Fall Protection

O.S.H.A. identifies falls as one of the four leading causes of fatalities in the construction industry. This is why employees must be trained to recognize fall exposures and have the authority to take corrective actions.

Mandatory Topic: Notice to Supervisors: Read and prepare for demonstration of Web-Tex scaffolds. Make sure all employees understand the importance of following our safe scaffold procedures for the Web-Tex system.

Web-Tex Scaffold Safety

Grab a ladder. Stand it up and climb. So simple anyone can do it, right?

But if it really were all that simple, 130,000 people wouldn’t get hurt on ladders each year, would they?

Most ladder accidents are caused by improper selection, setup or use, not defects.

SELECTION

STILTS POLICY STATES:
Employees shall always use a stable surface, scaffold, material stack, or wall for support when getting on or off stilts. When mounting stilts, the top leg strap first will be buckled first. When dismounting, the leg strap is unbuckled last. (Wheels on scaffold must be locked)

This zero tolerance means that certain unsafe employee actions will automatically result in suspension from work. So that employees understand what these actions are that will result in suspension, we will recap the WAR ON FALLS safety violations that will result in a minimum two-day suspension.

LADDERS

1. Standing on the top or the second step from the top of a ladder