To identify fall hazards first we must recognize, identify, evaluate, propose controls and implement control measures. Identification of fall hazards may be done through injury record reviews, audits, and interviews.
- Where do workers go to at heights to perform work?
- Do employees go to any elevated locations for reasons other than to perform work?
- What are the work tasks that employees need to perform for a specific given physical location at heights?
- What movements at heights are required for workers to perform the tasks?
- What are the entry/exit routes for the work at heights and what physical means of entry and exit are used?
- How frequently do employees go to each specific location at heights and for what time duration?
- What are the items of tools, equipment, and materials that the worker must take to the elevated workstation?
- What are the specific factors at the site that could trigger the onset of a fall? Such factors include:
- Slippery walking surfaces
- Irregular walking surfaces that could cause a trip
- Presence of natural factors-sunlight, darkness, wind, rain, lightning, snow
- Presence of thermal, chemical and electrical factors and the possibility of fire or explosion.