Fall protection || with 100% Error-free Solutions.
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Fall protection
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Fall Protection
Falls correct answers What is the leading cause of death to construction workers?
stop/prevent the fall - restraint/positioning, guardrails, warning lines, controlled access zones, controlled decking zones, safety monitors.
catch the fall - fall arrest, safety nets, catch platforms. correct a...
Fall protection || with 100% Error-free Solutions.
Falls correct answers What is the leading cause of death to construction workers?
stop/prevent the fall - restraint/positioning, guardrails, warning lines, controlled access zones,
controlled decking zones, safety monitors.
catch the fall - fall arrest, safety nets, catch platforms. correct answers list the two philosophies
of fall protection, and the methods for each.
controlled access zones - attempts to limit employees access.
controlled decking zones - positive fall protection is not required, and a plan can be used.
safety monitors- warn employees of potential hazards. correct answers Explain how the
philosophies of fall protection applied to CA z's, CD z's, and safety monitors
tripping over tools, materials, etc.
workers not aware of their location.
failure to use required fall protection.
dropping objects.
lifting people with improper equipment. correct answers list 5 general fall protection hazards.
limit the distance of your fall and always use a deceleration device to prevent the sudden jolt.
correct answers what is the best way to reduce the arresting forces applied to a workers body?
General fall protection: 6 feet ( subpart M covers the majority of all fall hazards in construction)
Scaffolds: 10 feet (subpart L- explained further next)
Steel erection: 15 or 30 feet (subpart R-explained further next) correct answers list and explain
the three primary sets of OSHA fall protection requirements for construction.
False correct answers The height at which fall protection is required depends upon the type of
surface/platform the employee is standing
D-rings and snap-hooks must have a tensile strength of 5,000 pounds correct answers Define:
Dee-Ring
Lanyards and vertical lifelines must have a minimum breaking strength of 5,000 pounds, while
self retracting lanyards must have 3,000 pounds. correct answers define- Lanyard
True correct answers Employees erecting and dismantling scaffolding are required by osha to
provided with fall protection when the distance they can fall exceeds ten feet. true or false?
Erect toeboards, screens or guardrail systems to prevent objects from falling.
Erect a canopy structure and keep potential falling objects far enough from the edge of the higher
level so that those objects would not go over the edge if they were accidentally displaced.
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