FALL PROTECTION RESCUE PLAN
Fall from Height
Emergency
response plan
If
any worker falls and is suspended by a safety harness, follow the ERP steps as
below;
- The site
supervisor (or alternate) takes control of the situation.
- The site supervisor
raises the emergency alarm. All workers in the immediate vicinity of the
incident stop working. The site supervisor quickly evaluates the situation
and identifies any further hazards that could arise.
- The site
supervisor or their designate goes to get help if workers are close by. If
no one is close enough, the site supervisor calls for help by the possible
ways.
- The site
supervisor calls to notify local police, fire, and ambulance if required.
- The site
supervisor (or a worker assigned to the task) isolates the accident zone
and its perimeter to limit further exposure by suitable method.
- The site
supervisor (or a worker assigned to the task) moves all non-affected
personnel to a safe zone or directs them to remain where they are.
·
The site supervisor
sends a designated worker to the site gate to meet the response team (police,
medical, fire, etc.) and ensure that they have a safe access path to the incident
scene.
·
The site supervisor
assembles the emergency rescue team at the incident site as quickly as possible
to determine the best rescue procedure for the situation
Rescue Procedures
The
following rescue procedures are ordered (A) through (C), with (A) being the
preferred
A. Elevating Work Platform Rescue—If an
elevating work platform (EWP) is available on site and the suspended worker can
be reached by the platform, follow the procedure below.
1.
Bring the EWP to the accident site and use it
to reach the suspended worker.
2.
Ensure that rescue workers are wearing
full-body harnesses attached to appropriate anchors in the EWP.
3.
Ensure that the EWP has the load capacity for
both the rescuer(s) and the fallen worker. If the fallen worker is not
conscious, two rescuers will probably be needed to safely handle the weight of
the fallen worker.
4.
Position the EWP platform below the worker
and disconnect the worker’s lanyard when it is safe to do so. When the worker
is safely on the EWP, reattach the lanyard to an appropriate anchor point on
the EWP if possible.
5.
Lower the worker to a safe location and
administer first aid. Treat the worker for suspension trauma and any other
injury.
6.
Arrange transportation to hospital if
required.
B. Ladder
Rescue—if
an elevating work platform is not available, use ladders to rescue the fallen
worker with the procedure outlined below.
1.
If the fallen worker is suspended from a
lifeline, move the worker (if possible) to an area that rescuers can access
safely with a ladder.
2.
Set up the appropriate ladder(s) to reach the
fallen worker.
3.
Rig separate lifelines for rescuers to use
while carrying out the rescue from the ladder(s).
4.
If the fallen worker is not conscious or
cannot reliably help with the rescue, at least two rescuers may be needed.
5.
If the fallen worker is suspended directly
from a lanyard or a lifeline, securely attach a separate lowering line to the
harness.
6.
Other rescuers on the ground (or closest work
surface) should lower the fallen worker while the rescuer on the ladder guides
the fallen worker to the ground (or work surface).
7.
Once the fallen worker has been brought to a
safe location, administer first aid and treat the person for suspension trauma
and any other injury.
8.
Arrange transportation to hospital if
required.
C. Rescue from Work Area or Floor Below— if the
fallen worker is suspended near a work area and can be safely reached from the
floor below or the area from which they fell, use the following procedure.
1.
Ensure that rescuers are protected against
falling.
2.
If possible, securely attach a second line to
the fallen worker’s harness to help rescuers pull the fallen worker to a safe
area. You will need at least two strong workers to pull someone up to the level
from which they fell.
3.
Take up any slack in the retrieving line to
avoid slippage.
4.
Once the worker has been brought to a safe
location, administer first aid and treat the person for suspension trauma and
any other injury.
5.
Arrange transportation to hospital if
required.
Post-Rescue
Procedure
All non-affected
workers should remain in the designated safe gathering zone until the site
supervisor notifies them to do otherwise.
The site supervisor
and health and safety representative should
- Begin the accident investigation.
- Quarantine all fall-arrest equipment
that may have been subjected to fall fatigue effects and/or shock loading
for further investigation.
- Secure the area (an accident scene not
be disturbed where a fatal or critical injury has occurred).
- Determine whether or not the
jobsite-specific rescue and evacuation plans were followed as designed.
- Record modifications or additions to the
plans that the rescue team deems necessary.
- Record all documented communications
with fire, police, and other contractors involved.
- Record all documented statements from
employees, witnesses, and others.
- Save all photographs of the incident.
- Record all key
information such as dates, time, weather, general site conditions, and
specific accident locales including sketches of the immediate incident
area, complete with measurements if applicable.
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