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Siding a 6story building

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Siding a 6-story building presents significant fall hazards that require careful risk assessment and mitigation. Here's a breakdown of potential hazards and control measures:

Hazards:

  • Falls from Height: This is the primary hazard when working on a 6-story building. Employees can fall from the working surface to lower levels [1].
  • Falling Objects: Tools, equipment, or siding materials can fall and strike workers below [1].
  • Scaffold Instability: Improperly erected or maintained scaffolds can collapse [2].
  • Electrical Hazards: Contact with overhead power lines is a risk if working near them.
  • Weather Conditions: Wind, rain, or ice can create slippery or unstable working conditions.

Risk Assessment:

  • Likelihood: High, given the height and constant exposure to fall hazards.
  • Severity: Critical, as falls from this height can result in serious injury or death.

Control Measures:

  1. Fall Protection Systems:
  • Guardrail Systems: Install guardrails on all open sides and edges of scaffolds or working platforms [1]. Ensure they meet height and strength requirements [3].
  • Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS): Provide and require the use of PFAS, including harnesses, lanyards, and anchor points [1]. Ensure proper training on their use and inspection [4].
  • Safety Net Systems: Install safety nets below the work area to catch falling workers or objects [1].
  1. Scaffolding Safety:
  • Competent Person: A competent person must inspect the scaffold before each work shift to ensure it is safe to use [2].
  • Proper Erection: Scaffolds must be erected by trained and experienced personnel following manufacturer's instructions and relevant safety standards [4].
  • Load Capacity: Ensure the scaffold can support the intended load of workers, materials, and equipment 5, 10.
  • Bracing: Properly brace and tie the scaffold to the building to prevent swaying or collapse [2].
  • Planking: Use scaffold planks that are the correct size and grade, and ensure they are properly secured 6, 18.
  1. Falling Object Protection:
  • Toeboards: Install toeboards on scaffolds to prevent tools and materials from falling 8, 10.
  • Debris Nets: Use debris nets to catch falling objects and protect workers below.
  • Tool Lanyards: Require workers to use tool lanyards to prevent tools from falling.
  • Hard Hats: Enforce the use of hard hats at all times on the job site.
  1. Electrical Safety:
  • Hazard Assessment: Identify and assess the risk of contact with overhead power lines.
  • Safe Distance: Maintain a safe distance from power lines or de-energize them if possible.
  • Insulated Tools: Use insulated tools and equipment when working near electrical hazards.
  1. Weather Considerations:
  • Monitor Conditions: Continuously monitor weather conditions and suspend work if necessary.
  • Slip Resistance: Use slip-resistant footwear and ensure working surfaces are free of ice, snow, or water.

Monitoring and Review:

  • Regularly inspect fall protection equipment and scaffolds.
  • Conduct safety meetings to discuss hazards and safe work practices.
  • Review the risk assessment and safety plan periodically and update as needed.

Specific Recommendations:

  • Develop a comprehensive fall protection plan that addresses all potential fall hazards.
  • Provide specific training to all employees on fall protection, scaffold safety, and other relevant topics [4].
  • Use a combination of fall protection measures, such as guardrails and personal fall arrest systems, for maximum safety.
  • Ensure that all workers are aware of the hazards and control measures in place.
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[1] Safety Standards for General Safety and Health Standards (Chaper 296-24 WAC)

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Note: Platform units used to make scaffold platforms intended for light-duty use must be capable of supporting at least 25 pounds per square foot applied uniformly over the entire unit-span area, or a 250-pound point load placed on the unit at the center of the span, whichever load produces the greater shear force. ## (d) Guardrails must be as follows: - (i) Toprails must be equivalent in strength to 2 inch by 4 inch lumber; or - 1 1/4 inch x 1/8 inch structural angle iron; or - 1 inch x .070 inch wall steel tubing; or 1.990 inch x .058 inch wall aluminum tubing. - (ii) Midrails must be equivalent in strength to 1 inch by 6 inch lumber; or - 1 1/4 inch x 1 1/4 inch x 1/8 inch structural angle iron; or - 1 inch x .070 inch wall steel tubing; or - 1.990 x .058 inch wall aluminum tubing. - (iii) Toeboards must be equivalent in strength to 1 inch by 4 inch lumber; or - 1 1/4 inch x 1 1/4 inch structural angle iron; or - 1 inch x .070 inch wall steel tubing; or - 1.990 inch x .058 inch wall aluminum tubing. - (iv) Posts must be equivalent in strength to 2 inch by 4 inch lumber; or - 1 1/4 inch x 1 1/4 inch x 1/8 structural angle iron; or - 1 inch x .070 inch wall steel tubing; or - 1.990 inch x .058 inch wall aluminum tubing. - (v) Distance between posts must not exceed 8 feet. - (e) Overhead protection must consist of 2 inch nominal planking laid tight, or 3/4-inch plywood.

[2] Rules for the Administration of the Oregon Safe Employment Act (Construction, Division 3, OSHA Oregon)

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules Note: 1926.503 was repealed. In Oregon, [redacted phone] applies. ## [redacted phone] Training requirements - (1) Training Program. - (a) The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards. - (b) The employer shall assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person qualified in the following areas: - (A) The nature of fall hazards in the work area; - (B) The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used; - (C) The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, personal fall restraint systems, positioning devices, and other appropriate protection to be used; - (D) The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used; - (E) The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work; - (F) The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection; and - (G) The role of employees in the fall protection work plan; - (H) The standards contained in this subpart. - (2) Certification of training. Division 3

[3] Safety and Health Regulations for Construction (OSHA)

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## 29 CFR 1926 (OSHA) - (iii) Unstable objects shall not be used as working platforms. - (iv) Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment shall not be used to support scaffold platforms unless they have been specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use. - (v) Fork-lifts shall not be used to support scaffold platforms unless the entire platform is attached to the fork and the fork-lift is not moved horizontally while the platform is occupied. - (3) Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall be plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement. - (d) Criteria for suspension scaffolds. (1) All suspension scaffold support devices, such as outrigger beams, cornice hooks, parapet clamps, and similar devices, shall rest on surfaces capable of supporting at least 4 times the load imposed on them by the scaffold operating at the rated load of the hoist (or at least 1.5 times the load imposed on them by the scaffold at the stall capacity of the hoist, whichever is greater). - (2) Suspension scaffold outrigger beams, when used, shall be made of structural metal or equivalent strength material, and shall be restrained to prevent movement. - (3) The inboard ends of suspension scaffold outrigger beams shall be stabilized by bolts or other direct connections to the floor or roof deck, or they shall have their inboard ends stabilized by counterweights, except masons' multi-point adjustable suspension scaffold outrigger beams shall not be stabilized by counterweights. - (i) Before the scaffold is used, direct connections shall be evaluated by a competent person who shall confirm, based on the evaluation, that the supporting surfaces are capable of supporting the loads to be imposed. In addition, masons' multi-point adjustable suspension scaffold connections shall be designed by an engineer experienced in such scaffold design. - (ii) Counterweights shall be made of non-flowable material. Sand, gravel and similar materials that can be easily …

[4] Safety and Health Regulations for Construction (OSHA)

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## 29 CFR 1926 (OSHA) Toeboard means a low protective barrier that will prevent the fall of materials and equipment to lower levels and provide protection from falls for personnel. Unprotected sides and edges means any side or edge (except at entrances to points of access) of a walking/working surface, e.g., floor, roof, ramp, or runway where there is no wall or guardrail system at least 39 inches (1.0 m) high. Walking/working surface means any surface, whether horizontal or vertical on which an employee walks or works, including, but not limited to, floors, roofs, ramps, bridges, runways, formwork and concrete reinforcing steel but not including ladders, vehicles, or trailers, on which employees must be located in order to perform their job duties. Warning line system means a barrier erected on a roof to warn employees that they are approaching an unprotected roof side or edge, and which designates an area in which roofing work may take place without the use of guardrail, body belt, or safety net systems to protect employees in the area. Work area means that portion of a walking/working surface where job duties are being performed. [59 FR [redacted postal code], Aug. 9, 1994, as amended at 60 FR [redacted postal code], Aug. 2, 1995; 66 FR 5265, Jan. 18, 2001; 75 FR [redacted postal code], Aug. 9, 2010; 79 FR [redacted postal code], Apr. 11, 2014] ## §1926.501 Duty to have fall protection. - (a) General. (1) This section sets forth requirements for employers to provide fall protection systems. All fall protection required by this section shall conform to the criteria set forth in §1926.502 of this subpart. - (2) The employer shall determine if the walking/working surfaces on which its employees are to work have the strength and structural integrity to support employees safely. Employees shall be allowed to work on those surfaces only when the surfaces have the requisite strength and structural integrity. - (b)(1) Unprotected sides and edges. Each employee …

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