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Bad Practice
This image shows an example of an unsafe work practice.
Summary Statement
Worker is using a positioning belt to work on concrete form, she does not appear to have a back up fall protection system to use when she needs to repositions herself.
OSHA 1926.502(e)(1) Positioning devices shall be rigged such that an employee cannot free fall more than 2 feet.
Workers in background should be protected from falls. Plank leaning on piling is not an adequate walkway.
Falls, Reinforcing Ironworker, Structural Ironworker, Images
NIOSH/John Rekus
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