Fall Protection Plan For Residential Construction Tim Graboski Roofing, Inc. This Fall Protection Plan is Specific For The Following Projects: Location of Job: Olympia, Buena Vida, Town Park Date Plan Prepared or Modified: November 8, 2006 Plan Prepared By: Tom Potter Plan Approved by: Randy Charnin Plan Supervised By: Tom Potter, Gary Varner, Jeff White I. Statement of Company Policy Tim Graboski Roofing, Inc. is dedicated to the protection of its employees from on-the-job injuries. All employees of Tim Graboski Roofing, Inc. have the responsibility to work safely on the job. The purpose of the plan is to supplement our existing safety and health program and to ensure that every employee who works for Tim Graboski Roofing, Inc. recognizes workplace fall hazards and takes the appropriate measures to address those hazards. This Fall Protection Plan addresses the use of alternate means of fall protection. During the construction of residential buildings under 48 feet in height, it is sometimes infeasible or it creates a greater hazard to use conventional fall protection systems at specific areas for specific tasks. The areas or tasks may include but are not limited to: a. Anchor Sheet Installation - rolling, nailing 30# underlayment, applying metal to valleys, drip edge b. Tile underlayment Installation - applying tile underlayment with type 4 hot asphalt c. Roof tile Installation - affixing tile to underlayment covered roof surface d. Ridge and Hip attachments - attaching ridge members to top of ridge and hip locations per Building Code In these cases, conventional fall protection systems may not be the safest choice. This plan is designed to enable employer and employees to recognize the fall hazards associated with this job and to establish the safest procedures that are to be followed in order to prevent falls to lower levels or through holes and openings in walking/working surfaces. Each employee will be trained in these procedures and will strictly adhere to them except when doing so would expose the employee to a greater hazard. If, in the employee's opinion, this is the case, the employee is to notify the competent person of their concern and have the concern addressed before proceeding. It is the responsibility of Tom Potter to implement this Fall Protection Plan. Continual observational safety checks of work operations and the enforcement of the safety policy and procedures shall be regularly enforced. The crew supervisor or foreman is responsible for correcting any unsafe practices or conditions immediately. It is the responsibility of all employees to understand and adhere to the procedures of this plan and to follow the instructions of the crew supervisor. It is also the responsibility of the employee to bring to management's attention any unsafe or hazardous conditions or practices that may cause injury to either themselves or any other employees. Any changes to the Fall Protection Plan must be approved by Tom Potter. II. Fall Protection Systems to Be Used on This Job Installation of various roofing construction applications will be conducted by employees who are specifically trained to do this type of work and are trained to recognize the fall hazards. The nature of such work normally exposes the employee to the fall hazard for a short period of time. This plan details how Tim Graboski Roofing, Inc. will minimize these hazards. Controlled Access Zones When using the Plan to implement the fall protection options available, workers must be protected through limited access to high hazard locations. Before any non-conventional fall protection systems are used as part of the work plan, a controlled access zone (CAZ) shall be clearly defined by the competent person as an area where a recognized hazard exists. The demarcation of the (CAZ) shall be communicated by the competent person in a recognized manner - highly visible painted line six feet from edge of roof. Tim Graboski Roofing, Inc. shall take the following steps to ensure that the CAZ is clearly marked or controlled by the competent person. All access to the CAZ must be restricted to authorized entrants. All workers who are permitted in the CAZ shall be visibly identifiable by the competent person prior to implementation. The competent person shall ensure that all protective elements of the CAZ be implemented prior to the beginning of work. The three traditional methods of fall protection; i.e., guardrail systems, safety net systems and personal fall arrest systems are not practical on sloped roof residential construction in South Florida. Guardrails are designed for flat and low slopped roofs. On roofs with 4/12 and greater, there are anchoring difficulties notwithstanding the adherence integrity of the roof's wooden support system. Safety net systems are an inferior alternative due to the same reasons as mentioned above against guardrails. Personal fall arrest systems create a greater danger to the worker for the following reasons: 1. Each crew comprises 4-6 workers who are constantly up and down ladders, moving up and down the roof surface (from the eve to the ridge and hip area.) 2. If six workers were attached to life lines which in turn were attached to anchors on the roof's ridge, the following is probable: a. The roof's wooden substructure will not withstand the required pull test. b. The life lines will become entangled and cause the worker to fall or miss step. (1) The life lines could knock over equipment, piles of tile, Plus 400 degree buckets of asphalt. (2) Each time a worker has to descend a ladder, the life line needs to be disengaged and the loose life line becomes another hazard. (3) By dragging the life line across the roof surface, it becomes coated with asphalt and other viscous products. This in turn clogs the rope grab apparatus. c. The coated life lines not only cause the fall protection gear to become effete, but the coated ropes cause product damage. As a consequence, we will utilize The "Safety Monitoring System" for the four roofing applications identified as (a, b, c, d.) All of the houses in the described job locations conform to the height and slope criteria outlined in OSHA STD 3-0.1A, XII, B. Safety Monitoring System A safety monitoring system means a fall protection system in which a competent person is responsible for recognizing and warning employees of fall hazards. The duties of the safety monitor are to: 1. Warn by voice when approaching the open edge in an unsafe manner. 2. Warn by voice if there is a dangerous situation developing which can not be seen by another person involved with product placement. 3. Make the roofing laborers aware they are in a dangerous area. 4. Be competent in recognizing fall hazards. 5. Be on the same walking/working surface as the monitored employees and within visual sighting distance of the monitored employees. 6. Warn employees when they appear to be unaware of a fall hazard or acting in an unsafe manner. 7. Be close enough to communicate orally with the employees. 8. Not allow other responsibilities to encumber monitoring. If the safety monitor becomes too encumbered with other responsibilities, the monitor shall (1) stop the roofing process; and (2) turn over other responsibilities to a designated roofer; or (3) turn over the safety monitoring function to another designated, competent person. The safety monitoring system shall not be used when the wind is strong enough to cause loss of control, or when weather conditions cause the walking/working surfaces to become slippery. When wet weather is present or strong winds (above 30 miles per hour,) roofing operations are to be suspended. III. Enforcement Constant awareness of and respect for fall hazards, and compliance with all safety rules are considered conditions of employment. The crew supervisor or foreman, as well as individuals in the Safety and Personnel Department, reserve the right to issue disciplinary warnings to employees, up to and including termination, for failure to follow guidelines of this program. IV. Accident Investigations All accidents that result in injury to workers, regardless of their nature, shall be investigated and reported. It is an integral part of any safety program that documentation takes place as soon as possible so that the cause and means of prevention can be identified to prevent a reoccurrence. In the event that an employee falls or there is some related serious incident occurring, this plan shall be reviewed to determine if additional practices, procedures or training need to be implemented to prevent similar types of falls or incidents from occurring. V. Changes to Plan Any changes to the plan will be approved by Tom Potter. This plan shall be reviewed by a qualified person as the job progresses to determine if additional practices, procedures or training needs to be implemented by the competent person to improve or provide additional fall protection. Workers shall be notified and trained, if necessary, in the new procedures. A copy of this plan and all approved changes shall be maintained at the jobsite.