Employer Responsibilities - Fall Protection Plan

The employer must develop and implement a fall protection plan that is prepared by a qualified person and is developed for the specific site where the work will be performed. The fall protection plan must contain the following elements:

• Identifies each location where fall protection systems cannot be used.
• Documents the reasons why fall protection systems are infeasible or would create a greater hazard.
• Discusses other measures that the employer will take to eliminate or reduce the fall hazard for workers.
• Provides for the implementation of control measures to reduce or eliminate hazards, or implements a safety monitoring system that complies with the construction standard.
• Identifies each worker who works in a location where a fall protection plan is implemented.
• Provides for the investigation of the circumstances of any fall or other serious incident that occurs to determine whether the employer needs to change the fall protection plan and implement those changes.

All fall protection plans must be kept up to date, located at the job site, and implemented under the supervision of a competent person.

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