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.
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Description:

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.

Hazard: Falls
Trade: Ironworker

Credit:

NIOSH/John Rekus



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