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12
Months
of Safety
of Safety
November 2023
Fall Protection
Some of the most serious workplace injuries are the result of falls from height. Often these are the result of a combination of factors—often workers not following safe work procedures and not using proper fall protection.
If a job involves tasks with a risk of falling from a height of 3 metres or more, fall protection is required. Fall protection is also required in scenarios where a worker could fall less than 3 metres but land on something other than a flat surface. If the fall hazard is greater than 7.5 metres, you are also required to implement a fall protection plan.
A fall protection plan should include:
- Documented identification of all tasks performed at heights
- Hazard identification/risk assessment
- Adequate safe work procedures for working at heights
- Documented fall protection plans, as required
- Training and supervision of all workers and contractors who perform work at heights
In BC, the OHS Regulation Part 11 governs employer and worker responsibilities for Fall Protection.
Fall Protection Resources and Tools
Toolbox Talk
A fall protection system is components to support or suspend a worker at a worker point: A fall restraint system A fall arrest system Work procedures that minimize the risk of injury to a worker from a fall These include guardrail systems, travel-restraint systems, safety net systems, and fall-arrest systems.
Toolbox Talk
Fall protection is your lifeline to protect you from serious injury or death in the event of a fall. Damage to any of the equipment will reduce its effectiveness and increase the chance of failure which can lead to serious injury or death.
Toolbox Talk
Fall injuries are a major source of injury in BC both at home and at work. Most of these falls could be avoided with the application of some simple ladder safety work procedures.
Conference Session
Slips, trips, and falls in the workplace are a leading cause of lost time claims and can result in serious injury. In this New Basics session, learn best practices to reduce the risk of slips and fall-related injuries.
Watch on DemandToolbox Talk
Scissor lifts are a relatively economical way to work at height safely and efficiently and as a result they are present on most medium to large workplaces, they are economical to rent so you even see them on small sites during projects. They are simple to operate, but because the operators are working at height, […]
Toolbox Talk
Slips, trips, and falls are the third leading cause of recordable injuries across British Columbia and accounted for 12% of all claims from 2016 to 2020, with 32,7983 claims. Reported slips, trips, and falls may represent only
a fraction of the total incidents in the workplace if workers do not report falls when no injury occurs.
a fraction of the total incidents in the workplace if workers do not report falls when no injury occurs.
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