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<td><a href="https://misportal.jlab.org/ll/index.jsf?function=view&lessonId=920">Fall Protection is required to Prevent Injury - DOE - OE Level 3 - Various Sights</a></td>
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<h2 style="white-space:nowrap">Statement of Lessons Learned</h2>
<pre>For a copy of the original report, see "Attachments" on Lessons Learned page.
Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1926.451, Safety and Health Regulations for Construction: General Requirements, requires that employers provide fall protection when workers are at elevations of 6-feet or higher. Protection includes guardrails, safety nets, or a personal fall arrest system with harness and line. Fall protection must be included in effective work planning and includes analyzing fall hazards, developing and implementing controls to mitigate them.
This lesson learned provides a summary of several incidents that have occurred across a variety of DOE sites that violate the requirements of 29 CFR Part 1926.451.
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<h2 style="white-space:nowrap">Discussion of Activities</h2>
<pre>Several safety concern incidents, where fall protection requirements were not followed or were ignored, have been brought to the attention of the Department of Energy (DOE). These include:
January 21, 2015 - Hanford Low Activity Waste Annex Building - a subcontractor was observed above six feet on a 10-foot ladder without fall protection. Although he began the task at a lower level, he obtained a higher point as work progressed while pulling wire through conduit. He was notified by his supervisor, and immediately stopped to obtain a suitable anchorage and fall protection system.
May 15, 2014 - the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - reported three incidents:
1. A technician was observed standing on the mid-rails of an elevated scissor lift. He was wearing a fullbody harness with shock-absorbing lanyard, but the lanyard was not attached to an anchor point.
2. A subcontractor was observed standing outside the basket of a man-lift while trying to install a chemical fume hood. He had one foot on the fume hood and the other on the outside of the lift mid-rail 7-feet off the ground without fall protection.
3. A subcontractor was observed standing on top of an environmental chamber at a height of 9-feet without fall protection equipment.
April 15, 20142014 - the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - a subcontractor was observed on the edge of a trench box, on his hands and knees, reaching to release some rigging. This action placed him within 6-feet of the edge where he had the potential to fall 10-feet. Although tie-off points were available, the worker believed he was safe on his hands and knees. When the worker was informed of the fall protection requirements, he donned fall protection for the remaining activities.
December 2012 - Idaho National Laboratory - before an approved fall protection plan had been implemented for "in-cell" work, a technician was observed standing with his feet braced on the bridge rails, leaning back against a temporary hand rail approximately 30-feet above the floor with no fall protection.
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<h2 style="white-space:nowrap">Analysis</h2>
<pre>These occurrences serve as reminders of the need for strict procedural compliance and a questioning attitude, starting with planning and walkdowns, and stopping work when conditions change. Communication is necessary between work groups regarding elevated safety regulations and expectations. Review work periodically to check if fall protection is required.
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<h2 style="white-space:nowrap">Recommended Actions</h2>
<pre>Below are the consequences of the above event. They are provided for information and discussion purposes only.
Sites that filed ORPS reports took numerous corrective actions, these include:
* Develop a guidance document identifying activity hold (stop work) points.
* Adopt the hold points into the Safe Work Permits and train workers on their importance.
* Perform an extent of condition review of other similar projects to ensure hazards are identified and controls are specified.
* Review the current fall protection plan for work and revise the plan for upcoming projects.
* Research alternate methods to access elevated areas to avoid fall hazards.
* Update procedures in use to specifically include requirements for fall protection.
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<h2 style="white-space:nowrap">JLab Preventive Measures</h2>
<pre>In accordance with ES&H Manual Chapter 6131 Fall Protection Systems, Jefferson Lab requires some type of fall protection when work is performed at elevations of four feet or more. Fall protection includes passive or active systems. The Task Hazard Analysis (THA) is used to determine the proper fall protection system for the type of work to be performed. The following are considered in the THA:
* Height at which the task will be performed
* Type of movement required to perform the task (i.e., stationary, lateral, etc.)
* Weight of the worker(s)
* Location of anchor or tie-off points
* Rescue methods
* Length of time at the work station
* Number of workers needed
* Worksite conditions
* Other equipment/activities in the area that may pose a hazard
* Environmental conditions
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<h5 style="white-space:nowrap">11/19/2015 9:42:45 AM by Bailey, Mary Jo</h5>
<pre>Submitted to those with:
SAF307: LADDER SAFETY
SAF120kd: SAFETY OBSERVATION PROGRAM </pre>
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<td class="dataval">YES</td>
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<td class="label" nowrap>Originator:</td>
<td class="dataval">Lawrence, Bobby</td>
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<td class="dataval">11/19/2015 9:41:19 AM</td>
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<td class="dataval">Bailey, Mary Jo</td>
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<td class="dataval">11/19/2015 9:42:45 AM</td>
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<td class="dataval">Ashley Ruocco, DOE Lesson Learned Coordinator, Ashley.Ruocco@hg.doe.gov</td>
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<legend>Attachments</legend>
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<li><a target="_blank" href="https://misportal.jlab.org/ll/downloadAttachment?attachmentId=4182">OE-3 2015-05 Fall Protection.pdf</a></li>
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<legend>Hazard Issues</legend>
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<li>Working at Elevations</li>
<li>Four Feet or More Above the Ground (other than ladder or scaffold).</li>
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<legend>Skills</legend>
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<li>SAF307: LADDER SAFETY</li>
<li>SAF120kd: SAFETY OBSERVATION PROGRAM Read (http://www.jlab.org/ehs/ehsmanual/manual/3700.html) Then Contact Bob May ext.7632 to arrange practical</li>
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<legend>Distribution/Notification</legend>
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<li>*Division Safety Officers (DSOs)</li>
<li>*Safety Wardens</li>
<li>*DOE Notification</li>
<li>*ESH&Q Liaisons</li>
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