagged “Dangerous” for defects

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Ladders – Reqt for use

o Face ladder

o Must use at least 1 hand

o Cannot carry load that could cause employee to loose balance.

Portable ladder

o Specific on “good condition”

o Open spreader

o Not overloaded

o Stable surface

o Cannot move while in use

o Secured

o Temporary barricade

o 3 feet above landing surface

Fixed Ladderso Not overloaded

o Design requirements

o Requirements for grab bars, side-step ladders, through ladders and end in hatch

Mobile Ladder Stand Platform

o Design requirements –uniform, slip resistant, support 4 times intended load, handrails,

o Max surface height cannot exceed 4 X shortest base dimension with out additional safety device

o Cannot move while in use

Step bolts and manhole steps

o Anti corrosion material, anti slip, uniform spacing

o Support intended max load (4 X if installed after Jan 2017)

Stairways 1910.25

o Design reqt – similar

o Support 5X intended load (not less than 1000lbs)

o Specific on tread width depth and riser height

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Dock Boards1910.26

Dock boards put into initial service on or after January 17, 2017 are designed, constructed, and maintained to prevent transfer vehicles from running off the dock board edge;

Exception to paragraph (b)(1) of this section. When the employer demonstrates there is no hazard of transfer vehicles running off the dock board edge, the employer may use dock boards that do not have run-off protection.

Dock Boards

Dock boards are capable of supporting the maximum intended load

Portable dock boards are equipped with handholds or other means to permit safe handling of dock boards

Scaffolding 1910.27 meet 1926

Must be capable of supporting four times the maximum intended load

Do not alter or move while in use

Protect workers on scaffolds from overhead hazards

If higher than 10 ft., use guardrails, mid rails and toe boards

Use wire mesh between the toe board and guardrail if people work or pass underneath

Must be equipped with access ladder or equivalent

Rope Descent System 1910.27

The rope descent system is used in

accordance with instructions, warnings, and

design limitations set by the manufacturer or

under the direction of a qualified person;

The rope descent system is inspected at the start of each work shift that it is to be used

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Duty to Have Fall Protection & Falling Object Protection 1910.28 Does Not Apply to:

To portable ladders

When employers are inspecting, investigating, or assessing workplace conditions

entertainment stages and rail-station platforms

To powered platforms or aerial lifts

To telecommunications

To electric power generation, transmission, and distribution work

Fall prevention 1910.28Each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected by:

Guardrail systems;

Safety net systems; or

Personal fall protection systems, such as

personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or

positioning systems. (ANSI Z359)

Head protection 1910.28

When an employee is exposed to falling

objects, the employer must ensure that each

employee wears head protection that meets the

requirements of subpart I of this part.

Fixed Ladders 1910.28

For fixed ladders that extend more than

24 feet (7.3 m) above a lower level, the

employer must ensure

Each fixed ladder installed before November

19, 2018 is equipped with a personal fall arrest

system, ladder safety system, cage, or well;

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Fixed Ladders 1910.28

Each fixed ladder installed on and after November

19, 2018, is equipped with a personal fall arrest

system or a ladder safety system (see 1910.29)

On and after November 18, 2036, all fixed ladders

are equipped with a personal fall arrest system or

a ladder safety system

Stairways

Flights of stairs with

four or more risers must

have standard stair

railings or handrails.

Work on low slope roofs

o Less than 6’ – must provide fall protection or prevention

o 6’-15” can use designated areas

o More than 15’ – can train and restrict and not provide fall protection

Standard Railings 1910.29

Top rail, mid rail, and posts.

Height 42 inches (+/– 3 in).

Mid rails are installed at a height midway

Toe boards minimum 3.5 inches

Outward force of 200#, 150# and 50#

Training 1910.30

Employer MUST provide training to each employee who will use a Personal Fall Protection System

Training MUST be conducted by qualified person

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Training shall include

o Nature of the fall hazards and how to recognize them

o Procedures to minimize hazards

o Procedures for installing, inspecting, operating, maintain and disassembling fall protection systems

o Correct use of fall protection systems including roper hook-up, anchoring, and tie-off techniques, and methods of equipment inspection and storage

Training on or before May 17, 2017

Proper care, inspection, storage, and use of equipment before use.

Employees who use dockboards

Employees who use rope decent systems

Employees who use designated areas

Retrainingo Changes in workplace

o Changes in equipment

o Employee no longer has the requisite understanding or skill necessary to use equipment or perform the job safely

The employer must provide information

and training to each employee in a manner

that the employee understands

Subpart I - 1910.140

o Changed as well

o Set performance, care and use criteria for personal fall protection systems• Competent person• Qualified person• Training

Beyond Complianceo Analyze

o Audit

o Correct

o Engineering Controls

o Foot wear

o Reporting

o Training

o Accountability

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