Guardrail System
The top rail of a guardrail system should be:
42'' +/- 3"
The fall protection requirements set forth in Subpart M require employers to protect workes against falls from walking or working surfaces when they are working ___ feet or more above a lower level.
4 feet
Considered by OSHA to be a conventional fall protection system for open sided floors.
PFAS, Safety net system, Guardrail system
Before the fall arrest system begins to stop the fall
When mechanical equipment is used on a roof, the warning line system must be set up a least _____feet parallel and _____ feet perpendicular from the edge of the roof mechanical equipment operation.
6 feet parallel and 10 feet perpendicular.
A standard guardrail system consists of a:
Top rail, midrail, toeboard
The fall protection standard does not apply when employees are doing which of the following tasks BEFORE the start of construction and AFTER the completion of all construction.
Inspection, Investigation, Assessment
Sides and edges of walking and working surfaces 6 feet or more above a lower level are considered unprotected if there is no all or guardrail system at least ____ inches high
39 inches
Deceleration devices.
Rope grab, rip stitch lanyard, automatic self-retracting lanyard.
Warning lines used during roofing operation on sloped roofs must be supported _______ above the work surface at its lowest point and no more than _____ above the work surface at its highest point.
34 inches and 39 inches
Guardrail systems must be capable of withstanding a force of at least ___ pounds applied in an outward or downward direction.
200 pounds
A fall protection plan must be prepared by a:
Qualified person
The employer must demonstrate guardrails, nets, or PFAS are infeasible or creates a greater danger before allowing employees to work in a:
Controlled access zone
Deceleration distance start at the point where?
The deceleration device begins to arrest the fall.
Safety net systems must extend outward, __ feet when vertical distance to the next is 8 feet.
10 feet
When wire rope is used for a guardrail system it must be flagged with high visibility material every:
6 feet
The use of fall protection plans is only available to employees engaged in:
Leading edge and precast concrete work. Residential construction. Work where it can be demonstrated that it is infeasible or creates a greater danger to use conventional fall protection systems.
When doing work on low-slope roofs, fall protection could consist of:
Warning line and safety monitoring system.
The anchorage for a positionig device system must support at least twice the potential impact load or _____ pounds, whichever is greater.
3000 pounds
A drop test consist of dropping a ____ pound bag of sand into the net from the highest point at which workers are exposed to fall hazards.
400
Guardrail posts must be spaces no more than __ feet apart.
8 feet
Sample fall protection plans can be found in _____ of Subpart M.
Appendix E
Covers for all holes ___ inches in its least demensions must be secured and clearly identified.
2 inches
Anchorage for supporting a personal fall arrest system for two workers must be capable of supporting _____ pounds.
10,000 pounds
Connections between safety net panels should be spaced not more than ____ inches apart.
6 inches