Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Regulation 2009
Residential Safety 2009
Transcript of Residential Safety 2009
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Residential Safety
Region V
December 2009
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Residential Deaths 2003 to 2008
• Falls - 54• Struck By -27• Electrocution – 26• Forklift -11• Trenching - 4• Fire – 2• Environmental - 2• Health -3 • Drown - 2
No guard rails on scaffold
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Fall Sources
• 19 roof Falls• 11 Ladder Falls• 8 Floor/stair openings• Fall protection starts
at 6 feet for residential carpentry
Slides off roofs are leading cause of residential falls
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Stuck By
• Falling objects from roof• Falling objects being lifted
to roof• Walls• Vehicles• Working under objects
that had support fail• Truss Collapse• Trailer unloading –
Concrete pipe
Crane or forklift is recommended
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Electrocutions
• Powerlines – 20(Most ladders and
gutters)• Pressure tank – 1• Air Handler – 1• Lighting circuit – 1• Electrical cord – 1• Brick Scraper – 1• Scaffold - 1
10 feet away is required.
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Trenching
• No cave in protection• No ladder within 25
feet• No competent person• Quick disconnect
bucket hazard
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Other Factors
• Drugs – including cocaine were found in some victim’s system
• Training – many not trained in 1926.503 requirements
Cocaine stored in a used prescription container
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Weather
• Heat Stress• Lightning• Wind
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Fire
• Painting truck catches on fire
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Shingling Falls
• Most the falls are those with no slide guards
• Workers can slip on shingle or felt to start slipping
No slide protection used
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Shingling Abatement
• Slide guards used when:• Roof Slope 8/12 or less• Eaves to lower level is 25
feet or less• Otherwise Convention
Fall protection must be used
• Must be through each truss with a 16p nail
• A 2x4 nailed flat is not acceptable
Example of slide guard.
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Roof Sheathing
• Conventional Fall Protection or Alternative Fall Protection requiring:
• Monitor• CAZ• Slideguard• Training
No slide guards used
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Sheathing Abatement
Conventional Fall Protection used
Slideguards used on the roofs.
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Controlled Access Zones
• Alternative methods• Floor joist installation• Erecting Exterior
walls• Sheathing• Roof Truss Erection
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Top Plate
• The worker has to get on the top plate to give leverage and assist the center man with the large truss.
• The interim protection rules, NAHB, RCEC, and carpenters all state that it is a violation, however, many contractors still think it is ok.
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Floor Openings
• Many falls through openings were stair openings
Violation: Floor opening with no guardrails.
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Floor Opening Abatement
Violation: 4' x 8' sheets of plywood covering a stairway opening to the basement of a house. Only four nails hold the two covers. The cover is not marked.
No Violation: Guardrails used
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Extension Ladders
• Ladder contacting electrical caused employee to fall in some cases.
• Carrying material up ladder perhaps another fall cause.
Violation: Ladder used to support plank.
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Extension Ladder Abatement
• Extend ladder 3 feet above access roof
• Work within side rails• Secure it from
movement• 10 feet from electrical
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Ladderjack Scaffold
• Work is often siding• No fall arrest worn
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Ladder Jack Abatement
• Fall arrest is often a roof anchorage, rope grab, and body harness.
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Open Sided Floor
• No guardrail at open sides above 6 feet
• Often material handling is the reason no rails are not in place.
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Open Side Floor Abatement
• Floor sheathing abatement using alternative fall protection methods.
No Violation: Area for wall building marked off six feet from edge.
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Truss Bracing
• Trusses have to have horizontal and diagonal bracing to prevent a truss collapse.
• Cited 5(a)(1) per Truss Plate Institute Guidelines
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Truss Lifting
• Lifting the truss at one point can cause the truss to separate/break and fall.
• Use a spreader bar or a forklift.
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Carbon Monoxide
• Winter time is worst time for temporary heaters.
• No venting and use of fuels inside.
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Forklifts
• Tip over• Untrained operators• All can use it• Riding pallet or home
made platforms that fall off.
• Forklift ran over employee
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Vehicles
• Vehicle backed over employee
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Health
• Basement spray painting
• Methylene Chloride - 2
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Swing Radius
• Aerial lifts• Excavator
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Bracing walls
• Masonry Walls (See Masonry Institute Guidelines)
• Concrete foundations• Concrete Forms
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Rotten Roofs
• Roof tear off on old roofs can pose a danger for falling through the roof.
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Residential Top Ten Cited
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#1
• 1926.501(b)(13)
• No Fall Protection during residential construction
• Sheathing – no slideguards
• Shingling – no fall protection
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#2
• 1926.501(b)(1)
• No guardrails on open sided floors
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#3
• 1926.503 (a)(1)
• The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.
No slide guard or fall protection used
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#4
• 1926.100 (a)
• No Hard hats
Working below scaffolds requires hard hats
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#5
• 1926.102(a)(1)
• No eye protection
Nail guns are a common source of eye injuries.
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#6
• 1926.451 (g)(1)
• No guardrails on scaffolds
No guardrails, poor access.
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#7
• 1926.453 (b)(2)(v)
• No fall arrest in aerial lifts
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#8
• 1926.1053 (b)(1)
• No extending ladders 3 feet above landing.
This ladder extends 3 feet above the landing.
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#9
• 1926.20 (b)(2)
• No Competent Person
Putting plywood over an opening without marking and securing it is very dangerous.
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#10
• 1926.20 (b)(1)
• Deficient Safety Program
Working on a pallet is very dangerous.
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Information
• Data used from 2003-2008 from Region V
• Prepared by CSP John Newquist, Bill Donovan, and Jim Martinek