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Falls from Roofs Can Be Prevented! (NIOSH 2012-142)

NIOSH roofing fall prevention poster: harnesses, guardrails, covering holes and skylights.

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· 2 pages · by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

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    I worked construction for 10 years before my fall. It shattered my body and my livelihood.

    • FallS FROm ROOFS CaN bE PREVENTED!
    • Fall PREVENTION FaCT SHEET
    • Wear a harness and always stay connected
    • Make sure your harness fits
    • Use guardrails or lifelines
    • Inspect all fall protection equipment before use
    • Work safely. Use the right equipment.
    • Guard or cover all holes, openings, and skylights
    • DON’T
    • disconnect from the lifeline
    • DON’T
    • work around unprotected openings or skylights
    • PlaN ahead to get the job done safely.
    • PROVIDE the right roof equipment.
    • TRaIN everyone to use the equipment safely.
    • DON’T
    • use defective equipment
    • 1-800-321-OSHA (6742) • TTY 1-877-889-5627
    • U.S. Department of Labor
    • www.osha.gov
    • NIOSH 2012-142 / OSHA 3533-04 2012
    • Safety Pays. Falls Cost. www.osha.gov/stopfalls/
    • PlaN ahead to get the job done safely. PROVIDE the right equipment. TRaIN everyone to use the equipment safely.
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    FallS FROm laDDERS CaN bE PREVENTED!

    • FallS FROm SCaFFOlDS CaN bE PREVENTED!
    • Choose the right ladder for the job
    • Use fully planked scaffolds
    • Maintain three points of contact
    • E nsure proper access to scaffold
    • Secure the ladder
    • P lumb and level
    • Always face the lad der
    • Complete ALL guardrails
    • E nsure stable footing
    • I nspect before use (by competent person)
    • DON’T
    • stand on top or on the top step of a stepladder
    • DON’T
    • verreach
    • DON’T
    • s tand on guardrails
    • DON ’T
    • DON’T
    • climb cross-braces
    • PlaN ahead to get the job done safely. PROVIDE the right ladder and equipment. TRaIN everyone to use the equipment safely.
    • PlaN ahead to get the job done safely. PROVIDE the right scaffold and equipment. TRaIN everyone to use the equipment safely.
    • DO N’T
    • use a lad der on top of a scaffold

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