Fall Protection and Prevention ES-RQ-135

Fall Protection and Prevention
Requirements Revision: 8-Jan-2018
1 Create and maintain written procedures that meet these requirements or local legal
requirements, whichever are stricter.
Floor Surfaces
2 Provide covers and/or guards to protect personnel from the hazards of open pits, tanks,
vats, trenches, floor holes, fragile surfaces, etc.
3 Maintain floors in a clean and reasonably dry condition, installing drainage as needed.
4 Keep floors free from protrusions or loose surface materials.
Wall Openings
5 Guard every wall opening where there is a drop of more than 1.2 meters (4 feet) or where
risk assessment indicates.
6 Keep guards in position, regardless of a door, when the opening is not in use.
7 Provide a removable toe board or equivalent when there is potential for an object to fall.
Fragile Surfaces
8 Implement fall prevention controls (platforms, guards, railings, screens, covers, etc.) to
prevent any unnecessary travel over or near fragile surfaces, including skylights.
9 Utilize a working at heights permit on or near fragile surfaces as described within this
document.
10 Communicate the presence of fragile surfaces with clear markings or other means.
Elevated Platforms and Walkways

11 Guard every open-sided floor, platform or walkway 1.2 meters (4 feet) or more above the
adjacent floor level with a standard railing.
12 Provide a removable toe board or equivalent when there is potential for an object to fall.
13 Provide guarding (equivalent to a standard railing) at openings or extension platforms used
for material handling. Keep the guarding closed when the open side is not in use.
14 Guardrails are not required for entrances to ramps, stairways, or fixed ladders.
Fixed Ladders
15 Provide fixed ladders more than 6 meters (20 feet) in height with a cage surrounding the
climbing side of the ladder.
16 Extend fixed ladder cages 2 meters (7 feet) above floor level to a point at least 1 meter (3.5
feet) above the landing surface.
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17 Provide a landing for fixed ladders longer than 9 meters (30 feet) at least every 9 meters (30
feet).
18 Require fall protection equipment when working from ladders at heights of 6 meters (20 feet)
or more.
19 Restrict access to fixed ladders that access roofs and silos.
20 Either provide entrances for fixed ladders with a swinging gate, or offset the entrances so
that a person cannot walk directly into the opening.
Aerial Lifts
21 Ensure toe boards and standard railings are on all aerial lifting equipment.
22 Implement controls to prevent personnel access under a raised aerial device.
23 Establish controls to prevent the inadvertent movement of the lift during operations.
24 Personnel in the aerial device must
24.1 Wear personal fall protection equipment and be tied off to the aerial device at all times
(using provided anchor points when available).
24.2 Stand firmly on the floor of the work platform. Do not sit, stand or climb on guardrails.
24.3 Follow established docking procedures that provide continuous fall protection if
personnel must exit the device in a raised position.
24.4 Prevent objects from falling from the lift (e.g. tool carrier).
25 Do not move mobile platforms when the work platform is elevated unless the equipment is
designed for that type of operation.
26 Do not operate aerial devices near energized, high-voltage power lines unless the
equipment is designed for that type of operation. Maintain a minimum distance of 3 meters
(10 feet).
27 Do not exceed load limits specified by the manufacturer.
Forklift Basket Attachments

28 Comply with all aerial lift requirements (above) and lift truck requirements.
29 Provide forklift basket attachments that are compatible with their respective lift truck in
accordance with manufacturer’s specifications. Ensure that a competent person certifies the
basket is fit for purpose.
30 Lock or chock the wheels of the lift truck when work is occurring in the basket.
31 Maintain communication between the lift truck operator and personnel in the basket
attachment during usage.
32 Prohibit movement of the lift tuck when personnel are in an elevated position.
33 Ensure a load-rating equivalent to at least twice the total load, including basket, personnel
and equipment.
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34 Ensure compliance with Machine Safeguarding requirements as needed to prevent contact

with lift truck moving parts.
35 The basket attachment features should include
o Standard railing o Identified anchorage point
o Toe board o Secure attachment to the truck
Portable Ladders and Mobile Platforms

36 Place and use ladders and mobile platforms to minimize the possibility of falling and to protect
users from area hazards (e.g. energized equipment, traffic).
37 Store ladders and mobile platforms to protect them from damage and ensure accessibility.
38 Use ladders only for their designed load/purpose.
39 Do not tie or fasten ladders together to provide longer sections unless designed as such.
40 Do not use metal ladders or mobile platforms where there is the potential to contact live
electrical equipment.
41 Require fall protection when working from ladders at a height of 6 meters (20 feet) or more.
42 Extend portable ladders 1 meter (3 feet) past the landing, and secure.
43 Do not use A-frame ladders as straight ladders.
44 Never stand on the top step (or top two steps, dependent on manufacturer recommendation) of
an A-frame ladder.
45 Fully engage and lock spreader bars of A-frame ladders.
Scaffolding
46 Scaffolding must support without failure its own weight and at least four times the maximum
intended load applied or transmitted to it.
47 Post and do not exceed the load rating.
48 Provide railing for all scaffolding work platforms.
49 Integrate and secure ladders to scaffolding used for ascending or descending.
50 Ensure personnel working on scaffolding during assembly or disassembly utilize fall prevention
equipment.
51 Prohibit personnel on scaffolding during movement of scaffolding.
Working at Heights Permit

52 Establish a permit program to control, monitor and document working at heights. Working at a
height of more than 2 meters (6 feet), where fixed platforms and standard railings are not
available, requires a permit. Working within 5 meters (15 feet) of an unprotected edge of a roof,
work platform, excavation site, pit, fragile surface, etc., requires a permit.
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53 The permit must be
53.1 Completed prior to the work, with permit requirements communicated to all those involved
in the work.
53.2 Posted in the immediate work area for the duration of the work.
53.3 Retained for one year or per legal requirements (whichever is longer).
Fall Protection Equipment

54 Ensure fall protection equipment meets the requirements of ANSI Z359.1 or similar consensus
standard and the following:
54.1 Require usage at heights more than 2 meters (6 feet) where fixed platforms and standard
railings are not provided, or at any height based on risk assessment.
54.2 Require usage when working from a ladder at more than 6 meters (20 feet).
54.3 Forbid body belt usage.
54.4 Limit lanyard length to 2 meters (6 feet) or shorter depending on risk assessment.
54.5 Self-retracting lanyards, if used, must limit deceleration/free fall distance to less than 2
meters (6 feet) (see Figure 1).
54.6 Connectors (snaphooks, carabiners, etc.) used to attach the lanyard to the harness or
anchorage point must be lockable (requiring at least two actions to open).
55 When the use of fall protection equipment as described above is not possible or is inadequate
to control the risk, implement safety nets or airbags.
Figure 1. Calculating free fall distance
Anchorage Point
56 Support at least 2270 kgf (5000 lbf) or two times the maximum expected arresting force. A
competent person must verify proof of suitability.
57 Do not use non-structural members (e.g., piping systems, electrical conduits or scaffolding) as
anchorage points unless they have documented capability of supporting the required force.
58 Devices specifically designed as temporary anchorage points, such as beam straps, may be
used if the supporting member meets requirements.
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59 Anchorage points must be located to ensure a maximum deceleration/free fall distance of less
than 2 meters (6 foot) (see Figure 1). The risk assessment should be used to determine
maximum deceleration/free fall distance.
60 Each person must have his or her own independent anchorage point unless the single
anchorage point has documented capability of supporting more than one person.
61 Do not wrap the lanyard around a structural element and connect it to itself.
Inspection and Maintenance

62 Inspect and maintain all fall protection equipment to ensure that it functions as designed and
minimizes any risk of injury, per Table 1.
63 Remove from service any equipment that fails any inspection/maintenance checks.
64 Ensure equipment removed from service cannot be inadvertently used.
65 Destroy defective fall protection equipment that cannot be repaired.
Table 1. Fall Protection Equipment Inspection

Equipment Pre-Use Annual
Fall Protection Personal Protective Document and retain for the life of
Visual
Equipment the equipment.
Per manufacturer requirements;
Document and retain 12
Aerial Lifts document and retain for the life of
months
the equipment.
Fixed Ladders; Portable Ladders; Document and retain for the life of
Visual
Mobile Platforms the equipment.
Document and retain for

Scaffolding N/A
life of equipment
Training
66 Provide fall protection training for the following employees:
 Users of fall protection equipment
 Individuals affected by fall protection equipment usage
 Supervisors of these operations
67 The training should
67.1 Cover applicable sections of the facility’s fall protection procedures.
67.2 Include how to perform required pre-use inspections.
67.3 Document and cover the proper method to wear and use harnesses and other applicable
equipment.
67.4 Certify that the user is competent in the proper operation of the aerial lift equipment and in
the appropriate use of fall protection controls.

Requirement

67.5 Include how to properly place, secure, use and store portable ladders and scaffolding, as
applicable.
68 Provide refresher training when there is evidence of deficiencies in employees’ knowledge
regarding performance of their roles and responsibilities.
68.1 For aerial devices, provide refresher training at least every three years.
Revision History
Revision Date Summary of Change
08-Jan-2018 Published as a result of the 2017 Technical Governance review
and optimization of the Coca-Cola operational requirements.
Evaluated and reformatted the content against the lean governance
model, focusing on risk-based and fit-for-purpose requirements.
Ensured language is more concise, and eliminated redundancies
against global consensus standards.


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What are the requirements for floor surfaces?

What are the requirements for floor surfaces?

What precautions should be taken for wall openings?

What precautions should be taken for wall openings?

Fall Protection and Prevention

Requirements Revision: 8-Jan-2018

Elevated Platforms and Walkways

Forklift Basket Attachments

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34 Ensure compliance with Machine Safeguarding requirements as needed to prevent contact

Portable Ladders and Mobile Platforms

Working at Heights Permit

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Fall Protection Equipment

Figure 1. Calculating free fall distance

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Inspection and Maintenance

Table 1. Fall Protection Equipment Inspection

Document and retain for

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