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    The document outlines a fall protection plan, including procedures for fall prevention, fall arrest, elevated work positions, inspections, training, and responsibilities. Elevated work positions over 2 meters require approved fall prevention or arrest equipment. Supervisors must conduct risk assessments and provide training to employees working at heights.

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    SUMMARISED FALL PROTECTION PLAN

    The original FALL PROTECTION PLAN DOCUMENT is available in the Safety office
    PURPOSE:
    Create a safe working environment and eliminate the risk of employees falling from elevated positions.
    FALL PREVENTION:
    Approved equipment used to prevent a person from falling: Life line, anchorage, hard barricading
    FALL ARREST:
    Equipment used to arrest/stop the person who has fallen, from striking the ground: Safety harness, deceleration
    devices.
    ELEVATED POSITIONS:
    Position in which work cannot be done safely above 2 meters from the ground.
    1) Permanent Platforms – safe and have permanent completed fall prevention
    2) Scaffolding – Non permanent structures, must be green tagged before accessing
    3) Ladders – Inspected before use, secured, one person at a time use
    4) Elevated Working Platforms – Approved permanent structure platforms as per design drawing
    5) Mobile Elevated Working Platforms - elevated working platforms that are rigidly connected to a mobile self-propelled
    unit.
    6) Cradles suspended from lifting equipment - A platform enclosed on all sides but open at the top designed for the
    purpose of lowering and raising persons by means of a lifting machine.

    RISK ASSESSMENTS:
    Supervisors must prepare Risks Assessments and DSTIs for all elevated work.

    PROCEDURE FOR THE INSPECTIONS, TESTING AND MAINTENANCE OF FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
    1) Safety harnesses – User to inspect daily and record, certified
    2) Life lines – Installed by a competent person, inspected before use, tagged and on register
    3) Scaffolds – Erected, modified and inspected by a competent person, green tagged before use
    4) Portable Ladders – Inspected before use by a competent person, record on register.
    5) Hard Barricading – Inspected daily by Supervisor and all faults corrected.
    6) Reacceleration devices – Inspected monthly by a competent person and before use, record on register.
    7) MEWP -– Inspected before use by a competent person, record on register.
    8) Cradles - Inspected before use by a competent person, record on register.

    PROGRAMME FOR THE TRAINING OF PERSONS WORKING AT A FALL RISK POSITION


    1) Induction – Before being allowed to enter the construction site
    2) Working at height training – Performed by accredited organization to all persons working above 2 meters from the
    ground
    3) Risk Assessments – To be acknowledged by signing by workers before performing task
    4) DSTI – Compiled by the Supervisor and the team and acknowledged by signing by workers before performing task.
    5) Toolbox talks - When necessary specific topics under the Fall Protection Plan will be presented by Supervisors to
    their team.
    6) Working at height procedure – Presented to all persons working in a fall risk position and acknowledged by signing by
    workers before performing task

    MEDICAL SCREENING

    SAFE GUARDING OF UNPROTECTED OPENINGS


    1) Openings in floors – Covered or hard barricaded and signage displayed. Addressed in DSTI.
    2) Unguarded edges – Hard barricaded, inspected before use by Supervisor. Addressed in DSTI.
    3) Unprotected stairways and doorways - Hard barricaded, inspected before use by Supervisor. Addressed in DSTI.

    RESPONSIBILITIES
    1) Construction Supervisor – Provide a safe work area, supervise and train employees and eliminate all risks
    2) Employee – Responsible for their own safety, ensure they are trained for the task, obey legal instructions and
    cooperate with the Supervisor

    Date: _________________

    Supervisor Name: _____________________

    Supervisor Signature: _______________________

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