Walking Working Surfaces

							Walking Working Surfaces




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Stats and Facts
  Slips, trips, and falls - majority of
  industrial accidents
  Leading cause of fatalities
     second only to motor
      vehicle accidents
  OSHA’s most cited list



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General Housekeeping
1910.22
  Everything :
     clean, orderly, and sanitary
  Floors:
     clean, dry
  Free of:
     protruding nails
     Splinters
     Holes
     loose boards


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Aisles and Passageways

  Free of hazards & in good repair

  Permanent aisles and passageways are
  to be appropriately marked

  Wide enough for vehicles


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Covers and Guardrails

               Open pits

                Tanks

                 Vats

             Ditches, etc.
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Floor Loading Protection




   MARK ALL LOAD RATINGS




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Guarding Floor & Wall
Openings & Holes 1910.23
  Floor holes
  Floor opening
  Platform
  Wall Hole
  Wall opening


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Floor Hole
 An opening measuring less
 than 12 in. but more than 1
 in. in its least dimension, in
 a floor, platform, pavement
 or yard, through which
 materials but not persons
 may fall
 Every floor hole into which
 persons can accidentally
 walk must be guarded by
 either:
    standard railing with toeboard
    cover
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Wall Openings
 Opening at least 30 in.
 high and 18 in. wide, in
 a wall or partition,
 through which persons
 may fall
 Wall openings from
 which there is a drop of
 more than 4 feet must
 be guarded


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Protection for Floor Openings
  Standard Railing   Standard Toe Board

     Top rail          4 inches high
     Mid rail          ¼ inch or less
     Posts              clearance above
                         floor level




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Protection of Open-sided
Floors & Platforms
  Frequently Cited Citation
     Every open-sided floor or platform 4’ or
      more
        Standard railing
        Toe boards


  Dangerous Equipment


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Stairway Railings & Guards
     Stairs with four or more risers

       Stairs less than 44” wide

      Stairs more than 44” wide

      Stairs 88” or more in width
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Standard Stair Railing

 Standard Handrail



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Fixed Industrial Stairs 1910.24

           What are they?


       Where are they required?



            Requirements?

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Fixed Industrial Stairs
 Treads must be slip
 resistant with uniform
 rise height and tread
 width
 Must be able to carry 5
 times expected load;
 minimum of 1000 pounds    Violation here – several
 Minimum width of 22       steps bent and damaged
 inches

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Portable Ladders
1910.25 & 1910.26
           Types of portable ladders
                       Self-supporting
                    Non self supporting
                                Adjustable
                            Non-adjustable




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Portable Ladders

          PROHIBITED
     Stepladders longer than 20 feet
   Single ladders longer than 30 feet
  Extension ladders longer than 60 feet


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Ladder safety
  Ladders must:
     Be maintained in good condition and
      inspected frequently
     Have secure footing, or be lashed, or held
      in position
     Extend at least 3 feet above the point of
      support
     4 to 1 Rule!

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Ladder Angle
Portable Rung and Cleat Ladders
Use at angle where the
horizontal distance from the
top support to the foot of the
ladder is ¼ the working length
of the ladder (length along
ladder between the foot and
top support).




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Ladder Safety Continued . . .
  Workers must face the ladder when
  climbing
  Ladders must not be spliced together
  Ladders shall never be used in a
  horizontal position




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More Ladder Safety . . .
  The top of a regular stepladder shall
  not be used as step

  Use both hands when climbing

  Metal ladders shall never be used
  around electrical equipment

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Fixed Ladders 1910.27
  What is a fixed ladder?

  When do fixed ladders require a cage?

  What is a cage?

  When are platforms required?
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Scaffolding Safety 1910.28
  Sound footing or anchorage
  Must be capable of supporting at least
  4 times the maximum capacity
  Inspected each day – maintain safety
  No horizontal movement when occupied
  Overhead protection required when hazards
  exist


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Scaffolding Continued . . .
  Guardrails, midrails, and toeboards
  must be installed if platform is more
  than 10 feet above ground
  Wire mesh required if people are below
  Employees shall not work on scaffolds
  during storms, or high winds, or when
  covered with snow or ice

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Additional: 1910.29 & 1910.30
    Towers (.29)    Other (.30)

   No sharp edges   Dockboards
    4 times base    Handholds
     Guardrails
     Toeboards



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