Potential Hazards:
- Falls to solid surfaces
- Falls into water
- Slips, trips, and falls
Requirements and Example Solutions:
- If fall hazards are identified through the Hazard Assessment
required in 1915.152(b), employees must be protected from falls by
the use of personal fall protection equipment.
[1915.152(a)] See Shipbreaking
Fall Protection. See also Figure 1.
- Personal flotation devices must be used when boarding, leaving, or working from small boats or
floats. [1915.77(e) and
1915.158(a)]
- Good housekeeping must be maintained at all times. [1915.91(a)
and (b)] See Figure 2.
- The minimum walking surface on gangways, cat walks, and temporary
decking is 20 inches wide. [1915.74(a)(1),
1915.74(b),
1915.75(a),
1915.75(g)]
- Typical guardrails are 42 inches high with a mid-rail. [1915.75(b)]
See Figure 3.
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Figure 1: Workers equipped with full body harnesses, lanyards and oversized snaphooks.
Figure 2: Workers protected with lifejackets (PFDs) while docking and boarding barge.
Figure 3: Clamp-on guardrail protecting open side of platform. |
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