Scissor Lifts and Harnesses – Fall Protection or No Protection? Scissor Lifts and Harnesses - Fall Protection or No Protection? covers the pros and cons of fall protection for operators of scissor lifts (mobile elevating work platforms). Over the years I have watched while the battle has raged over whether the use of personal fall arrest harnesses by scissor lift operators is appropriate.
https://www.ivestraining.com/resource-center/articles-of-interest/articles/scissor-lifts-and-harnesses-fall-protection-or-no-protection/
Fall Protection PPE: When Do You Need To Replace A Safety Harness? OSHA regulations require employers to provide workers with fall protection personal protective equipment (PPE) in settings where they work or walk on elevated surfaces. PPE works in one of two ways. As a fall arrest system, PPE stops workers from hitting the ground or another obstruction after falls.
http://www.fallprotect.com/techtalk/ppe-when-replace-safety-harness/
Fall Protection Options. OSHA's fall protection standard like most of the regulations the agency has issued over the last 20 years is performance-oriented. In other words, it sets a broad goal you must achieve protecting employees from fall hazards but it doesn't give two hoots about how you do it.
http://www.ehstoday.com/ppe/fall-protection/ehs_imp_32797
Fall Protection Requirements for Aerial Lifts. 1  September 2, 2013 - When I first set down and began drafting this month’s blog post, I started off with the intent to address the many different fall protection requirements for general industry and construction.
http://www.oshatraining.com/Fall-Protection-Requirements-for-Aerial-Lifts.php
Fall protection is defined as any means used to protect workers from falls from heights. Falls from heights are a concern at many worksites and there are threshold heights established where various types of fall protection are required. For employees in general industry, the height is 4 feet above a lower level.
http://www.ehstoday.com/construction/news/clearing-confusion-surrounding-fall-protection-0510
If that’s not enough, neither OSHA regulations or ANSI/SIA standards require the use of personal fall protection harnesses for operators of scissor lifts.
https://www.ivestraining.com/resource-center/articles-of-interest/articles/scissor-lifts-and-harnesses-fall-protection-or-no-protection/
You can get some idea of the benefit of using fall protection when you think about what would happen to your car if it slammed into a brick wall at 17 miles an hour. In general, OSHA's fall protection standard requires that anyone working at heights of 6 feet or more be provided with fall protection.
http://www.ehstoday.com/ppe/fall-protection/ehs_imp_32797
These workers often need fall protection, and training in how to use it. The key to protecting employees in these situations is to use the right type of fall protection systems or equipment. Ladders — First, fall protection is not required for portable ladder use in either general industry or construction work. You don't want employees tying off to ladders or other objects nearby. Fixed ladders are a different story, as they may or may not have cages or ladder safety devices.
http://www.ehstoday.com/construction/news/clearing-confusion-surrounding-fall-protection-0510
OSHA Fall Protection Requirements for Aerial Lifts. September 2, 2013 - When I first set down and began drafting this month’s blog post, I started off with the intent to address the many different fall protection requirements for general industry and construction.
http://www.oshatraining.com/Fall-Protection-Requirements-for-Aerial-Lifts.php
“Fall protection” means personal fall protection equipment worn by employees working at heights, safety nets, catch platforms, warning lines, and guard rails along elevated surfaces. Fall protection of some type (usually guardrails) is required when employees work at a height of 4 feet or more in all workplaces. In construction, personal fall protection equipment or equivalent protection is required when workers are at heights of 10 feet or more. In some types of work or industries, fall protection is specified at different heights.
http://wisha-training.lni.wa.gov/training/presentations/Fallprotection.pps
when do you need fall protection
You need fall protection when in the general industry, the height is 4 feet above a lower level.