OSHA Rules Protect People

Saturday, March 1, 2003

ili mM bbb! | BLT rr] Ti co ( Don’t Fall Down On The Job: OSHA Rules Protect People Who WorkIn High Places (NAPSA)—Thenext time you look up and see workerson a scaffold, give a nod of thanks to the people who created the rules to protect them from falling: the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). About 300,000 workers are injured and about 800 workers die each year from falls. Of those, 3,900 are injured and 90 die from falls from scaffolds. Those statistics can and must improve—and OSHAhasrules to help makethat happen. OSHA’s rules that protect workers from falling from construction scaffolding call for: Training any employee who performs work while on a scaffold, Fall protection for heights over 10 feet, Scaffolding suited to the job with extra safety factors built in, Installation, moving or dismantling supervised by a qualified person, and Safe access for workers via a ladder or equivalent means. These safety rules are for all kinds of scaffolds, including jobbuilt wood scaffolds and tubular steel platform scaffolding. To safeguard workers, OSHA fall protection requirements focus on both human—and equipmentrelated issues. They require Scaffold safety is no accident. There are safety rules both employers and employees must follow. employers and employeesto: Select fall protection systems appropriate for thesite, Properly install and use safety systems, Supervise employees, * Use safe work procedures, and Train workers in how to select, use and maintain fall protection systems. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 was created to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women in the nation. The Act covers seven million establishments and 114 million employees throughoutthe United States.

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