Northeast Wireless Safety Summit February 4, 2015 Presentations

Welcome

February
4,
2015

Tarrytown,
NY

Northeast
Wireless
Safety
Summit

February
4,
2015

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Hubble
Founda?on

hAp://www.hubblefounda?on.org/

BridgeAe
Hester

Founder
and
President

PRESENTER

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Legal
Panel
Discussion

MODERATOR:

Douglas
JarreF

PANELISTS:

David
Sarvardi

Manesh
Rath

Communication Towers
and Fall Protection
Requirements
John Frowd, US Dept. of Labor-OSHA
Manhattan Area Office
Frowd.john@dol.gov
GENERAL INDUSTRY

http://www.osha.gov/doc/topics/
communicationtower/index.html

In 2013, OSHA recorded a total number of 13
communication tower-related fatalities. In the
beginning weeks of 2014, there were four (4)
fatalities at communication tower worksites. This
represents a significant increase in fatalities and
injuries from previous years, and OSHA is
concerned at this trend. This is more worker
deaths than in the previous two years combined.

Monopole Self Supporting Guyed
100-200 feet tall 100-400 feet tall 100-2,150 feet tall
Tower Types

Tower Hazards:
■Falls from great heights
■Electrical hazards
■Hazards associated with hoisting
personnel and equipment with base-
mounted drum hoists
■Inclement weather
■Falling object hazards
■Equipment failure
■Structural collapse of towers

Standards
5(a) 1 (ANSI 222g & 1019)
Construction Industry (29 CFR 1926)
■1926 Subpart M, Fall protection
◦1926.501, Duty to have fall protection
◦1926.502, Fall protection systems criteria and practices
◦1926.503, Training requirements
■1926 Subpart E - Personal Protective and Life Saving
Equipment
◦1926.104 - Safety belts, lifelines, and lanyards.
◦1926.105 - Safety nets.
1926. 1431 - Hoisting Personnel
General Industry (29 CFR 1910)
■1910 Subpart R - Special Industries
◦1910.268 - Telecommunications.
■1910 Subpart I - Personal Protective Equipment
◦1910.132 - General requirements.

Fall Protection
… Fall protection during climbing is necessary part of fall
safety. However, climbers sometimes faced with
climbing in areas with inadequate anchorage points
(typically during antenna climbing). In these cases,
first man up carries and attaches safety rope for use
during time of work performance. Fall protection rope
removed when all work completed.

Fall Prevention
… Though free climbing not
authorized, not all antenna
manufacturers presently have ways
to provide fall protection that meets
minimum anchorage requirements.

First man up attaches safety line. Once attached, all
others can attach to it. Depending upon the number of
personnel on the antenna, more than one rope may be

The use of portable type anchorage points can make
difficult attachment locations safe. Cross arms
shown here are one such means.

Climber is attached with
fall protection lanyard
and positioning device.

Climber is using a
cross arm
anchorage point to
allow him to work
in an area that
does not have an
adequate
anchorage point.

Climber is transferring from one
anchorage point to another.

Alpha Antenna
Services,
Utica, NY
(10/25/2010)
•  379 Foot
Communication

Alpha Antenna Services, Inc.
Violations
•  Cit. 1 Item 1 – 5a1 – Personnel hoist
deficiencies
•  Cit. 1 Item 2 -1926.95 (a)- Damaged fall
protection lanyards
•  Cit. 1 Item 3 - 1926.100(a) – No head protection
•  Cit. 1 Item 4 - 1926.1051(a) – First step on
tower 54 inches above the ground

Patriot Towers, Inc., Marcy, NY
(04/27/2012)
•  170 Foot Monopole
Communication
Tower

Patriot Towers, Inc.,
Violations
•  Cit. 1 Item 1a -1926.1053 (a)(22)(i) –
Ladder safety device not drop tested .
•  Cit. 1 Item 1b – 1926.1053(a)(22)(iii) –
Ladder safety device did not activate.
•  Cit. Item 2a – 1926.1053(b)(15) – Ladder
safety device cable was not inspected for
tension.
•  Cit. 1 Item 2b - Serious 1926.1060 (a)(1)
(ii) – Lack of training on fall protection
system.

NAICS Code: 237130 Power and
Communication Line and Related Structures
Top Ten Violations

#1 -1926.453(b)(2)(v) Aerial Lifts

#3 - 5(a)(1) General Duty
Clause
•  Hoisting employees to the
work station
1.  Drum hoist deficiencies
2.  Lack Anti-two blocking
3.  Wire rope deficiencies
4.  Rigging deficiencies
5.  Trial Lift & proof testing
6.  Lack of Training

#4-1926.1060(a) Ladder Safety Devices
Training

#5 – 1926.100(a) Head Protection

#6-1926.95 (a)- damaged fall protection
equipment

#7 – 1926.59(e)(1) Hazard
Communication
Ø Chemical Inventory
Ø Safety Data Sheets
Ø Container Labeling
Ø Employee Training

#8 – 1910.178(l)(i) Powered industrial
truck training

#9 – 1926.251 Rigging Equipment
Ø Alloy steel chain
slings
Ø Wire rope slings
Ø Web slings

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Morning
Keynote:
Wireless
Industry
Challenges
and
Safety

Solu?ons

PRESENTOR:

TODD
SCHLEKEWAY

Wireless Industry
Challenges and Safety
Solutions
Northeast Wireless Safety Summit
Tarrytown, New York
February 4, 2015

National Association
of Tower Erectors
q  Experienced
in
establishing

industry
best
prac?ces
for

safety
since
1995;

q  Voice
of
tower
construc?on,

service
and
maintenance

industry;
and

q  Industry
leader
in
tower

safety
through
educa?on,

standards
and

professionalism.

About
NATE

The Wireless Industry & NATE
“I
have
deep
admira?on
for

the
work
that
the
tower

construc?on
and
maintenance

industry
does
with
the
wireless

communica?ons
industry.
It
is

indispensable,
valuable
and

the
features
that
you
add
to

the
wireless
service…there

would
be
no
wireless
service

without
what
you
do.”

Steve
Largent
(Former
President
&
CEO
of

CTIA-‐The
Wireless
Associa@on)

The Wireless Industry & NATE

“People
don’t
realize
how

important
these
tower

construc?on
businesses

are
to
the
world”

Dr.
Mar@n
Cooper

(Inventor
of
the
Cell
Phone)

Industry Challenges
q  Cyclical
Workforce

q  Fragmented
Training

q  Pre-‐Hiring
Prac?ces:
The
Hiring
of

Unqualiﬁed
Contractors

q  Addi?onal
“Stresses/Loads”

Placed
on
Tower
Structures

q  Fall
Protec?on
Viola?ons

q  Hard
Market
for
Workers
Comp

Insurance

Question?

How
many
tower
technicians
are

currently
working
in
the
industry?

Es?mates
range
from
10,000
–
14,000

tower
techs
currently
working
in
the

industry.

Building Your Network:
Elements of Construction
Price

Quality

Schedule

q Price

q Quality

q Schedule

Responsibility to Hire a
Qualified Contractor
There
is
a
direct
correla?on
between
safety
and
quality!

Your
network
will
probably
end
up

resembling
your
contractor!

Building Your Network:
The Perils of Compromise

Improper LTE Installations
q  Missing
hangers

q  Poor
line
rou?ng

q  Junc?on
box
blocked

q  Poor
line
support

q  Stress
on
the
jumper

Overloading of New &
Existing Antenna Mounts

¨  The
overloading
of
new
and

exis?ng
antenna
mounts
has

many
in
the
industry

concerned.

¨  Moderniza?on
from
3G
to
4G

or
LTE,
and
beyond,
can

signiﬁcantly
increase
the

weight
and
Eﬀec?ve

Projected
Area
(or
windload)

of
the
equipment

3G vs LTE
Loading Differential

¨  Twelve
8’x1’
Panel

Antennas

¨  Twelve
TMA’s
and
six
RRUs

¨  EPA
of
177.7
Square
Feet

Typical
3G
Load
Typical
LTE
Load

q  Twelve
6’x1’
Panel

Antennas

q  EPA
of
78.6
Square
Feet

*
Courtesy
of
Valmont
Site
Pro
1

3G Load vs LTE Load

3G
Load
LTE
Load
%
Increase

150'
POLE
19,677
lbs
24,838
lbs
26%

250'
TOWER
34,700
lbs
42,300
lbs
22%

*
Courtesy
of
Valmont
Site
Pro
1

OSHA Region 5 Case Study
Fall Protection Challenges

q  OSHA
examined
32
industry

speciﬁc
fatali?es
over
a
5
year

period
from
2007-‐2012

q  25
were
related
to
falls

q  5
were
related
to
tower
and/
or
gin
pole
collapse

* Source:
Bill
Donovan
and
Howie
Eberts
(OSHA-‐Region
5)

February
19,
2013
at
NATE
Conference
&
Exposi?on

Insurance Market
q  A
Hard
Insurance
Market

The
current
hard
market
is
driving

pricing
up
for
all
tower
service

companies.
This
is
because
of
poor

underwri?ng
results
and
lack
of

investment
income.

q  Fewer
Workers’
Compensa?on

Insurance
Carriers

There
are
only
a
few
insurance

companies
willing
to
write
workers’

compensa?on
policies
for
tower

companies.

*
Courtesy
of
Bruce
Eades
(Insurance
Oﬃce
of
America)

Safety Solutions
q  Qualiﬁed
Contractor
Veung

q  Wireless
Industry
Safety
Task
Force

q  Na?onal
Wireless
Skills-‐Based

Training
Standard

q  OSHA
Rela?ons
Outreach

q  Safety
Programs
and
Resources

Hiring Qualified Contractors
You Make the Choice
Hiring
a
Qualiﬁed

Contractor
=

Commitment
to
Safety

&
Quality

Qualified Contractor
Selection
q  Years
in
Business/Reputa?on/Reference
Checks

q  Safety
Record

q  OSHA
300
Logs

q  Insurance
Coverage

q  Insurance
EMR
Rate

q  Member
of
NATE/STAR
Ini?a?ve
Program/Safety
Audits

q  Training
Program/Documenta?on

q  Financial
Stability

q  Third
Party
Safety
Screening

q  Self-‐Perform
or
Subcontract
Work?

q  Internal
Drug
Screening
Program

Impact of Safety & Quality
INPUT

¨  Time

¨  Eﬀort

¨  Money

¨  Loss
of
freedom

OUTPUT
of
SAFETY

¨  Health
and
well
being

¨  Employee
morale

¨  Limit
liability

OUTPUT
OF
QUALITY

¨  BeAer
performance

¨  Longer
las?ng

¨  Less
Maintenance

Start Finish
Time
Effort
Money

Wireless Industry
Safety Task Force
Mission
Statement

To
collaborate
on
best

prac?ce
solu?ons
to

achieve
sustainable

safety
and
quality

improvements
in
the

industry.

Wireless Industry
Safety Task Force

National Wireless Skills-Based
Training Standard

FoundaZonal
Worker
Categories

1)
Helper/Ground
Worker

2)
Ground
Technician

3)
Telecommunica?ons
Tower
Tech
I

4)
Telecommunica?ons
Tower
Tech
II

5)
Lead/Foreman

National Wireless Skills-Based
Training Standard

Specialized
Foreman
Tracks
Under

Development

1)
Antenna
&
Line
Foreman

2)
Tower
(Stacking)
Construc?on
Foreman

3)
Structural
Modiﬁca?ons
Foreman

Manufacturing and Engineering
Solutions Working Group
Mission
Statement

Engage
with
industry

manufacturers
and
engineers

to
discuss
what

advancements
can
be
made

to
fall
protec?on
equipment

and
tower
structures.

OSHA Relations
Washington, D.C.

Industry Leaders Authorized
Climber Training Event

What Have Been Your
Challenges?

Conclusions
q  The
en?re
wireless
industry
“ecosystem”

from
carriers,
tower
owners,
contractors,

subcontractors
and
individual
tower

technicians
are
responsible
for
safety

q  There
is
a
direct
correla?on
between
safety

and
quality

q  A
culture
of
safety
must
be
established
within

each
organiza?on
and
it
starts
at
the
top

q  A
commitment
to
safety
must
occur
on
a

daily
basis

q  Safety
can
solve
many
of
the
industry’s

current
challenges

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Economic
Impact
of
Wireless

In
NYS

Results
as
of
June
2014

Economic
Impact
of
Wireless
in
NYS

The
Backstory

Wireless:
Direct
Contributor,

Catalyst
for
New
Markets

Economic
Impact
of
Wireless
in
NYS

June
2014

Direct
Impacts

Ê  In
NY
there
were
21
million
wireless
subscribers
in
2012
–
near
4

times
the
5.4
million
in
2000.

Ê  Total
employment
for
the
wireless
sector
in
NYS
is
estimated
at

60,000
with
a
combined
payroll
of
$5.1
billion.

Ê  Public
investment
since
2008
(including
state
and
federal
funding)

totals
at
least
$520
million,
while
annual
private
investment
from

cell
tower
leasing
and
wireless
carriers
exceeds
$1.6
billion.

Ê  The
wireless
industry
is
responsible
for
nearly
$2.4
billion
in
taxes
to

NYS
and
local
governments.

Future
Shock

Ê  Smart
devices
use
29
times
as
much
data
as
non-‐smart

devices,
and
77%
of
new
devices
nationwide
were
smart
in

2013.

Ê  By
2018
Cisco
forecasts
that
global
data
demand
will
be
10-‐
times
2013
levels.

Ê  Information
Age
Economics
(IAE)
speculates
that
the
GDP

impact
will
be
$1.2
trillion
by
2017
and
be
associated
with
1.2

million
jobs.

Wireless
Industry:

Current
Trends

As
capacity
has
expanded
and

technology
has
reduced
costs,
prices

have
fallen
dramatically.

Wireless
Industry:

Current
Trends

In
2013,
38%
of
adults
lived
in

households
that
relied
exclusively
on

wireless
telephony.
Just
over
2%
of

households
have
no
telephone

service
at
all.

~
National
Health
Interview
Survey
by
the
CDC

Access
to
Wireless

Service

According
to
the
NYS
Broadband

Mapping
initiative,
about
5%
of

households
statewide
lack
access
to

broadband
service.

About
NYSWA

Ê  Membership
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It’s
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Throughout
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Awernoon
Keynote

PRESENTOR:

John
Keaveney

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Risk
Redu
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Injury
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Profit

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Item
Annual
Qua

Mont
h

Bi-
Weekly

Wee
k
Comments

1 Safety Audit
120
30
10
5
2

Based upon total crew count. Both internal and subcontractors. Goal, 1 audit, per
crew, per quarter

2
Total Company Training
Hours
2500
625
208
96
48

3 Accidents-Days Away
0
0
0
0
0

4 JSA's
2340
585
195
90
45
Based upon how many internal crews HPC is running on a given week.

5
Weekly Vehicle
Inspections
728
182
61
28
14
Based on how many company vehicles we have in the Fleet. Currently 14

6
Safety Comment Cards
(SBO'S)
1500
375
125
58
29
Based on how many per crew (preferably one per person per week)

7
In person training with
each office
16
4
1
1
0
One per Office per Year

8
Unannounced Safety
Site Inspections
48
12
4
2
1
To be coordinated with Area Managers

9 DOT Daily Log's
5824
1456
485
224
112

Based on how many active drivers we have driving company vehicles that could be
over 10,000 lbs. combined weight. Currently 16

1
0
DOT Daily Vehicle
Inspection
2860
715
238
110
55

Based on how many company vehicles we have in the Fleet, driven daily and could
be over 10,000 lbs. combined weight. Currently 11

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88%
SINGLE BALANCED SAFETY PERFORMANCE SCORE = 88%

Tower Fatalities 2004 – 2014
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JKEAVENEY@NORTHRIVERINTEGRATED.COM
WWW.NORTHRIVERINTEGRATED.COM

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Site
Safety
Applica?ons

PRESENTOR:

James
McDonough

SeeForge

Increase profits, lower risk, make smarter decisions
Automate your operations with SEE Forge FatFinger™ app
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Todays Overview
1.  SEE Forge – How we add value
2.  Case study – Oil & Gas
3.  Innovations – What we are working on
4.  Changes in the software industry – SaaS

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Operations have a huge impact to profit and the reputation of the company
Front Line
Supervisor
C-Level

Compare the Workflows
Your current process
One app = One source of information

The massive problem
You spend millions on people & technology but still operate on paper & excel
Employees hate
filling out paperwork
Executives are
blind to critical
operational
information
Legacy systems are
clunky and slow to
be populated with
poor data

Critical processes at risk
Your accounting, sales and HR systems don't cover vital parts of operations

Operators interact with an average of 17 different processes everyday
•  Tool Box Meeting
•  Shift handover doc
•  Task allocation & job
planning
•  Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
•  Safety Observation
•  Work instructions
•  Standard Operation
Procedure (SOP) review
•  Production/Quality/Plant
round
•  Maintenance request
•  Lock/Tag out
•  Post job quality checklist
•  Startup checklist
•  Daily diary / production log
•  Consumable usage
•  Shift handover doc
•  LEAN metrics update
•  Timesheet
Monthly
Yearly

•  Contractor audit
•  Site specific training
•  Competency audit
•  Equipment inspection
•  Incident investigation
•  Asset / Inventory audit
•  Environmental audit

All your field processes on one FAT FINGER™ app
Our clients'
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We make it remarkably easy to collect, report & manage information
Any process. Any device. Any time.
Employees
need
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Executives
need
insights

FatFinger™ easy to use app for the technology challenged

Real-time insights to your operations & your KPIs
Cloud based Command Centre – Stay on top of what matters most

GPS reporting to identify risk and optimization opportunities
Cloud based Command Centre: Real time reporting plotted on map using GPS location.

Answering vital operational questions…
Where is my risk?
E.g. Serious fall injury 5 min
ago in Texas. North building,
10th floor.
Who is my best
& worst employee?
E.g. Bob never completes his
projects status reports.
What are we showing
our customers?
E.g. Forward professional
PDFs to your customers from
the field.

Client case study
Energy

Case study: Results 12,675 FTE days = $14.4 Million Saved
Client's current process Process with SEE Forge
~120 min to complete ~3 min to complete
Data: 52,000 hazards/yr, 117min saved, $220K FTE cost, 8hr man-days.

Capturing information costs serious $
As reporting increases so does the cost. Best have an efficient process.
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Sneak peak to SEE Forge innovations
ü  Automated Manager
ü  Operational Parameters & Datawash

The software industry has changed
SaaS – Software as a Service
1.  Lower initial costs – No large up front license fees
2.  Rapid implementation – Days not years
3.  Instant upgrades – Access to innovation
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Northeast
Wireless
Safety
Summit

February
4,
2015

#NEWSS

#NEWSS

134

Fall
Preven?on
Standard

PRESENTOR:

Paul
Colangelo

ANSI
Z359
Fall
PrevenZon
Code:

Fundamentals
for
an
EﬀecZve

Management
Program

Paul
J.
Colangelo,
STS,
CHST,
CET

Na?onal
Director
of
Compliance
Programs

Paul.Colangelo@clicksafety.com

•  Industry
StaZsZcs

•  Common
Fall

Hazards

•  RegulaZons
&

Standards

•  EﬀecZve
Program

Elements

•  Your
Training
Culture

•  Where
to
get
Help

AGENDA

Industry Fall
Statistics FALL
STATISTICS

•  Falls are among the leading causes of fatalities and injuries across all
industries such as construction, manufacturing, marine, agriculture and
mining
•  Falls are the leading cause of fatalities in the construction industry. In

2010,
there
were
264
fall
fatali?es
(255
falls
to
lower
level)
out
of
774
total

fatali?es
in
construc?on.

•  Falls accounted for over 300 fatalities in construction in 2012

•  Alarming increase of fall incidents during construction and maintenance
of communication towers- 11 recorded fatalities in 2014 (OSHA)
•  The average workers’ comp claim in all industrial classifications
stemming from falls from elevations is 50k.
•  OSHA fines and violations- Serious (7k) up to Willful/Repeat (70k)

Leadership Quotes

“In
the
eﬀort
to
prevent
fall
fatali?es
and
injuries,
we

encourage
employers
to
par?cipate
in
OSHA’s
Plan,

Provide
and
Train
ini?a?ve”

-‐  Thomas
E.
Perez

Secretary
of
Labor

Occupa?onal
Safety
and
Health
Administra?on

Leadership Quotes

-‐
President
Barack
Obama

"Falls
account
for
more
than
a
third
of
all
deaths
in
this

industry.
We're
working
with
employers,
workers,
industry

groups,
state
OSH
plans,
and
civic
and
faith-‐based

organiza?ons
to
host
safety
stand-‐downs
that
focus
on

recognizing
hazards
and
preven?ng
falls.
We
are
geung
the

message
out
to
America's
employers
that
safety
pays
and

falls
cost.“

-‐
Dr.
David
Michaels,
Assistant
Secretary
of
Labor

Occupa?onal
Safety
and
Health
Administra?on

PHYSICS OF A
FALL
Elapsed
Time
Distan
ce
Travel
ed
Speed
MPH
Force at
Impact
0.25 1ft 5.5 400lbs
0.50 4ft 11 1600lbs
0.75 9ft 16 3600lbs
1.00 16ft 22 6400lbs
1.25 25ft 27 10,000lbs
1.50 36ft 33 14,000lbs
1.75 49ft 38 19,600lbsCalculaZons
based
on
180lb
worker
carrying
20lbs
of
tools

•  LADDERS

•  SCAFFOLDS

•  STAIRWAYS

•  RAMPS,
RUNWAYS
&

WALKWAYS

•  PLATFORMS

•  ROOFTOPS

•  STRUCTURES

•  MOBILE
EQUIPMENT

•  HOLES/SKYLIGHTS

•  TRENCHES
&

EXCAVATIONS

•  4’,
5’,
6’,
10’,
15’,
25’,

30’
fall
trigger
height

rules

Common
Fall
Hazards

STRUCTURES
•  Towers
•  Tanks
•  Poles
•  Common for utilizing
positioning systems and
PFAS
•  https://www.osha.gov/
doc/topics/
communicationtower/
index.html

ELECTRICAL
CONTACT

HAZARD

•  Awareness of required or
incidental contact with
live electricity must be
incorporated into fall
prevention training!
•  Many fatalities and
severe injuries stemming
from contact with live
electricity result from falls
after contact
•  Maintain a 10’ clearance
from electrical hazards
unless source de-
energization is verified

+
=

FALL
REGULATIONS
& STANDARDS
OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY
&
HEALTH
ADMINSTRATION
(OSHA)

CODE
OF
FEDERAL
REGULATIONS
(CFR)

1910
(General
Industry)

Subpart
D
-‐
Walking-‐Working
Surfaces

•  General
requirements

•  Guarding
floor
and
wall
openings
and
holes

•  Fixed
industrial
stairs

•  Portable
wood
ladders

•  Portable
metal
ladders

•  Fixed
ladders

•  Safety
requirements
for
scaffolding

•  Manually
propelled
mobile
ladder
stands
and
scaffolds
(towers)

•  Other
working
surfaces

Subpart
F
-‐
Powered
Plaoorms,
Man
Lips,
and
Vehicle-‐Mounted
Work

Plaoorms

Subpart
I-‐
Personal
ProtecZve
Equipment

•  Personal
Fall
Arrest
Systems

•  Posi?oning
Device
Systems

Subpart
R-‐
Special
Industries

•  Telecommunica?ons-‐
1910.268

•  Electric
Power
Genera?on,
Transmission,
and
Distribu?on-‐
1910.269

FALL
REGULATIONS
& STANDARDS
OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY
&
HEALTH
ADMINSTRATION
(OSHA)

CODE
OF
FEDERAL
REGULATIONS
(CFR)

1926
(ConstrucZon)
-‐
Subpart
M-‐
Fall
ProtecZon-‐
Applies
to:

•  "Unprotected
sides
and
edges”-‐
6’
or
more
above
a
lower
level.

•  "Leading
edges."

• 
"Hoist
areas."

• 
"Holes."

• 
"Formwork
and
reinforcing
steel."

•  "Ramps,
runways,
and
other
walkways."

•  "Excava?ons/Trenches."

• 
"Dangerous
equipment."

•  "Overhand
bricklaying
and
related
work.“

•  "Rooﬁng
work
on
Low-‐slope
roofs."

•  "Steep
roofs."

•  "Precast
concrete
erec?on."

• 
"Residen?al
construc?on."

•  "Wall
openings."

•  "Walking/working
surfaces
not
otherwise
addressed."

FALL
REGULATIONS
& STANDARDS
OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY
&
HEALTH
ADMINSTRATION
(OSHA)

CODE
OF
FEDERAL
REGULATIONS
(CFR)

1926
(ConstrucZon)
-‐
Subpart
M-‐
Fall
ProtecZon-‐
Does
Not
Apply
to:

•  Scaffolds - Subpart L-
•  Certain derricks and cranes- Subpart N
•  Steel Erection- Subpart R-
•  Certain tunneling operations- Subpart S
•  Electric distribution lines- Subpart V
•  Ladders and stairs- Subpart X
•  Also consult OSHA Letters of Interpretation sections
•  Remember: Regulations are the minimum requirements!

FALL
REGULATIONS
& STANDARDS

AMERICAN
NATIONAL
STANDARDS
INSTITUTE
(ANSI)

Z359
FALL
PROTECTION
CODE

•  First
published
1992,
revisions/addi?ons
in
1999,

2007,
2009,
2012,
2013

•  Umbrella
of
17
standards
that
mainly
address
the

variety
of
equipment
developed
for
fall
protec?on

•  Original
standard
applied
to
fall
arrest
equipment

used
in
General
Industry
and
non-‐construc?on

occupa?ons.

•  Construc1on
Industry
has
its
own
set
of
standards,

ANSI
A10.32-‐2004.

FALL
REGULATIONS
& STANDARDS
AMERICAN
NATIONAL
STANDARDS
INSTITUTE
(ANSI)

Z359
FALL
PROTECTION
CODE

Established
Standards:

Z359.0-‐2012-‐
Defini1ons
and
Nomenclature.
Used
for
Fall
Protec?on
and
Fall
Arrest
Establishes
the

defini?ons
and
nomenclature
used
for
the
Z359
Fall
Protec?on
Code.

Z359.1-‐2007-‐
Safety
Requirements
for
Personal
Fall
Arrest
Systems,
Subsystems
and
Components.

Establishes
requirements
for
the
performance,
design.
marking,
qualifica?on,
instruc?on,
training,

inspec?on,
use,
maintenance
and
removal
from
service
of
personal
fall
arrest
systems.

Z359.2-‐2007-‐
Minimum
Requirements
for
a
Comprehensive
Managed
Fall
Protec1on
Program.

Establishes
guidelines
and
requirements
for
an
employer's
managed
fall
protec?on
program,
including

policies,
du?es
and
training,
fall
protec?on
procedures,
elimina?ng
and
controlling
fall
hazards,
rescue

procedures,
incident
inves?ga?ons
and
evalua?ng
program
effec?veness.

Z359.3-‐2007-‐
Safety
Requirements
for
Posi1oning
and
Travel
Restraint
Systems.
Establishes

requirements
for
the
performance,
design,
marking,
qualifica?on,
test
methods
and
instruc?ons
of

lanyards
and
harnesses
comprising
personal
posi?oning
and
travel
restraint
systems.

Z359.4-‐2013-‐
Safety
Requirements
for
Assisted-‐Rescue
and
Self-‐Rescue
Systems,
Subsystems
and

Components.
Establishes
requirements
for
the
performance,
design,
marking,
qualifica?on,

instruc?on,
training,
use,
maintenance
and
removal
from
service
of
connectors,
harnesses,
lanyards,

anchorage
connectors,
winches/hoists,
descent
control
devices,
rope
tackle
blocks
and
self-‐retrac?ng

lanyards
with
integral
rescue
capability
comprising
rescue
systems
used
in
preplanned
self-‐rescue
and

assisted-‐rescue
applica?ons.

FALL
REGULATIONS
& STANDARDS
AMERICAN
NATIONAL
STANDARDS
INSTITUTE
(ANSI)

Z359
FALL
PROTECTION
CODE

Established
Standards
ConZnued:

Z359.6-‐2009-‐
Specifica1ons
and
Design
Requirements
for
Ac1ve
Fall
Protec1on
Systems.
This
standard

is
intended
for
engineers
with
exper?se
in
designing
fall
protec?on
systems.
It
specifies
requirements
for

the
design
and
performance
of
complete
ac?ve
fall
protec?on
systems,
including
travel
restraint
and

ver?cal
and
horizontal
fall
arrest
systems.

Z359.7-‐2011-‐
Qualifica1on
and
Verifica1on
Tes1ng
of
Fall
Protec1on
Products.

Specifies
requirements

for
qualifica?on
and
verifica?on
tes?ng
of
Z359,
Fall
Protec?on
Code,
products.
It
includes
requirements

for
third-‐party
tes?ng,
witness
tes?ng
and
manufacturer
tes?ng
of
fall
protec?on
products.

Z359.12-‐2009-‐
Connec1ng
Components
for
Personal
Fall
Arrest
Systems
(PFAS).
Establishes

requirements
for
the
performance,
design,
marking,
qualifica?on,
test
methods
and
removal
from

service
of
connectors.

Z359.13-‐2013-‐
Personal
Energy
Absorbers
and
Energy
Absorbing
Lanyards.
This
standard
establishes

requirements
for
the
performance,
design,
marking,
qualifica?on,
instruc?ons,
inspec?on,
maintenance

and
removal
from
service
of
energy
absorbing
lanyards
and
personal
energy
absorbers.

Z359.14-‐2012-‐
Safety
Requirements
for
Self-‐Retrac1ng
Devices
for
Personal
Fall
Arrest
and
Rescue

Systems.
This
standard
establishes
requirements
for
the
performance,
design,
qualifica?on
tes?ng,

markings
and
instruc?ons,
inspec?ons,
maintenance
and
storage,
and
removal
from
service
of
self-‐
retrac?ng
devices
(SRD's)
including
self-‐retrac?ng
lanyards
(SRL's),
self-‐retrac?ng
lanyards
with
integral

rescue
capability
(SRL-‐R's),
and
self-‐retrac?ng
lanyards
with
leading
edge
capability
(SRL-‐LE's).
Reference

Standards
and
Documents:.

FALL
REGULATIONS
& STANDARDS
AMERICAN
NATIONAL
STANDARDS
INSTITUTE
(ANSI)

Z359
FALL
PROTECTION
CODE

Forthcoming
Standards:

Z359.5-‐
Safety
Requirements
for
Personal
Fall
Arrest
Systems

Z359.8-‐
Managed
Fall
Protec?on
Programs

Z359.11-‐
Safety
Requirements
for
Full-‐Body
Harness
for
Personal
Fall
Arrest

System

Z359.15-‐
Safety
Requirements
for
Ver?cal
Lifelines
for
Personal
Fall
Arrest

Systems

Z359.16-‐
Safety
Requirements
for
Fall
Arresters
for
Personal
Fall
Arrest

Systems

Z359.17-‐
Safety
Requirements
for
Horizontal
Lifelines
for
Personal
Fall
Arrest

Systems

Z359.18-‐
Safety
Requirements
for
Anchorage
Connectors
for
Personal
Fall

Arrest
Systems

.

EEFECTIVE
FALL

PROGRAM
ELEMENTS

ANSI
Z359.2-‐2007
standard

Minimum
Requirements
for

a
Comprehensive
Managed

Fall
Protec1on
Program

ANSI
Z359.2-‐2007
Program
elements:

•  Policies,
duZes,
and
training-‐
Ensure
your
company
has
a
clear
policy
on
fall
management,

iden?fies
the
program
key
personnel
and
their
associated
du?es,
and
the
training
program

requirements.

•  Fall
protecZon
procedures-‐
Project
specific,
wriAen

fall
protec?on
procedures
should
be

developed
and
implemented
well
in
advance
of
any
work
being
performed,
and
reviewed
by
all

personnel
associated
with
job
opera?ons.

•  EliminaZng
and
controlling
fall
hazards-‐
Elimina?ng
fall
hazards
are
always
a
beAer

op?on
than
protec?ng
from
them.
Ensure
competent
and
qualified
personnel
iden?fy
and

implement
proper
control
mechanisms

•  Rescue
procedures-‐
Workers
must
be
trained
on
rescue
procedures
in
the
event
of
a
fall,

such
as
communica?on,
suspension
trauma,
first
aid
and
CPR.
Only
trained
and
qualified

personnel
should
ever
aAempt
a
rescue!

•  Incident
invesZgaZons-‐
Incidents
should
always
be
inves?gated
for
root
cause
and

communicated
to
aid
in
the
preven?on
of
the
incident
occurring
again.

•  EvaluaZng
program
effecZveness-‐
Your
fall
management
program
is
a
living,
breathing

program
that
must
con?nuously
evolve
with
your
company.
The
program
should
be
evaluated

whenever
there
is
a
relevant
change
in
work
opera?ons
or
procedure.
Evaluate
the
program
at

least
annually.

WHAT’S
YOUR

COMPANY
SAFETY

CULTURE
LIKE?
•  Injury and Illness
Prevention Plans
•  Hazard Specific Plans
•  Management
Commitment
•  Employee Involvement
•  Communication
Unsafe Conditions or
Unsafe Acts and
Behaviors?
•  Complacency
•  Short Cuts
•  Lack of Training
•  Lack of Supervision
•  Lack of Understanding
•  Subcontractors!
QUESTION:
WHO
IS
RESPONSIBLE
FOR
YOUR
SAFETY?

I
AM!

EFFECTIVE
FALL

PROGRAM
ELEMENTS
•  OSHA’s Fall Prevention
Campaign June 2-6,
2014
•  Nationwide Safety
Stand Down
•  Over 1 Million workers
in all 50 states
participated
•  Hundreds of violations
and hazardous
conditions found and
mitigated
•  Safety Week 2015 May
4 thru May 10

EFFECTIVE
FALL

PROGRAM
ELEMENTS-‐

PLAN
PLAN ahead to get the
job done safely!
•  Employers
must
plan
projects
to
ensure
that
the
job
is
done
safely,
and
fall

hazards
are
assessed
and
mi?gated.

•  Begin
by
deciding
how
the
job
will
be
done,
what
tasks
will
be
involved,

and
what
safety
equipment
may
be
needed
to
complete
each
task.

•  When
es?ma?ng
the
cost
of
a
job,
employers
should
include
safety

equipment,
and
plan
to
have
all
the
necessary
equipment
and
tools

available
at
the
construc?on
site.

•  Get
your
team
involved!
Es?mators,
Engineers,
Project
Managers,
Safety

EFFECTIVE
FALL

PROGRAM
ELEMENTS-‐

PROVIDE
•  PROVIDE the right
equipment!
•  Workers
who
are
exposed
to
fall
hazards
are
at
risk
for
serious
injury
or

death
if
they
should
fall.

•  To
protect
workers,
employers
must
provide
the
right
kinds
of
ladders,

scaffolds,
and
fall
preven?on
&
protec?on
safety
equipment.

•  Remember-‐
PPE
isn’t
one
size
fits
all!
Make
sure
the
equipment
fits

properly,
with
special
emphasis
on
worker
gender
(anthropometry).

EFFECTIVE
FALL

PROGRAM
ELEMENTS-‐

TRAIN
Reference:
•  OSHA CFR 1910/1926
•  OSHA 2254
•  ANSI Z359 & Z490.1
•  EM385
•  Manufacturer Specs &
Recommendations
•  Falls
can
be
prevented
when
workers
understand
proper
set-‐up
and
safe
use

of
equipment
through
structured
orienta?on
and
training.

•  Employers
must
train
workers
in
hazard
recogni?on
and
in
the
maintenance

and
inspec?on
of
ladders,
scaﬀolds,
fall
protec?on
and
preven?on
systems,

and
other
equipment
they'll
be
using
on
the
job.

•  U?lize
all
training
and
learning
mediums
including
instructor
led,
online,

blended,
hands-‐on
prac?cal,
demonstra?ons,
toolbox
talks
and
safety

mee?ngs.
Encourage
management
and
employee
par?cipa?on!

YOUR
TRAINING

CULTURE

SOME
QUESTIONS:

DOES
TRAINING
IMPROVE
WORKER
BEHAVIOR
AND
CONFINDENCE?

NO

DOES
TRAINING
REDUCE
INCIDENT,
INJURY
AND
ILLNESS
RATES?

NO

DOES
TRAINING
HAVE
A
DIRECT
EFFECT
ON
QUALITY
AND
PERFORMANCE?

NO

HOW
ABOUT
EFFECTIVE
TRAINING?

“What’s
worse
than

training
your
workers

and
losing
them?
Not

training
them
and

keeping
them”

-‐
Zig
Ziglar

YOUR
TRAINING

CULTURE

WHAT
CRITERIA
SHOULD
MY
TRAINING

PROGRAM
BE
EVALUATED
AGAINST?

•  DEFENSIBLE-‐
Are
you
prepared
to
defend
your
program
under
any

worse
case
scenario?

•  RECOGNIZED-‐
Home
grown
programs
or
regula?on/standard/
industry
based?
CEUs?

•  ONGOING-‐
One
and
done?
Regiment
and
schedule.
Incident
follow

up.

•  MEASURABLE-‐
Reduc?on
in
incidents
clearly
resul?ng
from
eﬀec?ve

training
and
learning
reten?on
vs.
plain
luck?
Tes?ng
results?
Student

course
evalua?on/survey?

•  EFFECTIVE-‐
Dis?nc?ve
culture
change
in
workforce
behavior
and

awareness?
Was
training
the
cure
for
the
problem?

YOUR
TRAINING

CULTURE

OSHA
2254

Index of Training
Requirements for
•  General Industry
(1910)
•  Construction (1926)
•  Maritime (1915, 1917,
1918)
•  Agriculture (1928)
•  Federal Employees
(1960)
OSHA 2254- Training Requirements in OSHA Standards and
Training Guidelines

YOUR
TRAINING

CULTURE

ANSI
Z490.1

•  Criteria
was
developed
by

combining
accepted

pracZces
in
the
training

industry
with
those
in
the

safety,
health,
and

environmental
industries

•  Standard
sZpulates
how

to
eﬀecZvely:

•  Analyze

•  Design

•  Develop

•  Deliver

•  Implement

•  Evaluate

ANSI Z490.1- Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health
and Environmental Training

YOUR
TRAINING

CULTURE

EM385-‐1-‐1

•  Compliance
with
the
U.S.

Army
Corps
of
Engineers

Engineering
Manual

385-‐1-‐1-‐
Safety
and
Health

Requirements
is
required
by

Federal/DoD
contract

speciﬁcaZons
in

construcZon,
alteraZon
and

demoliZon
contracts

•  Over
250
references
to

training
requirements

•  2014
Revisions:
Fall

ProtecZon/Competent

person,
a
minimum
of
24

hours,
(at
least
16
hours
of

formal
classroom
training

and
8
hours
of
pracZcal

applicaZon)

EM385-1-1- Engineering Manual for Safety & Health Requirements

YOUR
TRAINING

CULTURE

IACET
CEU’s

A
WORD
ABOUT
CONTINUING
EDUCATION
UNITS
(CEUs)

IACET-‐
The
Interna?onal
Associa?on
for
Con?nuing
Educa?on
and
Training

•  CommiAed
to
best
prac?ces
in
adult
learning
and
professional
training

•  Interna1onally
recognized
training

•  Professional
development

•  CEUs
and
Contact
Hours

•  Authorized
IACET
providers
must
follow
strict
design
and
development

criteria
for
CEU
course
qualiﬁca?ons
including
needs
assessment,
learning

objec?ves/outcomes
and
cer?ﬁcates
of
comple?on

Reference
Materials and
Resources
• Where
can
you
go

for
more
help,

informaZon
and

resources
on

structuring
an

eﬀecZve
fall

program?

•  Occupa?onal
Safety
&
Health
Agency
(OSHA)

www.osha.gov/

•  Center
for
Construc?on
Research
and
Training
(CPWR)

hAp://www.cpwr.com/

hAp://stopconstruc?onfalls.com/

•  Na?onal
Ins?tute
of
Occupa?onal
Safety
and
Health
(NIOSH)

hAp://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/falls/

•  American
Na?onal
Standards
Ins?tute
(ANSI)

hAp://ansi.org/

• 

Na?onal
Associa?on
of
Tower
Erectors
(NATE)

hAp://natehome.com/

• 

Equipment
Manufacturers-‐
Miller,
DBI
SALA,
Garlock

•  ClickSafety
Online
Safety
Training

www.ClickSafety.com

Summary

Some
Fall
Management
Program
Tips

•  Establish
eﬀec?ve
safety
culture.
Remember:
Plan.
Provide.
Train.

•  Learn
the
ANSI
Z359
Fall
Protec?on
Code

•  Evaluate
your
training
programs-‐
DROME

•  Always
inves?gate
incidents
and
share
conclusions

•  Prac?ce
safety
stand
downs!

•  Safety
Week
2015-‐
May
4
through
May
10-‐

hAp://www.safetyweek2015.com/

ANSI
Z359
Fall
PrevenZon
Code:

Fundamentals
for
an
EﬀecZve

Management
Program

QuesZons?

THANK
YOU!

Paul
J.
Colangelo,
STS,

CHST,
CET

NaZonal
Director
of

Compliance
Programs

ClickSafety.com

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2015

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4,
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