Roadway Safety: Fall Hazards
Laborers' Health and Safety Fund of North America
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Roadway Safety
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- Roadway Safety: Run Overs & Back Overs
- Roadway Safety: Operator Safety
- Roadway Safety: Struck or Crushed
- Roadway Safety: Flagger Safety
- Roadway Safety: Night Work
- Roadway Safety: Excavation
- Roadway Safety: Electrical hazards
- Roadway Safety: Strains and Sprains
- Roadway Safety: Fall Hazards
- Roadway Safety Awareness Program: Trainee Booklet
- Roadway Safety: Instructor Manual
- Roadway Safety: Working outdoors
- Roadway Safety: Noise Hazards
- Roadway Safety: Health Hazards
- Roadway Safety: Emergencies
Summary Statement
A handout describing the way that slips, trips and falls tend to happen in roadway work and ways to avoid them. Part of a collection. Click on the 'collection' button to access the other items.
| This document is one in a program produced under an OSHA grant by a consortium of the Laborers' Health and Safety Fund N.A, the International Union of Operating Engineers, the American Road and Transportation Builders Assn, and the National Asphalt Pavement Assn. All of the documents from this set that are on eLCOSH can be found by clicking on Job Site, Heavy construction, and scrolling to the Street & highway heading. Or to download a complete version of the computerized program, go to https://www.workzonesafety.org/. |
Most are slips or trips on the same level.
Falls on walking and working surfaces
- Tripping over materials or debris
- Falling on hills or embankments
- Stepping in holes or walking on irregular ground
- Stumbling while carrying loads that block vision
- Slips or trips in muddy, wet, or icy conditions
- Falls from equipment
- Falls from bridges
- Falls from formwork
- Falls into excavations
How Do We Prevent Falls on Same Level?
There are many methods.
Some remedies include
- If possible, avoid walking on muddy, wet, or icy surfaces
- Clear walking/working surfaces of tripping hazards
- Use footwear with ankle support and soles that grip
- Include walking routes in site safety plan
- Don't carry heavy loads, use hauling equipment
- Practice good housekeeping
- Fill in or mark hidden holes in ground
How Do We Avoid Falls From Elevations?
There are many methods
Some remedies include
- 100% fall protection program
- Plan work for personal fall arrest anchor points or guardrail
- Erect guardrails around large excavations
- Seatbelts or restraints for riding in cars, trucks, personnel carriers
- Use modular erection to avoid work at heights on forms
- Use 3-point contact
