ACTIVITY: LADDERS
POTENTIAL SAFETY RISKS: FALLS, SLIPS, OBJECTS FALLING
MITIGATION OF POTENTIAL RISKS:
(A) LADDERS MUST BE SECURED
(B) LADDERS WILL EXTEND A MINIMUM OF 36" ABOVE THE PLATFORM BEING ACCESSED
(C) DEFECTIVE LADDERS WILL BE RED TAGGED AND REMOVED FROM SERVICE
(D) LADDER OPENINGS WILL BE GUARDED WITH GUARD RAILS AND TOEBOARDS WITH THE OPENING RAIL OFFSET SO A WORKER CANNOT WALK DIRECTLY INTO THE OPENING, OR HAVE A REMOVABLE GUARDRAIL
(E)WHEN CLIMBING THE LADDER, 3 POINTS OF CONTACT MUST ALWAYS BE MAINTAINED
(F) A-FRAME LADDERS WILL BE FULLY OPENED, LEVEL AND ONLY USED ON THE APPROVED RUNG
(G) MATERIALS, TOOLS, OR OBJECTS MUST BE HOISTED UP/DOWN THE ROOF