Whenever any employee may be exposed to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet (1.83 meters), fall protection is required. Listed in the table below are identified fall hazards and recommended means to protect our employees. Options are not listed in order of priority.
Examples of activities, locations and fall protection follow:
| ACTIVITIES | NORMAL LOCATIONS |
FALL PROTECTION OPTIONS |
| On top of rail cars, or tank trucks when fall hazard exists. This includes normal loading/unloading spots and anywhere employees/contractors may have to go on top of a tank truck or rail car. | Rail car loading/unloading spots. Warehouse, Tank Farm, Eva, Hot Melt or anywhere on NSCC property | 1. Personal fall arrest system
2. Horizontal lifeline with full body harness attached. 3. Full body harness attached to self retracting lanyard 4. Standard guard-railing
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| Working out of an aerial platform, i.e.… jlg, cage attached to fork truck, scissors lift
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Through-out the plant | 1. Personal fall arrest system |
| Maintenance work at heights six feet or greater. | Throughout the plant | 1. Personal lifting devices such as jlg, cage attached to fork truck, scissors lift, man cages 2. Scaffold, or ladders
3. Personal fall arrest system
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| Walking/working surfaces greater than four feet from ground level. | Throughout the plant | 1. Personal lifting devices such as JLG, cage attached to fork truck, scissors lift, man cages 2. Standard guard railing
3. Personal fall arrest system |
| Tops of tanks | Throughout the plant | 1. Personal fall arrest system
2. Standard guard-railing 3. Personnel lifting device.
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| Edge of roofs | Roofs | 1. Personal fall arrest system, or restraint system.
2. Standard guard-railing 3. Personal lifting device 4. Safety monitor and warning lines |
| Platforms | Throughout the plant | 1. Standard guard-railing with self-closing gate or safety chain across access point.
2. Personal fall arrest system |