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Construction Safety and Health (Cosh) Training Course
Construction Safety and Health (Cosh) Training Course
Construction Safety
and Health (CoSH)
Training Course
Occupational Safety & Health
Network (OSHNet) – 10, Inc.
OSHNet-10 Cagayan de Oro City
FALL
PROTECTION
Occupational Safety & Health
Network (OSHNet) – 10, Inc.
OSHNet-10 Cagayan de Oro City
STATISTICS
Falls are the number one cause of fatalities in the
construction industry.
• Falls 33%
• Struck By 18%
• Caught In 18%
• Electrical 17%
150 – 200 workers are killed each year and more
than 100,000 injured as a result of falls
Data from US BLS
Occupational Safety & Health
Network (OSHNet) – 10, Inc.
OSHNet-10 Cagayan de Oro City
STATISTICS
• 40% of fall fatalities were from heights over 40 ft.
• 25% of fall fatalities were from heights of 20-30 ft.
• 25% of fall fatalities were from heights of 11-20 ft.
• Elimination
• Prevention
• Use of Control Equipment
Example:
Use of radio communication for signaling
instead of employees hanging over the edge
giving signals
• Purpose:
Stop the fall
Distribute the impact energy
experienced during the fall arrest
Rope/Lanyard
• Inspect the
lanyard before
each use